The Department of Theater is delighted to welcome playwright and performer Mfoniso Udofia and lecturer Samantha Lazar as Visiting Faculty for the 2020-2021 academic year.

The Department of Theater was saddened to learn of the recent death of Lorna C. Hill '73, an actor, playwright, poet, teacher, and activist. One of the first African American women to graduate from Dartmouth, Ms. Hill was a groundbreaking figure both in Hanover NH and in the broader theatrical community.

The Department of Theater salutes the 2020 revolution and acknowledges our complicity in systemic, cultural, and institutional racism. This moment demands concrete action and accountability. Read the full statement.

The 2020 Frost and Dodd Student Play Festival will take place August 8 & 14, 2020, performing via remote technology. Featuring the work of playwrights Naomi Lam '21, Armond Epps Dorsey '20, and Savannah Miller '21....

The annual alumni-driven summer festival of innovative, experimental, and daring new works-in-progress returns for the 8th consecutive year, with remote performances taking place throughout the month of July. Don't miss it!...

Associate Professor of Theater Dr. Monica White Ndounou recently published a powerful op-ed in the Burton Wire, titled "The Silence of White Theaters on Anti-Black Violence is Deafening." Read the full piece here....

Theater professor Dr. Monica White Ndounou and Joshua Bennett of the Dept of English will be moderating a conversation with scholars Eshter Armah, Ruha Benjamin, and Che Gossett on Wednesday June 17. The event is free and open to the public; sponsored by the depts of AAAS and Theater.

The Fulbright English Teaching Assistant program offers Mychaela a chance to lead a classroom before returning to graduate school and an opportunity to do so while immersing herself in South Korean culture.

The students of THEA 29: Dance Theater Performance will be presnting their final performances to the public via Zoom webinar on Saturday, May 30 at 4:00 pm. Taught by John Heginbotham and Rebecca Stenn, the course focuses on the creation of ensemble pieces.

The Department is proud to support a remarkable series of remotely-produced student productions and honors thesis projects: conceived, created, performed, and/or produced by the extraordinary and resilient students of Dartmouth Theater. May 26-31, 2020.