All UMD Students Can Audition!
Auditions are open to all UMD students without regard to major. Casting decisions are made solely on the basis of selecting the performer who would best bring a role to life on the stage before an audience.
UMD 2022-2023 SEASON
MAIN STREET
Based on the book by Sinclair Lewis. Adaptation by Tom Isbell
Performed on Mainstage
Audition Dates: April 25-26, 2022
Rehearsal Dates: August 22, 2022 – September 29, 2022
Performance Dates: September 30 – October 2; October 5-8 (Weeks 5 & 6)
Directed by Tom Isbell
STUPID F##KING BIRD
Written by Aaron Posner
Performed in Dudley Experimental Theatre
Audition Dates: September 3-4-5 (Labor Day weekend)
Rehearsal Dates: September 19-November 3 [Note: no rehearsal 10/27 & 10/28 for Fall Break, begin tech Saturday 10/29]
Performance Dates: November 4-6, 8-12, 2022 (Weeks 11 & 12)
[participating KCACTF show]
Directed by Lauren Roth
MAINSTAGE DANCE CONCERT
Performed on Mainstage
Audition Dates: September 3-4-5 (Labor Day weekend)Â
Rehearsal Dates: October 17-December 1 [Tech begins either Saturday, November 26 or Sunday November 27]
Performance Dates: December 2-4, 2022 (Week 14)
(No rehearsals during Fall Break)
Artistic Director: Rebecca Katz Harwood
TWELFTH NIGHT
Written by William Shakespeare
Performed on Mainstage
Audition Dates: September 3-4-5 (Labor Day weekend)Â
Rehearsal Dates: November 14, 2022 - February 6, 2023
(No rehearsals during Thanksgiving & Winter Break)
Performance Dates: February 7-12, 2023 (Weeks 5)
Directed by Jenna Soleo-Shanks
 SILENT SKY
Written by Lauren Gunderson
Performed in Dudley Experimental Theatre
Audition Dates: November 18-20, 2022
Rehearsal Dates: January 23, 2023 – March 2, 2023
Performance Dates: March 3-4, 14-19, 2023 (Weeks 8 & 9, straddling Spring Break)
Directed by Guest Director
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
Screenplay by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
Performed on Mainstage
Audition Dates: November 18-20, 2022
Rehearsal Dates: February 13 - April 13, 2023
(No rehearsals during Spring Break)
Performance Dates: April 14-16, 19-22, 2023 (Weeks 13 & 14)
Musical Direction by Thomas Jacobsen
Directed by Matthew Wagner
Short video of UMD Theatre's September/October 2020 production of Henry V. (credit: David Cowardin, UMD Video Producer)
New Play Readings by Student Playwrights
Mondays at 4:30 PM. Contact Tom Isbell for meeting location.
2022–2023 Dramaturgs
If interested in learning more about Dramaturgy at UMD, please contact Jenna Soleo-Shanks.
College Work-Study
College work-study is available in the Scene Shop, Costume Shop, and Marshall Center.
All Theatre majors who qualify for work-study should work in the Department of Theatre.
Complimentary Ticket Policy
One complimentary ticket is available for each theatre major for each production.
Please check the Box Office.
Theatre Practicum Courses
All Theatre majors are required to successfully complete the following Practicum courses:
    TH 1399 Stagecraft Practicum
    TH 1499 Costume Construction Practicum
    TH 1599 Lighting/Sound Practicum
    TH 1699 Running Crew Practicum
Additionally, all BFA Theatre Majors are required to enroll in a Theatre Practicum course each semester they are enrolled as full-time students. Please visit the Practicum Course Guide for details.
Students cast in a UMD Theatre production should enroll in either TH 1199 Acting Practicum, or TH 3199 Acting Practicum II, depending on the size of the role in which they're cast.
Running Crew Practicum Sign-up
Go to http://www.d.umn.edu/~mharvey/th1699index.html for directions to enroll in TH 1699 Running Crew Practicum.
Students with prior experience may be eligible to enroll in TH 2399 Production Practicum II, TH 3399 Production Practicum III, TH 3699 Production Management, or TH 4399 Theatre: Special Projects. Check with your academic advisor for details.