Recent News

Assistant Professor of Theatre and Director of Graduate Studies Kellen Hoxworth, PhD, has received Honorable Mention from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) for his article "Alice Childress's Troubling Method: Theatrical 'Truth' and the Cold War Politics of Rehearsing Racial Authenticity” in Theatre Journal. ATHE’s 2026 Award for Outstanding Article acknowledges scholarship marked by methodological sophistication, complex and critical engagement with dramatic texts and performances, focused inquiries, and possible directions for future scholarship. https://www.athe.org/page/articleawardees

UB Theatre and Dance’s annual spring musical “Into the Woods” by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine opens for a single week run at UB from April 23 – 26, 2026. Tickets are only $10-$25: https://www.ticketmaster.com/search?q=into+the+woods+ub+center+for+the+arts

UB Theatre and Dance’s annual spring musical “Into the Woods” by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine opens for a single week run at UB, from April 23 – 26, 2026. Tickets are only $10-$25. Get tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/search?q=into+the+woods+ub+center+for+the+arts

UB Theatre and Dance’s annual spring musical “Into the Woods” by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine opens for a single week run at UB, from April 23 – 26, 2026. Tickets are only $10-$25. Get best seats early at: https://www.ticketmaster.com/search?q=into+the+woods+ub+center+for+the+arts

UB Theatre and Dance’s annual spring musical “Into the Woods” by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine opens for a single week run at UB, from April 23 – 26, 2026. Get best seats early at: https://www.ticketmaster.com/search?q=into+the+woods+ub+center+for+the+arts

Associate Professor of Dance Ariel Nereson, PhD, has received a UB Faculty Research Grant through the university’s Communities of Care Seed Grants program for her project, Ecosystems of Care: Dance, Plants, and Poetry. Nereson was selected as the program’s sole awardee this year, recognizing the project’s interdisciplinary approach and its focus on care‑centered research and creative practice.

Congratulations to the more than a dozen dance students and faculty leaders who represented the Department of Theatre and Dance (THD) with distinction at multiple regional and national conferences throughout the academic year, including second year MFA Dance student Madeline Dembowski and third year MFA students Charity John and Rebekah Bono.

In Memoriam: Kenneth N. Smith
Sep. 23, 1963 – Dec. 12, 2025
UB Systems Administrator and Professional Photographer for UB Theatre and Dance, UB Athletics, and the Special Olympics

UB Dance is excited to announce a new scholarship for incoming first-year dance students, starting in Fall 2026!

Congratulations to third-year theatre and performance PhD student Teya Juarez on the publication of her article, “Fat Suits and Fat Futures: Ob*sity Drag in The Whale,” in the latest issue of the Segal Graduate Center’s Journal of American Drama & Theatre.