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Zodiaque Dance Company’s (ZDC) 51 Fall Program opens in just two week, running October 23 – 26, 2025, at UB Center for the Arts! Tickets are only $10-$25: https://www.ticketmaster.com/zodiaque-dance-tickets/artist/836688

Zodiaque Dance Company’s (ZDC) 51 Fall Program opens next week, running October 23 – 26, 2025 at UB Center for the Arts! Tickets are only $10-$25: https://www.ticketmaster.com/zodiaque-dance-tickets/artist/836688

Lace up for the 2025–26 season opener with "The Wolves," Sarah DeLappe’s gripping and fast-paced play, coming to life October 3–5 at the UB Center for the Arts! Tickets are $10–$25 — don’t wait: https://www.ticketmaster.com/search?q=The+Wolves+Black+Box+Theatre

“The Wolves” by Sarah DeLappe is the first production of our 2025-26 season, opening October 3-5 at UB Center for the Arts! Tickets are $10-$25: https://www.ticketmaster.com/search?q=The+Wolves+Black+Box+Theatre

Kicking off our 2025–26 season is Sarah DeLappe’s acclaimed play "The Wolves," running October 3–5 at the UB Center for the Arts. This dynamic production explores the lives of a suburban high school girls’ soccer team as they navigate six weeks of practices, games, and growing up. Tickets range from $10–$25 and are available here.

Behind the scenes, building careers! In the University at Buffalo Department of Theatre and Dance's Costume Shop, students design and construct hundreds of costumes each season under the guidance of alum and assistant professor, Max Levitt. Costume shop manager Max Levitt and their students are responsible for producing upward of 300 items per show.

The Department of Theatre and Dance welcomed its largest overall freshman class this fall, according to available records. Sixty-eight first-year students have joined degree programs in Theatre, Dance, and Music Theatre this year, with first-year students making up over 40% of the total Theatre and Dance undergraduate student population.

“The Wolves” by Sarah DeLappe is the first production of our 2025-26 season and runs October 3-5 in the UB Center for the Arts Black Box Theatre! Tickets are $10-$25: https://www.ticketmaster.com/search?q=The+Wolves+Black+Box+Theatre

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Kellen Hoxworth, PhD, on the publication of his new research article "Alice Childress's Troubling Method: Theatrical 'Truth' and the Cold War Politics of Rehearsing Racial Authenticity."

As we begin a new academic year, the Department of Theatre and Dance (THD) is pleased and excited to announce new area Directors, as well as the promotion of current staff. 2025-2026 also represents the department's first year under the leadership of new Chair Meredith Conti, PhD.  

Applications are currently being accepted for Second Generation Theatre’s new Apprentice Program. The program is described as a workforce development initiative designed to equip the next generation of theatre professionals with the real-world skills, mentorship, and experience needed to thrive in the industry.

Congratulations to Clinical Assistant Professor Jenna Zavrel. Her screendance Transmigration was accepted into four international film festivals this year, and was honored by several, for costume design and choreography.