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School of Theatre and Dance

Spring Opera 2025

IN A FLASH: Fairies, Fantasy and Song!

Kent State Opera Theatre's spring production featured scenes from a selection of famous operas with themes both natural and supernatural. 

Tags: Arts & Culture, School of Music, School of Theatre and Dance, Community Impact, Community & Society

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Spring Faculty Dance Concert and Student Dance Festival 2025

IN A FLASH: Stepping into Spring

The annual Spring Faculty Dance Concert and Student Dance Festival, presented the Kent State School of Theatre and Dance is a highlight of the Spring Semester.

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Candlelight Walk and Vigil 2024

IN A FLASH: It's Not Just One Day

Remembering May 4, 1970 at Kent State is not confined to just the events around the annual commemoration on campus, but is part of living and learning at Kent State throughout the year.

Tags: May 4, May 4 Visitors Center, Nationally Distinctive, School of Theatre and Dance, Community & Society

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Men On Boats

IN A FLASH: Traveling With Men On Boats

Men On Boats, presented by students in 91勛圖厙s School of Theatre and Dance, opened on April 18 and will finish its run with a final performance on April 27. The play is a comedy, telling the story of John Wesley Powells 1869 expedition down the Grand and Colorado Rivers with nine amateur explorers.

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Kent State student at USITT Conference in Columbus 2025

IN A FLASH: Kent State's Emerging Creatives Visit Columbus

Student costume designers from Kent State's School of Theatre and Dance were invited to display their work at the 2025 United States Institute of Theatre Technology annual conference. 

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Oscar winner Paul Tazewell speaking to Kent State students in 2017

The Day Paul Tazewell Led a Master Class at Kent State

Paul Tazewell is the talk of Hollywood after winning an Academy Award for his costume design work for "Wicked."

Tags: School of Theatre and Dance, Arts & Culture, Featured Story

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Rehearsal for "The Wiz."

IN A FLASH: Ease on Down to See The Wiz

Student performers are working on final rehearsals for The Wiz, which opens on Feb. 21 and runs through March 2 at Kent States E. Turner Stump Theatre.  

Tags: Arts & Culture, School of Theatre and Dance, Community Impact

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Kat Thomas Student Spotlight

Student Spotlight: Kat Thomas

Meet Kat Thomas!

Ive been doing my craft since middle school. I didnt realize until my senior year that I wanted to do this forever. I thought I was going to art school, but Kent State paved the way for something I loved even more!"

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Trial By Fire

Sacrifice is a Silent Decision That Makes the Loudest Impact

In getting into the role of the lead character in "Trial By Fire," a play about banned books and activism, a Kent State student keenly feels the connections between the themes in the play and the universitys history of activism. 

Tags: School of Theatre and Dance, May 4, Arts & Culture, Nationally Distinctive, College of the Arts

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