School of Theatre and Dance News
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The new fund will support university and Porthouse productions, the hiring of assistant directors, guest choreographers and guest artists, the hosting of master classes and the awarding of artistic merit-based scholarships to students. Students who receive such scholarships will…
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Kent State University’s School of Theatre and Dance, Wick Poetry Center and Brain Health Research Institute joined forces for an Oct. 1 dance performance that set poetry to motion.
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Porthouse Theatre, Kent State University’s outdoor summer theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, invites you to its season of possibilities, beginning on June 13, 2026. In its 58th season, Porthouse Theatre will present …
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Kent State University’s College of the Arts, in collaboration with the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, proudly welcomes back Oscar, Tony and Emmy Award–winning costume designer Paul Tazewell for the 2025–2026 Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series.
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Kent State University’s School of Theatre and Dance is opening its 2025-2026 season with "Kentucky," running Sept. 25 through Oct. 1 in Wright-Curtis Theatre, located in the Center for Performing Arts on the Kent campus
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Meet Kristen Davis!“Being a Senator has made me focus more on other students' needs and not just my own. I’m constantly looking for new perspectives and ways to improve everyone’s experience.”
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A collaboration between Kent State University’s School of Fashion, School of Theatre and Dance and Focus Features will bring the final Downton Abbey movie to Kent for an early screening and period fashion show. The movie, “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale,” will have a preview…
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Kent State University’s College of the Arts and College of Architecture and Environmental Design proudly continue the esteemed …
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Over the decades, Kent State’s Porthouse Theatre on the grounds of Blossom Music Center has produced more than 3,000 performances, entertaining nearly 400,000 patrons.