Kent State University School of Theatre and Dance

10/29/2026

Our very own Terri Kent sharing what a successful audition looks like.

10/27/2026

There's only four more chances to see "Perfect Arrangement!"

"Perfect Arrangement" is open in Wright-Curtis Theatre through November 1. Get tickets at the link below ⬇️
https://kentstate.evenue.net/events/PABO-TH

10/22/2026

"Perfect Arrangement" opens tonight! 🌟

Inspired by the true story of the earliest stirrings of the American gay rights movement, madcap classic sitcom-style laughs give way to provocative drama as two “All-American” couples are forced to stare down the closet door.

Get tickets at the link below ⬇️
https://kentstate.evenue.net/events/PABO-TH

10/16/2026

It's almost time for Free Grad Application Week! 🎉

For domestic students only, if you apply to a graduate program between Oct. 19-26 your application fee will be waived. No fee waiver is needed, the prompt to pay during this time will be removed.

Learn more:
https://www.kent.edu/theatredance/theatre-design-and-technology-mfa

10/12/2026

Next on stage is "Perfect Arrangement!"

It’s 1950, and new colors are being added to the Red Scare. Two U.S. State Department employees, Bob and Norma, have been tasked with identifying sexual deviants within their ranks. There’s just one problem: Both Bob and Norma are gay, and have married each other’s partners as a carefully constructed cover. Inspired by the true story of the earliest stirrings of the American gay rights movement, madcap classic sitcom-style laughs give way to provocative drama as two “All-American” couples are forced to stare down the closet door.

"Perfect Arrangement"
By Topher Payne
Directed by Caitlin Kane
October 22-November 1 | Wright-Curtis Theatre

Learn more and get tickets at the link below ⬇️
https://www.kent.edu/theatredance/perfect-arrangement

PERFECT ARRANGEMENT is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.

10/08/2026

Our scene shop team is hard at work this semester!

See their hard work in any of our shows this year. Check out our main stage season on our website!

10/02/2026

The Fall Faculty Dance Concert is kicking off our 26-27 School of Theatre and Dance main stage season!

Join us Oct. 2-4 for spectacular choreography from Kent State faculty and students including Jennifer Black, Elizabeth Pollert, Stephanie Ruth Roston, Elizabeth DeAnn Sandel, and Emma Stablewski.

Get tickets here https://bit.ly/4hEPN90

09/25/2026

Professor Fabio Polanco is no stranger to Cleveland’s theatre scene. While he spends most of the year teaching Kent State University’s theatre students, he makes time to continue honing his craft. Now, he is taking on a role in “Daphne’s Dive” by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes at Dobama Theatre.

Read the article at the link below ⬇️
https://www.kent.edu/theatredance/news/theatre-professor-dives-dobama-theatre-production

Photo by Steve Wagner, provided by Dobama Theatre.

09/23/2026

09/02/2026

Kent State Transforum Theatre students took their talents to Scotland for Edinburgh Festival Fringe! 🎉

Every year, Transforum Theatre works with students to create a piece of devised theatre which travels to Scotland for a final performance. This year, students created an original play centering events leading up to May 4, 1970, conceived and written by Kent State students.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe is one of the world's largest art's festivals and acts as a springboard for many new and theatrical works, providing Kent State students with international exposure and connections abroad.

Read more about their experience at the link below ⬇️

Kent, OH - At Kent State's School of Theatre and Dance, students involved in the organization Transforum Theatre, a hub for new student-made productions,…