Beautiful Dreamer
Stan VanDerBeek, who taught at UMBC for almost a decade, was more than an artist; he was a visionary who thought beyond limits and boundaries. Continue Reading Beautiful Dreamer
Department of Theatre
Life Under the Spotlight: Travis Hudson ’09
This spring, Travis Hudson ’09, acting, has taken the stage by storm at the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company.  Since joining the company in August of 2014, he has had roles in productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, A Christmas Carol, and The Importance of Being Earnest. Now he’s back as Balthasar in Romeo and Juliet. This success comes as the culmination of years of hard work and dedication. Hudson says that as a child in Ocean City, Maryland, he always enjoyed playing pretend, but his love for acting was truly ignited when he joined the theatre program at Stephan Decatur High School.… Continue Reading Life Under the Spotlight: Travis Hudson ’09
[PHOTOS] Update: Performing Arts and Humanities Building
The new Performing Arts and Humanities Building, or PAHB, aptly named for the departments it houses, opens this fall to the UMBC campus and community. The construction was completed in two phases: the first section was home to the Department of English, the Dresher Center for Humanities, the Department of Theatre, the Linehan Artist Scholars Program, and the Humanities Scholars Program, and the second included the Department of Dance, Music, Philosophy, and Ancient Studies. However, the focus of the building now rests on the many theatres, performance halls, and sound studios. Performance Spaces There are five main performance halls in… Continue Reading [PHOTOS] Update: Performing Arts and Humanities Building