UMass Boston Performing Arts

03/11/2026

Year after, UMAss Boston sends incredible on stage and back stage scholars and artists, and they we simply never fail to see them walk across the stage to accept awards and honors when it's all wrapped up. https://www.umb.edu/news/recent-news/umass-boston-theatre-crushes-it-at-american-college-theater-festival/

11/10/2025

The Great Comet opens THURSDAY! Check out the story in Mass Media!

The university will host eight performances of the electropop musical “Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812” by Dave Malloy from Nov. 13-22 at the University Hall Theatre. Guest Director A. Nora Long and Music Director J. Kathleen Castellanos run the production. The selection of Long as d...

10/23/2025

ATTENTION Alumni of the UMass Boston Choruses! Come back and sing with us! Celebrating 60 years, and 120 semester concerts, Choral Director David Giessow is inviting past singers to join us on stage to sing the final two numbers at our Dec. 8 concert. Link in comments to sign up -- and we truly hope to see you there!

09/02/2025

It's coming!! Meet the director of The Great Comet - A. Nora Long. Auditions are coming, and we're holding a special Audition Song Workshop this Wednesday!

The University Hall Theatre will once again be filled with music, with an electro-pop operatic romp ripped from a scandalous slice of Tolstoi’s War and Peace. Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 will launch on November 13, with auditions – open to students of all majors – on September ...

10/05/2024

As New Voices, New Stories closes its SOLD OUT weekend, we're already looking forward to CLUE: ON STAGE.

The University Hall Theatre kicks off its 24-25 season next week with seven world premiere plays by UMass Boston student playwrights in New Voices, New Stories, followed by Clue: On Stage, a hilarious whodunit based on the beloved board game. Tickets are now on sale.