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Get to know our alumni! Our is shining on Hansel Tan, a 2024 MFA alum!"At Pitt, I immediately began teaching and lea...
06/19/2026

Get to know our alumni! Our is shining on Hansel Tan, a 2024 MFA alum!

"At Pitt, I immediately began teaching and learned through many successes and failures in the classroom. As an integrated graduate student rubbing shoulders and sweating over lesson notes with fellow PhD candidates, I was exposed to many other facets of performance research and honed my ability to contribute to the academic circulation of ideas through required courses. Not only did the program challenge candidates to pursue artistic opportunities and develop research projects, they actively encouraged it, and I found myself absorbing new acting methodologies, contributing to academic conferences, and gracing local stages even within the same semester."

Learn more here about Hansel's experience at Pitt and post-graduation on our website at the link in bio!

We are thrilled to celebrate Director of Graduate Studies Dr. Michelle Granshaw on receiving 2026 ACLS Fellowship, which...
06/15/2026

We are thrilled to celebrate Director of Graduate Studies Dr. Michelle Granshaw on receiving 2026 ACLS Fellowship, which recognizes excellence in Humanities and Social Sciences Research. Dr. Granshaw’s research presents a new history of desegregation, protest, and the theatre. In its exploration of the two decades post-Civil War, the project traces two intertwined narratives: the emergence and decline of a national, decentralized effort by Black Americans that worked to desegregate US theatres, and how white theatre managers, artists, and audiences fought to reinforce and maintain a theatre institution with its foundation in white supremacy and ultimately succeeded.

Read the full article here: https://www.play.pitt.edu/news/dr-michelle-granshaw-awarded-2026-acls-fellowship

Campus is in full bloom thanks to summer sunshine and all the rain this week! What spot do you miss the most on campus?
06/12/2026

Campus is in full bloom thanks to summer sunshine and all the rain this week! What spot do you miss the most on campus?

These days the sun is shining, the flowers are in bloom, and campus is... a little too quiet. So we're reminiscing on se...
06/09/2026

These days the sun is shining, the flowers are in bloom, and campus is... a little too quiet. So we're reminiscing on semester memories when students filled our classrooms and theatres. Here's a throwback to Pitt Stages Spring 2026 production of Agnes Borinsky's "The Trees" in the Richard E. Rauh Studio Theatre at Pitt.

Get to know our alumni! Our Theatre Arts spotlight is shining on Christopher Staley, a 2023 PhD alum!"In my first semest...
05/21/2026

Get to know our alumni! Our Theatre Arts spotlight is shining on Christopher Staley, a 2023 PhD alum!

"In my first semester, then student and now alumnus, Dr. Diego Villada, gave me the best advice. He said that in my first year, my job was just to read, read, read. His advice gave me permission to slow down, think about pace and sustainability, and not feel like I had to do everything immediately. Also I remember a passing discussion in Dr. Patrick McKelvey’s seminar about q***r temporality — that, generally speaking, we all have to do things on our own timeline, our own pace, and by our own definition of “success.” It helped me accept that no PhD journeys are the same and mine didn’t need to look like anyone else’s."

Learn more here about Christopher's experience at Pitt and post-graduation on our website here: https://www.play.pitt.edu/christopher-staley

Summer is now in full swing, but we are still reminiscing on the moments that moved us at this year's Pitt Theatre Arts ...
05/18/2026

Summer is now in full swing, but we are still reminiscing on the moments that moved us at this year's Pitt Theatre Arts end of year ceremony. The full photo album is available to view on the Pitt Stages' Flickr site, which can be accessed here: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCU8Et

Photos by Nadine Sherman

SPOTTED: a few familiar faces at the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Graduate Commencement Ceremony! Theatre Arts P...
05/05/2026

SPOTTED: a few familiar faces at the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Graduate Commencement Ceremony! Theatre Arts PhD graduates Elizabeth, Victoria, and Alison were captured alongside Theatre Arts Director of Graduate Studies Dr. Michelle Granshaw by photographer John Altdorfer. The ceremony was held at the brand-new Victory Heights Arena. The Dietrich School was the first of Pitt's schools to host a graduation ceremony in the new arena. Congrats to all the graduates! Hail to Pitt!

This weekend, the 2025-2026 academic school year came to a close as the university celebrated its newest class of colleg...
05/04/2026

This weekend, the 2025-2026 academic school year came to a close as the university celebrated its newest class of collegiate graduates. On Saturday, the Department of Theatre Arts celebrated our own amazing students. Please join us in a standing ovation for all the hard work these students put into their degrees and the creativity and innovation they each brought to our department!

The 2026 graduating class for Theatre Arts consisted of 20 undergraduate majors, 45 undergraduate minors, and 7 graduate students with MA, MFA, and PhD degrees.

Bravo to our grads! 🎭🎉

Photos: Nadine Sherman

The RuRicky Fashion Show returned again to smashing success! Eden, Eliver, and Reilly blended creativity and sustainabil...
05/01/2026

The RuRicky Fashion Show returned again to smashing success! Eden, Eliver, and Reilly blended creativity and sustainability under this year’s theme of “Brittany’s Green Party” in honor of Brittany’s run with Pitt Theatre Arts 💞

Theatre Arts PhD student Guilherme Meletti Yazbek is developing a project that will bring together residents from East ...
05/01/2026

Theatre Arts PhD student Guilherme Meletti Yazbek is developing a project that will bring together residents from East Liberty, Garfield, Larimer, and Homewood to create work through creative writing (spoken word, poetry, or personal storytelling), sound, and photography, eventually culminating in a public exhibition.

Applications open until May 17. To apply, please visit: https://forms.gle/4amweX8xjgZ74RQz8

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