Where to see Terps at Capital Fringe
This blog post has been updated to include more performances.
The 10th Annual Capital Fringe Festival is underway, and there are plenty of opportunities to see work by and featuring Terps in the UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS). Here are just a few:
Wrestling with the WIP
July 9-26, 2015
Dance Place
This work by MFA Dance alumna Nicole McClam features current student and alumni performers D'Andrea Johnson, Shanna Lim and Jessica Plaskon. (Wrestling with the WIP premiered here at The Clarice last fall at the Fall MFA Dance Thesis Concert.)
The Last Burlesque
July 9-25, 2015
Atlas Performing Arts Center
This production features TDPS alumni Emma Hebert and Natalie Piegari. (It also earned the Washington Post Express' "Biggest Flirt" superlative.)
Good Egg Fables
July 11-26, 2015
Dance Place
This family-friendly series of original fables is directed by TDPS PhD students Jessica Lloyd Krenek and Emily Jane Warheit.
SONATA: The Naked Theatre Project
July 10-26, 2015
Gallaudet University
TDPS alumnus Gabriel Macedo performs in this production.
How to Quit Your Day Job
July 10-14, 2015
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop
TDPS alumnus Vaughn Midder performs in this original musical inspired by the music of Stephen Sondheim and Jay-Z.
The Eddie Lounge Reunion Tour: The Lounge Awakens
July 16-24, 2015
Atlas Performing Arts Center
This musical theatre/cabaret production features alumni Weymouth Spence, Dave Spitzberg and Melissa Romain.
Know of any other performances in which UMD students or alumni are involved? Let us know in the comments below!