The Universal Language of Experiences

  This summer, 45 kids from Todos Santos and seven kids from Colo. came together for the second annual Kids Do It All at the Todos Santos Cultural Center in Baja California Sur, Mexico. The non-profit international center for research, teaching, and outreach facilitated the bilingual theatre, dance, and music experience designed for kids ages […]


Kids Do It All Group Photo

Kids Do It All summer camp allows kids to create their own plays

By Chapman Croskell, Rocky Mountain Collegian (reprinted with permission) A child triple-threat performer insisted on adding ballet moves to his performance as a thief for a play he helped to create, which was one of the best parts of the summer, said Kyle Phibbs, junior theater major. Kids Do It All allows children to learn the ins […]


June 2015 Class Notes

Alexandra Romberg, ’12, B.A. Performing Arts: Theatre works on the sounds crew for the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Between shows there, she works on outside shows, including audio mixing for the musical First Date at the cabaret space at the Royal George. Alex recently worked sound design jobs, as well as sound system installation at Redmoon […]


Drama Desk Awards Nomination Party 2015, Pictured Price Johnston and Roger Hanna

CSU Theatre Professors Nominated for Prestigious Drama Desk Award

Colorado State University Theatre Professors Price Johnston, interim director of Theatre and Dance and associate professor of lighting, sound, and projection design, and Roger Hanna, head of design and technology and assistant professor of set design, recently traveled to New York City for the 2015 Drama Desk Award nomination festivities. The pair are nominated in the Outstanding Projection […]


Rock Band Project 2015

Seventh Annual Rock Band Project Lights Up the Stage

Join CSU Lighting Design Students for a Lighting Final unlike any other By Emma Schenkenberger Part final project and part rock concert, the Colorado State University theatre program presents the seventh annual Rock Band Project on Wednesday, May 13 at 6 p.m. in the University Theatre at the University Center for the Arts, located at […]



Guest Artist Rob Lauer Promotional Photo

Special Guest Artist Comes to CSU for “The Hobbit”

By Chris Olson From time to time, Colorado State University’s theatre program brings in working professionals to be in residence on campus and direct a show. This gives students a chance to work with a professional in their prospective industry, and to get a glimpse what life will be like in the ‘real world.’ This […]


The Hobbit 2015 Promotional Photo with Chris Olson

CSU Goes ‘There and Back Again’ with The Hobbit by Patricia Gray

Classic Tale Uses Theatrical Innovation to create the Magic of Middle Earth Bringing high quality, affordable live theatre to the Front Range, the theatre program at Colorado State University presents J.R.R. Tolkein’s epic tale of The Hobbit through Patricia Gray’s stage adaptation, running Apr. 23 through May 3, Thursdays – Sundays at 7:30 p.m. and […]


Introducing “The Green Room,” the UCA’s Online Magazine

“Celebrate what you want to see more of.” ~ Tom Peters, author of In Search of Excellence, Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies On April 1, the University Center for the Arts launched The Green Room, a celebration of visual and performing arts at Colorado State University. The publication is a comprehensive showcase for behind-the-scenes event […]


The Road to Hobbiton

By Chris Olson A theater is a place with a stage, yes, but is also so much more than that. A stage can be anything, even Middle Earth, where a little hobbit goes on a grand journey. How is a single stage able to take on so many different forms? It begins and ends with […]