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CSU Theatre Students Win USITT24 Awards

Colorado State University Theatre proudly announces USITT student awards. The United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Inc. (USITT) connects performing arts design and technology communities to ensure a vibrant dialog among practitioners, educators, and students. The USITT24 award winners, Annie Hennen and Dani Ranisate will be celebrated at the “Awards, Awards, Awards” ceremony in Seattle, Washington, on March 21, 2024.




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Announcing CSU Theatre’s next two seasons!

CSU Theatre is proud to announce our 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 seasons! 2024-2025: Reforming the Classics: Wishes, Wrights and Wrongs Playwrights write stories for the stage that offer us chances to better understand the human condition. Theatre artists often return to past works to wrestle with their universal themes and tease out new meanings for the […]


The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

KCACTF awards for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Colorado State University’s School of Music Theatre and Dance presents “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” by Rachel Sheinkin and William Finn, and Directed by Noah Race at the University Center for the Arts. Nov. 1 2023 Colorado State University’s School of Music Theatre and Dance presents “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” […]


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Production of Silent Sky receives KCACTF awards

Colorado State University’s School of Music Theatre and Dance presents “Silent Sky” by Lauren Gunderson and Directed by Debbie Swann at the University Center for the Arts. September 28, 2023 Colorado State University’s School of Music Theatre and Dance presents “Silent Sky” by Lauren Gunderson and Directed by Debbie Swann at the University Center for […]


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Theatre student Jesus Castro Gonzalez wins Latino Community Foundation award

Please join CSU Theatre in congratulating sophomore theatre performance major, Jesus Castro Gonzalez, on receiving the prestigious Soul of Leadership Award through the Latino Community Foundation of Colorado. Soul of Leadership Award According to the foundation’s website, The Soul of Leadership Award ‘was established in 2014 to pay homage to a Latino leader or organization […]


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Two new staff members join CSU Theatre

CSU Theatre is pleased to announce two new staff members who are joining the team! Melissa Centgraf, Head of Properties: Melissa has a B.A. in Technical Theatre from Illinois State University, and has more than two decades of experience working in props for institutions such as Milwaukee Rep, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Goodman Theatre, Renaissance Theaterworks, […]


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CSU Students Star in Local Theatre Bas Bleu’s Native Gardens

CSU’s Theatre majors Alma Alvarado, Matthew Berman, Jesus Castro-Gonzalez, Lana Greeness, and Aleiah Jasper joined their CSU Theatre professor, Saffron Henke, for a local production of Native Gardens by Karen Zacarias at Bas Bleu Theatre. Matthew Berman noted that the new experience has given him an appreciation for the education and professionalism he and his […]


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Javier Hurtado joins CSU Theatre faculty

The School of Music, Theatre, and Dance is thrilled to introduce Javier Hurtado as a new assistant professor of theatre at Colorado State University. His focus will be playwriting and directing within the performance concentration. Javier Hurtado brings an impressive record of teaching and research to CSU. He received his M.F.A. in Creative Writing and […]