UMW Theatre will end its 24-25 season with Peter and the Starcatcher by Rick Elice and music by Wayne Barker. Performances kick off April 3-5 at 7:30 p.m. & April 6 at 2:00 p.m. in Klein Theatre. Tickets are $5 with a UMW ID at the Box Office! Peter and the Starcatcher tells the origin story of Peter Pan. Pay-What-You-Can Performance is April 2nd, The box office opens at 5:30 p.m. and tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
UMW Presents a Palette of Pandemic-Era Arts
Soon after the University of Mary Washington Chamber Choir performed live in the James Farmer Hall atrium last March, UMW went totally online, and singing was deemed a “super-spreader” activity.
Last fall, UMW Choirs sang together again – virtually – performing In Te Domine Speravi. The new piece by composer Sarah McDonald focuses on isolation, sickness and loneliness, forming an acrostic spelling the word “quarantine.”
“Our students said it was a very real expression of how they were feeling,” said Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities Christopher Ryder.
With the arts a more critical part of our lives now than ever, the Mary Washington departments of theatre, art and music have spent the last year discovering fresh ways to create, collaborate and learn while socially distanced. New technologies and classes, private lessons and virtual visits by professional artists take center stage as UMW moves forward with early-stage plans for a state-of-the-art theatre complex and an update to Pollard, Melchers and duPont halls. Read more.
UMW Presents a Palette of Pandemic-Era Arts
Soon after the University of Mary Washington Chamber Choir performed live in the James Farmer Hall atrium last March, UMW went totally online, and singing was deemed a “super-spreader” activity. Last fall, UMW Choirs sang together again – virtually – performing In Te Domine Speravi. The new piece by composer Sarah McDonald focuses on isolation, […]
Calling Faculty and Staff with Children Who Love to Be On Stage!

UMW Theatre is holding musical auditions for Fun Home, opening November 2019 in Klein Theatre
The Department of Theatre invites children of faculty and staff from ages 6 to 15 to audition for our Fall musical, Fun Home. All relevant information is attached in the Fun Home Casting PDF.