News Center (2019)

CFPCA’s Theatre and Dance department shares techniques at National Learning Communities Conference

CFPCA Offers Extensive Lineup of Noel Night Activities Saturday, December 7

Humanities Center Brown Bag Series: De-Colonizing the Art

2019 FOIA Festival

C-SPAN rolls onto campus Sept. 26

Wayne State University Invites Local Children to Audition for Roles in “A Christmas Carol” and “Mary Poppins the Broadway Musical”

The Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance at Wayne State University invites children age 6 to 14 (not taller than 5’0”) to audition for roles in “A Christmas Carol” and “Mary Poppins the Broadway Musical”. Auditions will take place on Saturday, October 12, 2019 beginning at 10 a.m. in the rehearsal rooms on the fourth floor of Old Main (enter at 480 W Hancock Street and take the elevator to the fourth floor). Please arrive by 10 a.m. to register. Parents with questions may call the Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance at 313-577-3508 or email theatreanddance@wayne.edu.

Daniel Wallace '05 alumnus named Michigan Chronicle 40 Under 40

Dr. Doug Risner interviewed by the Washington Post regarding GMA host Laura Spencer's mocking statements towards Prince George and ballet

Actor/author Hill Harper collaborates with Wayne State to inspire, empower Detroit youth

Associate Professor Lauren Kalman named a 2019 Museum of Arts and Design Burke Prize finalist

Wayne State students weigh in on presidential debate on CNN

Be counted: Minority Media Summit expresses importance of participating in upcoming census

MetroArts Detroit - Season 8 Begins Airing on Detroit Public Television, August 2

George Ziegelmueller Livestream

UAC to support monthlong residency for internationally acclaimed fine arts photographer Farah Al Qasimi

PR major Hunter Brown selected in Fifth Round by Houston Astros

CFPCA senior leads visual merchandising guides at Carhartt retail stores

Exhibition: James Lee Byars: Back in Detroit

Researchers, grad students celebrate World Water Day

CFPCA to honor outstanding alumni and community members at 40th Arts Achievement Awards

WSU Dept. of Communication and CFPCA official educational partners of the Freep Film Festival

Theatre and Dance honors Tony Award-winning Producer and Michigan native Jeffery Seller with 2019 Apple Award at "Hamilton" show

Freep Film Festival 2019: Free events feature documentary experts from around the country

Bernard L. Brock Memorial Lecture: Barack Obama and the Age of Social Media

Check out the department's newest alumni newsletter!

CFPCA alumni honored at 40th Annual Arts Achievement Awards

Detroit jazz students mentored for JazzFest

Rahul Mitra named WSU Spirit of Community finalist

2019 Annual Ofield Dukes Diversity Summit

S. Epatha Merkerson to Lead 60th-Anniversary Staging of A Raisin in the Sun & More in Williamstown Theatre Festival's 2019 Season

Freedom Players present I AM...

Visiting Scholar Talks About Detroit Music

PIO and the Right to Know – 2nd Annual Communications Summit 

Mike Kelley and David Ireland: Acts and Sites

People's Choice Award Voting Instructions & January 14 Celebration

Theatre and Dance's Thomas Karr featured in American Theatre magazine’s virtual round table 

Head of the Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance's Theatre Management program, Thomas Karr is featured in American Theatre magazine’s virtual round table of leaders in theatre management training! Author Stuart Miller asked important questions about how we’re preparing today’s students for tomorrow’s industry.

Metals 2019: Sponsored by the Michigan Silversmiths Guild

Geer Park students, charity organizations team up build Little Free Libraries

Public Relations students pitch the Ford Fund/Friends of Animals of Metropolitan Detroit partnership story to the Dearborn Press.