<h2><em><strong>Critical Dreaming:</strong> Feminist Performances Across The Indigenous Americas</em></h2><h3>Lunch at 1:30 pm, HUT 154</h3><h3>Talk at 5:45 pm, HUT 130</h3><p>This talk will detail insights from Dr. Mengesha's new book <em>Critical Dreaming</em>, which is a transnational study of Indigenous artists that stages the urgency of embodied ways of knowing amidst the colonial decimation of culture, life, and land.

<p dir="ltr"><strong>Coffee and Concepts: Women and Performance</strong></p><p><strong>Friday, January 9, 2026</strong><br><strong>3:30–5:00 PM</strong><br><strong>Hutchinson Hall, Room 154</strong><br>Free + Open to the Public</p><p> </p><p><span><strong>“Good conversation is just as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after,”</strong> says a not-too-ancient proverb.</span></p>

<p><span>All new and returning Huskies are invited to join us for our annual Dawg Daze Performing Arts Open House, Friday September 20th 1:30 - 3:30 PM. Come by and learn all about how to get involved in the performing arts at UW. Representatives from the Schools of Drama and Music, as well as performing arts-related student organizations like the Undergraduate Theater Society, Stage Notes, The Collective Improv, Arts Diversity Council, Dance Student Association, and more will be on hand to answer questions and fill you in on opportunities.

<p>Four to six volunteers from this workshop will coach their crafted songs/monologues using the process learned in the <a href="https://drama.washington.edu/events/2019-10-16/diana-trotter-monologue-… 16th clinic</a>. This master class is well worth observing with a host of take-aways for your own auditions and time to Q&A with Diana.</p>

<p><span>How to find, cut, and craft a stand-out monologue to power your auditions. Diana Trotter is a seasoned, award-winning director, actress, and education. In this first session, she will take participants through a process to custom-cut monologues that highlight each individual actor and, more importantly, help you learn to love monologue auditions! She will also address how to approach songs as monologues, cut and craft them using the same process, and deliver them with a strong sense of character and intention.

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<p>The Center for Performance Studies is happy to announce that the Native American playwright <strong>LeAnne Howe</strong> will be a guest at Coffee and Concepts next Friday, January 24, 2:00-4:00, at Hutchinson 154.

<p>You are invited to a virtual showcase of the work of graduating costume, lighting, scenic, and sound designers, as well as stage managers, from the University of Washington School of Drama, Seattle University Theatre, and Cornish College of the Arts Performance Production.<br><br>Click the link below to visit the showcase and explore the designers' work!<br><br><a href="https://www.uwdramalabs.com/seattle-design-showcase-2020&quot; class="button">VIS

<p>By William Shakespeare<br>Directed by Scott Kaiser<br>October 31 – November 10, 2019<br> Previews October 26 & 29<br> Pay-What-You-Can Wednesday November 6<br>Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse</p>
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<p>“Lovers and madmen have such seething brains<br>Such shaping fantasies, that apprehend<br>More than cool reason ever comprehends.”</p>
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<p>Adapted by Julie Kramer from the book by Rona Jaffe<br> Directed by Valerie Curtis-Newton<br> February 6 – 16, 2020<br> Previews February 1 & 4<br> Pay-What-You-Can Wednesday February 12 <br> Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse</p>
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<p><strong>“I suggest you decide which kind of girl you want to be. Otherwise, someone else will make that decision for you.”</strong></p>
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