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A look at the process of redesigning the UMass Dance Team website, from adapting our original design to WordPress to creating new content, sponsorship materials and interactive forms to support recruitment, fundraising and community engagement.

With theatres still facing attendance challenges, rising costs and tight budgets, is it time to talk about how many productions a region can realistically support?

Here are 10 phrases you are likely to hear during a musical theatre dance call, along with what they actually mean.

Dance classes for adults in Western Mass and Northern CT. Summer 2026 Dance classes for adults.

Theatre has always been resourceful. We borrow furniture from someone’s aunt. We paint flats over multiple times for the next show. Costumes are on loan from Savers. We make magic out of the content with the smallest of resources. But communication should not be something outsourced or borrowed.

Actors, musicians, directors, and designers weigh in on theatre’s culture of constant overlap..

This year, I stepped back into a rehearsal process as an actor for 1st time in 20 years. The shift in perspective has been incredibly grounding. It reminded me what it actually feels like to receive notes instead of give them, to memorize instead of map, and to trust someone else’s vision instead of carrying it.

BroadwayWorld winners are being announced, and sure, the talent is real, but let’s not pretend this is an actual awards system. If “best” is determined by who can campaign the hardest, then community theatre deserves a better way to be recognized.