Towson University College of Fine Arts and Communication

Don’t miss out on an afternoon with Maryland Opera! Join us on Sunday (6/21) for a red, white, and blue concert of celebrated American composers for opera and Broadway, with world-class artistry as part of our Summer at the Center arts festival, America 250 🗽🇺🇸🎶

Get tickets to see Maryland Opera while they’re still available at https://tickets.tuboxoffice.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=231.

There’s still time to get tickets for the two-night-only performance of Lily, Arthur.

Playwright Sache Satta’s story of self-discovery and pride follows Private “Mac” McAllister as he’s asked to create a female persona and perform for the troops with Miss Lily Arthur – the alter ego of Captain Arthur Lily of the U.S. Army. The play traces Mac’s awakening as a proud gay man on the threshold of a world about to change.

Tickets for Lily, Arthur are on sale now at https://tickets.tuboxoffice.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=231.

FREE dance classes are happening this Saturday for all ages and all skill levels! Want to try hip hop for the first time, get back into jazz, or introduce your little mover to the fun of dance? DANCE Celebrate has classes for you this Saturday, June 20.

Come for one or make a day of it – learn more about DANCE Celebrate at https://www.towson.edu/cofac/centers/summer-center.html.

Spend your Juneteenth this year with two back-to-back events as part of our Summer at the Center Juneteenth Celebration: a look at iconic concert posters with profound connections to the Civil Rights Movement, and an August Wilson celebration with scenes, readings, and conversation about one of America’s most important playwrights.

Don’t miss out! Get details on your Juneteenth with TU at https://www.towson.edu/cofac/centers/summer-center.html.

Make your weekend musical 🗽🇺🇸🎶 Opera takes center stage at our red, white, and blue Summer at the Center Arts Festival June 20 and June 21, with a hilarious and wildly entertaining sock-puppet-twist on Wagner’s monumental Ring Cycle saga, and classics from the opera house and the Broadway stage performed by our friends at Maryland Opera.

Get your tickets before they’re gone at https://tickets.tuboxoffice.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=231.

Spend your Pride Month with a month of theater, dance, and filmmaking celebrating the LGBTQ+ experience 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ The celebration starts TOMORROW with Love & Trouble, a contemporary dance performance about love and connection by the VT Dance Company. Later this month, join us for our Q***r Film Festival (6/18) with a special screening of Damn Y’all Fine, and a new theatrical production of Lily, Arthur (6/25–26) about finding self-love and pride as the world starts to change.

Learn more about the Pride Month festivities at https://www.towson.edu/cofac/centers/summer-center.html.

1776 is here! TU’s performance of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical is NEARLY SOLD OUT 🇺🇸 If you can’t join us for 1776, don’t worry – there’s a lot still to come at this summer’s festival, including a contemporary dance performance by the VT Dance Company this Sunday and our Juneteenth Celebration next Friday. (PART 2)

Celebrate the country’s birthday with us at Summer at the Center! See the full lineup at https://www.towson.edu/cofac/centers/summer-center.html.

1776 is here! TU’s performance of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical is NEARLY SOLD OUT 🇺🇸 If you can’t join us for 1776, don’t worry – there’s a lot still to come at this summer’s festival, including a festive concert of patriotic favorites this Sunday and a tribute to Broadway with Maryland Opera. (PART 1)

Celebrate the country’s birthday with us at Summer at the Center! See the full lineup at https://www.towson.edu/cofac/centers/summer-center.html.

Summer has officially come to the Center! Our Summer at the Center Arts Festival, America 250, kicks off tonight with the opening reception for three exciting new exhibitions – “Vital Beauty,” “People Get Ready,” and "Eye Spy."

All three exhibitions are free to see. Plan your visit at https://www.towson.edu/cofac/centers/summer-center.html.

Earlier this spring, TU Theatre Arts’ incredible production of I Wanna F*ck Like Romeo & Juliet was recognized SEVEN times at the ACTF National Awards!

The Citizen Artist Award
Kerry Lee Chipman – Distinguished Scenic Design
Jasmine Artis – Distinguished Performance in a Play
Carlos Pagán-Cruz – Distinguished Performance in a Play
Nico Thompson – Distinguished Performance in a Play
Distinguished Performance Ensemble
A special commendation recognizing healthy rehearsal, intimacy direction, and fighting

Many, many congratulations to everyone recognized and involved in I Wanna F*ck Like Romeo & Juliet!

Thanks to Katie Simmons-Barth for the wonderful photos from their fall production.