<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><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.

<p><img src="/sites/drama/files/styles/portrait/public/images/rainn-wilson.jpg?itok=2MvThQF7" alt="Rainn Wilson" class="image-portrait" style="margin: 10px;" caption="false" width="200" height="250" align="left" />UW Drama honorary alum Rainn Wilson will give a talk entitled <em>Philosophy, Soul Pancake, and the Baha'i Faith</em> on Friday, October 18th at Kane Hall. The event is free and open to all.</p>

<div><strong>Avant-Garde Geographies: Race, Policy, and <span color="#000000" face="Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Experimentation</span> in the Urban Frontier</strong></div>

<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. This event follows the <a href="/events/2020-01-22/staged-reading-savage-conversations">staged reading of her new play <em>Savage Conversations</em>, which will take place on Wednesday, January 22, 6:00 - 8:00, at the Henry Art Gallery</a>.

<p>The Center for Performance Studies invites you to a conversation with the Iranian playwright and theatre scholar <strong>Naghmeh Samini</strong> on Friday, January 31, 2:00 - 4:00 pm, at Hutchinson Hall 154.</p>

<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.</p>
<p>Click the link below to visit the showcase and explore the designers' work!</p>

<p><span>Want to find out more about getting involved in Drama at UW as an undergrad? Join us for our </span><a class=" xil3i" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/dawgdaze/&quot; tabindex="0">#DawgDaze</a><span> Zoom info session, featuring a panel of current students &amp; alumni.

<p style="font-weight: 400;">Kirsty Johnston, a disability performance scholar from the University of British Columbia, will offer a talk entitled “<em>Creeps</em> and the Critics: disability theatre’s challenges for journalism.” Recently produced in both Seattle (2014)  and Vancouver (2016), David Freeman’s 1971 New York Drama Desk award winning play <em>Creeps </em>has posed significant critical challenges for both artists and critics.

<p>New to UW or simply Drama-curious? Join us for an info session where you can learn all about studying theatre at UW! Meet with advisors and faculty of the School of Drama to learn all about Drama majors and minors, career paths in theatre, ways to get involved in productions, and recommended courses for first-year students. Bring your questions for our live Q&amp;A! </p>