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Jayhawks studying theatre and dance at KU are able to practice their craft and be more fully engaged as students through the financial support of scholarships. The Department of Theatre & Dance awarded approximately $215,000 in scholarships for the 2025-26 academic year.
The University of Kansas Theatre & Dance 2025-26 season features poignant plays, a musical full of surprises and dance that enlivens the spirit and illustrates endurance.
The University Theatre opens its 2025-26 season with “Silent Sky,” playing one weekend only – Oct. 3-5. Lauren Gunderson’s play tells the story of astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt, whose research led to a shift in understanding the universe, most notably that the Milky Way was not at the center of it.