{"id":110904,"date":"2026-08-28T10:41:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T14:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=110904"},"modified":"2026-08-28T10:41:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T14:41:39","slug":"the-princeton-review-ranks-umw-among-nations-best-theatre-rises-to-no-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/28\/the-princeton-review-ranks-umw-among-nations-best-theatre-rises-to-no-12\/","title":{"rendered":"The Princeton Review Ranks UMW Among Nation\u2019s Best, Theatre Rises to No. 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--media-float-right umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media umw-hero--with-no-content\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">News<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title\">The Princeton Review Ranks UMW Among Nation&rsquo;s Best, Theatre Rises to No. 12<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-group umw-news-author-credit is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-28T10:41:36-04:00\">August 28, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">Sarah Hertz Mahoney<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-attachment-id=\"110908\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/dupont-with-banners\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/duPont-with-banners-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"1.78\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"iPhone 17 Pro Max\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1787583309\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"6.76499986565\",\"iso\":\"80\",\"shutter_speed\":\"6.9998600028E-5\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\",\"alt\":\"\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The University of Mary Washington is once again among The Princeton Review&amp;#8217;s Best 392 Colleges, with UMW Theatre climbing three spots to No. 12 nationally for Best College Theatre. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/duPont-with-banners-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/duPont-with-banners-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"UMW's duPont building on a sunny day with banners hanging between columns advertising the productions for the 2026-27 academic year\" class=\"wp-image-110908\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/duPont-with-banners-300x225.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/duPont-with-banners-1024x768.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/duPont-with-banners-768x576.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/duPont-with-banners-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/duPont-with-banners-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The University of Mary Washington is once again among The Princeton Review&rsquo;s Best 392 Colleges, with UMW Theatre climbing three spots to No. 12 nationally for Best College Theatre. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The University of Mary Washington has once again been named among the nation&rsquo;s best by The Princeton Review, with UMW Theatre earning an even higher spot among the country&rsquo;s top college theatre programs.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The education services company included Mary Washington in its newly released <em>The Best 392 Colleges: 2027 Edition<\/em>, which profiles about 14 percent of America&rsquo;s nearly 2,800 four-year colleges. UMW Theatre climbed three spots this year to No. 12 nationally for Best College Theatre, marking the fourth consecutive year the program has landed among The Princeton Review&rsquo;s Top 25.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&ldquo;We are delighted to name the University of Mary Washington one of our Best Colleges for 2027 and we recommend it to students searching for their &lsquo;best-fit&rsquo; college,&rdquo; said Rob Franek, The Princeton Review&rsquo;s editor-in-chief and lead author of <em>The Best 392 Colleges<\/em>.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Princeton Review selects institutions for its annual guide based on surveys of college administrators about their schools&rsquo; academic offerings. Its 50 specialized ranking lists, including Best College Theatre, are based entirely on student feedback. For the 2027 edition, the company surveyed 172,000 students about their academic and campus experiences.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&ldquo;Recognition from The Princeton Review is especially meaningful because it reflects what students themselves say about their college experience,&rdquo; said UMW Provost Tim O&rsquo;Donnell. &ldquo;At Mary Washington, students have opportunities to work closely with faculty, pursue their interests through hands-on learning and become part of a community deeply invested in their success.&rdquo;<\/p><section class=\"image-gallery layout__block\">\n\t<div class=\"image-gallery__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__main__track\" js-slideshow-track=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__slide\" js-slide=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1131\" height=\"772\" data-attachment-id=\"110906\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/agodspell-390\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/aGodspell-390-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"alt\":\"\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Hands-on production experience is central to theatre education at Mary Washington, where students put their skills into practice onstage and behind the scenes. UMW Theatre ranks No. 12 nationally for Best College Theatre in The Princeton Review&rsquo;s student-survey-based rankings for 2027.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/aGodspell-390-1024x683.jpg\" data-id=\"110906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/aGodspell-390-1131x772.jpg\" alt=\"UMW students during a production of Godspell\" class=\"wp-image-110906\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__slide\" js-slide=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1131\" height=\"772\" data-attachment-id=\"110907\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/d22\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/D22-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1438\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"4.5\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"L1D-20c\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1775846565\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"10.26\",\"iso\":\"100\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.0166666666667\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"alt\":\"\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;UMW&rsquo;s Department of Theatre and Dance is housed in duPont Hall. A new theatre building now under construction will bring performance venues, classrooms, study spaces and production areas together in a new academic home for the department.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/D22-1024x575.jpg\" data-id=\"110907\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/D22-1131x772.jpg\" alt=\"duPont Hall at UMW on a sunny day\" class=\"wp-image-110907\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__slide\" js-slide=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1131\" height=\"772\" data-attachment-id=\"107132\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/23\/umw-rises-to-no-8-in-u-s-news-ranking-of-top-public-liberal-arts-colleges\/photographer-271\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/Tech-class-1-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1725\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"2\",\"credit\":\"Norm Shafer\",\"camera\":\"X-T1\",\"caption\":\"Technical Production class, Klein Theater, October 15, 2014.  (Photo by Norm Shafer).\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1413331200\",\"copyright\":\"Norm Shafer@2014\",\"focal_length\":\"18\",\"iso\":\"800\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.0125\",\"title\":\"Photographer\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Students work to construct props for an upcoming dramatic performance. UMW Theatre students learn about set construction, costume making and more, and they go on to careers on Broadway and beyond.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/Tech-class-1-1024x690.jpg\" data-id=\"107132\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/Tech-class-1-1131x772.jpg\" alt=\"Students work to construct props for an upcoming dramatic performance\" class=\"wp-image-107132\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__slide\" js-slide=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1131\" height=\"772\" data-attachment-id=\"109941\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/17\/umw-celebrates-groundbreaking-for-new-theatre-at-intersection-with-campus-and-community\/0229-k-pearlman-photography\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/0229-K-Pearlman-Photography-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"5.6\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"Canon EOS 5D Mark IV\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1744795750\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"24\",\"iso\":\"320\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.002\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The University of Mary Washington broke ground this week on a new theatre at the corner of William Street and Sunken Road. K Pearlman Photography.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/0229-K-Pearlman-Photography-1024x683.jpg\" data-id=\"109941\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/0229-K-Pearlman-Photography-1131x772.jpg\" alt=\"People stand in a line holding shovels\" class=\"wp-image-109941\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"image-gallery__nav image-gallery__nav--previous\" aria-label=\"Previous\" js-prev>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n<path d=\"M18.5 12H6M6 12L12 6M6 12L12 18\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path>\r\n<\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"image-gallery__nav image-gallery__nav--next\" aria-label=\"Next\" js-next>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n<path d=\"M6 12H18.5M18.5 12L12.5 6M18.5 12L12.5 18\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path>\r\n<\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnails\" js-thumbnails-container=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnails__track\" js-thumbnail-track>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail\" aria-label=\"Slide 0 thumbnail\" js-thumbnail>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"116\" data-attachment-id=\"110906\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/agodspell-390\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/aGodspell-390-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"alt\":\"\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Hands-on production experience is central to theatre education at Mary Washington, where students put their skills into practice onstage and behind the scenes. UMW Theatre ranks No. 12 nationally for Best College Theatre in The Princeton Review&rsquo;s student-survey-based rankings for 2027.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/aGodspell-390-1024x683.jpg\" data-id=\"110906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/aGodspell-390-224x116.jpg\" alt=\"UMW students during a production of Godspell\" class=\"wp-image-110906\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail\" aria-label=\"Slide 1 thumbnail\" js-thumbnail>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"116\" data-attachment-id=\"110907\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/d22\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/D22-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1438\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"4.5\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"L1D-20c\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1775846565\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"10.26\",\"iso\":\"100\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.0166666666667\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"alt\":\"\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;UMW&rsquo;s Department of Theatre and Dance is housed in duPont Hall. A new theatre building now under construction will bring performance venues, classrooms, study spaces and production areas together in a new academic home for the department.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/D22-1024x575.jpg\" data-id=\"110907\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/08\/D22-224x116.jpg\" alt=\"duPont Hall at UMW on a sunny day\" class=\"wp-image-110907\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail\" aria-label=\"Slide 2 thumbnail\" js-thumbnail>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"116\" data-attachment-id=\"107132\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/23\/umw-rises-to-no-8-in-u-s-news-ranking-of-top-public-liberal-arts-colleges\/photographer-271\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/Tech-class-1-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1725\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"2\",\"credit\":\"Norm Shafer\",\"camera\":\"X-T1\",\"caption\":\"Technical Production class, Klein Theater, October 15, 2014.  (Photo by Norm Shafer).\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1413331200\",\"copyright\":\"Norm Shafer@2014\",\"focal_length\":\"18\",\"iso\":\"800\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.0125\",\"title\":\"Photographer\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Students work to construct props for an upcoming dramatic performance. UMW Theatre students learn about set construction, costume making and more, and they go on to careers on Broadway and beyond.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/Tech-class-1-1024x690.jpg\" data-id=\"107132\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/Tech-class-1-224x116.jpg\" alt=\"Students work to construct props for an upcoming dramatic performance\" class=\"wp-image-107132\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail\" aria-label=\"Slide 3 thumbnail\" js-thumbnail>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"116\" data-attachment-id=\"109941\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/17\/umw-celebrates-groundbreaking-for-new-theatre-at-intersection-with-campus-and-community\/0229-k-pearlman-photography\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/0229-K-Pearlman-Photography-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"5.6\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"Canon EOS 5D Mark IV\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1744795750\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"24\",\"iso\":\"320\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.002\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The University of Mary Washington broke ground this week on a new theatre at the corner of William Street and Sunken Road. K Pearlman Photography.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/0229-K-Pearlman-Photography-1024x683.jpg\" data-id=\"109941\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/0229-K-Pearlman-Photography-224x116.jpg\" alt=\"People stand in a line holding shovels\" class=\"wp-image-109941\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description-container\" js-description-container>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description>\n                                                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description__summary\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hands-on production experience is central to theatre education at Mary Washington, where students put their skills into practice onstage and behind the scenes. UMW Theatre ranks No. 12 nationally for Best College Theatre in The Princeton Review&rsquo;s student-survey-based rankings for 2027.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description>\n                                                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description__summary\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">UMW&rsquo;s Department of Theatre and Dance is housed in duPont Hall. A new theatre building now under construction will bring performance venues, classrooms, study spaces and production areas together in a new academic home for the department.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description>\n                                                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description__summary\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">UMW theatre students gain hands-on experience throughout the production process, including behind-the-scenes work to bring performances to the stage. The department&rsquo;s new BFA in Performing Arts, launching this fall, expands opportunities for intensive training in acting, musical theatre, design and technology, and stage management.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description>\n                                                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description__summary\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">UMW broke ground this spring on a new theatre building at the corner of William Street and Sunken Road. The facility is part of a state-funded project that also includes renovations to existing theatre, music and art spaces. K Pearlman Photography.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The national recognition comes at a key time for UMW Theatre. This fall, UMW launches its new <a href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/theatre\/about-the-department\/bfa\/\">Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performing Arts<\/a>, a first-of-its-kind degree at Mary Washington designed for students seeking focused, pre-professional preparation in the field. The program offers majors in acting, musical theatre, design and technology, and stage management, pairing intensive classroom and studio instruction with hands-on production experience.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&ldquo;To see UMW Theatre continue to rise among the nation&rsquo;s top programs is especially exciting,&rdquo; said Department of Theatre and Dance Managing Director Jon Reynolds. &ldquo;Our students are at the heart of everything we do, and with the launch of the BFA, a new theatre taking shape and another season about to begin, we&rsquo;re building on a strong foundation and creating even more opportunities for students to learn through theatre.&rdquo;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The momentum is visible on campus. Construction is underway on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/17\/umw-celebrates-groundbreaking-for-new-theatre-at-intersection-with-campus-and-community\/\">new theatre building<\/a> at the corner of William Street and Sunken Road, part of a state-funded project that also includes renovations to existing theatre, music and art spaces. The new facility will bring performance venues, classrooms, study spaces and production facilities together in a new academic home for the Department of Theatre and Dance.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the curtain will soon rise on <a href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/theatre\/klein-theatre\/season\/\">UMW Theatre&rsquo;s 2026-27 season<\/a>, beginning in September with <em>The 39 Steps<\/em> and continuing with <em>Dear Evan Hansen<\/em>, <em>Eureka Day<\/em> and <em>The Children&rsquo;s Hour<\/em>.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Learn more about <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/college-rankings?rankings=best-392-colleges\"><em>The Princeton Review&rsquo;s Best 392 Colleges: 2027 Edition<\/em><\/a><em> and its ranking methodology or explore <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/about\/national-rankings\/\"><em>UMW&rsquo;s national rankings<\/em><\/a><em> webpage for additional 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