Past Events
PAD Welcome Back / Kick-Off
Join us for the PAD kick-off on August 24th!
Bowles Plaza
Drama Placement Class for the 2026-2027 Academic Year
All new students with interest in drama at WashU are strongly encouraged to attend the Drama Placement Class!
Mallinckrodt, Room 101
Arts & Sciences Faculty Spotlight Talks
Hear from PAD faculty members!
Arts & Sciences Open House: Fall 2026
Welcome to WashU!
Mallinckrodt, 3rd Floor PAD Lounge
2026 Handprint Ceremony for Graduating PAD Students
If you were involved in the PAD, you are invited!
PAD Lounge & Hallway
Retina Burn 2026
The Performing Arts Department invites you to join the students of the Lighting Technology class as they put on a full concert in the Edison Theatre.
Edison Theatre
Spring 2026 Final Showings
The end of the semester means opportunities for our students to put into practice what they have been learning in class.
In Defense of Weirder Performance: A Discussion with Liza Birkenmeier
Join the Performing Arts Department for a workshop and Q&A with acclaimed playwright and PAD alum Liza Birkenmeier ('08)!
Duncker Hall 101
Health as Performance: Hygienic Theater in Interwar Germany
Featuring Corinna Treitel: William Eliot Smith Professor and Chair of the Department of History at Washington University in St. Louis.
Umrath 140
Major/Minor Welcome
2026 Welcome Gathering for Majors & Minors in Dance & Drama
PAD LOUNGE - 3RD FLOOR, MALLINCKRODT CENTER
Colloquium - Audience Participation as Archetype
Featuring E. B. (Elizabeth) Hunter: Assistant Professor in Drama, Director of the Fabula(b) Theatre + New Media Lab, and co-lead of the Immersive Technology Collective at Washington University in St. Louis.
Umrath 140
Our Town
Edison Theatre
Applications Now Open for the Schvey-Spottiswoode Shakespeare's Globe Program
In this two-week program, students will deepen their engagement with Shakespeare's work by gaining first-hand insights into the historical contexts, theatrical venues, and performance practices of his plays.
2026 A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Competition-Call for Submissions
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Submissions for the 2026 A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Competition are open now through Monday, February 16, 2026!
Fall 2025 Final Showings
The end of the semester means opportunities for our students to put into practice what they have been learning in class.
Silent Sky
Before Edwin Hubble and Stephen Hawking, there was Henrietta Leavitt. 'Silent Sky' takes audiences on Leavitt’s real-life journey as one of Harvard Observatory’s female “human computers” at the turn of the 20th century.
A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre
"Little Shop of Horrors" Halloween Costume Contest
Celebrate Halloween in style at our special costume contest held during the October 31st showing of "Little Shop of Horrors"! Show off your creative, spooky, or silly costumes before watching our talented students perform the cult classic musical!
Edison Theatre
Little Shop of Horrors
It’s sassy, nerdy, and carnivorous—plus, you can dance to it!
Roundtable Discussion: Careers in the Entertainment Industry
Bauer Hall, Room 550/551
2025 A. E. Hotchner Playwriting Festival
A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre