http://ns.umich.edu/new/releases/23166-department-of-theatre-drama-celebrates-centennial
ANN ARBOR—In 1915, the University of Michigan was the first university in the country to offer theater production classes for credit. That same year saw the birth of U-M graduate Arthur Miller, who went on to became one of our nation’s most distinguished playwrights.
Now, 100 years later, the Department of Theatre & Drama, part of the U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance, celebrates its centennial and Miller’s centenary, as well as 125 years of offering acting classes for college credit.
U-M’s Homecoming weekend (Oct. 8-11) will host the majority of the centennial festivities, including a reunion concert Oct. 8 with StarKid, a coalition of writers, directors, actors and designers formed by U-M students in 2009. The troupe pioneered the use of the Internet as a new and innovative way to produce theater.
The weekend will also offer alumni-hosted career sessions Oct. 8-9, in which theater, film and television artists—including Tony-winning Broadway director Jack O’Brien and the StarKid cast—share advice with current students. An alumni tailgate will take place prior to the Oct. 10 football game.