Theatre Arts & Performance Studies

Theatre Arts & Performance Studies at Brown

The Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies (TAPS) is the intellectual and artistic center at Brown for faculty and students interested in the aesthetic, historical, literary, practical, and theoretical explorations of performance in global perspective - theatre, dance, speech, performance art, and performative "roles" in everyday life.

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There will be a memorial service for Jim Barnhill at the First Baptist Church in America at 75 North Main Street in Providence on May 23rd at 11:00AM. This would have been Jim's 100th birthday. All are welcome. Please spread the word.
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Brown University’s Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies is proud to announce the appointment of four new faculty members: Iván A. Ramos, Assistant Professor, Brett Zehner, Visiting Assistant Professor, Tiffany Nichole Greene, Adjunct Lecturer and Rachel Christopher, Assistant Professor of the Practice at Brown/Trinity. 

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