College of Visual and Performing Arts School of Theater

  • February 22, 2024

    The world premiere of Twelve Ophelias from Mason's School of Theater and the Mason Players is being performed in TheatreSpace on Mason's Fairfax campus from February 22-25, 2024.

  • November 15, 2023

    Professor Theresa Ohanian recently appeared as a guest speaker to two class sessions of Theater 150: Global Theater Histories I to discuss her artistic inspirations and processes for adapting, devising and directing this production of fallen.

  • October 10, 2023

    ARTS by George! returned on Saturday, September 30, 2023, hosted by the College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) at George Mason University. The benefit event, which was headlined by GRAMMY and Tony Award winner Renée Elise Goldsberry, raised more than $275,000 for student scholarships in visual arts, dance, music, theater, game design, film, arts management, as well as for the Mason Community Arts Academy, Green Machine Ensembles, and the Great Performances at Mason season at the Center for the Arts.

  • September 6, 2023

    The Originals! is coming on September 15 and 16

  • August 31, 2023

    Prior to the special performance of Renée Elise Goldsberry in Concert headlining the evening, College of Visual and Performing Arts students showcase their talents in visual arts, music, game design, dance, and more. Read on to learn more about some of the stellar performances and experiences you can partake in when visiting ARTS by George!

  • August 14, 2023

    “The Road to the End,” a play written and performed by the School of Theater's alumni and students, won Best Drama in an audience vote at the recent Capital Fringe festival.

  • May 3, 2023

    The play by Bella Panciocco is a magical and thought-provoking journey through the power of memories. The production was directed by Megan Gray Lederman, assistant directed by Darren Badley, original music by Brett Womack, and performed by the talented Mason Players. 

  • October 25, 2022

    This is not the first time Mason School of Theater alumni actor/lyricist Maggie Rodgers and writer/director Rebecca Wahls have joined creative forces. 

  • October 17, 2022

    "The Originals!" is an annual production within George Mason University’s School of Theater that showcases the writing, acting, and directing skills of the creative students of the College of Visual and Performing Arts.

  • October 14, 2022

    From the visionaries that rocked Broadway with Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Avenue Q, and Spring Awakening, Head Over Heels will have you laughing out loud while taking you on a nostalgic journey with 1980’s classics such as the Go-Go’s “We Got the Beat,” and Belinda Carlisle’s “Heaven is a Place on Earth.”