Arts+ New Student Rush Tickets
To welcome you to campus, rush seats are FREE! For students with a valid UMBC ID displaying an Arts+ sticker.
How Does it Work?
All ticketed performing arts departmental events in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building — dance, music, and theatre — will have a sign up sheet at the box office 30 minutes before each show.
Any unsold seats will be given FREE to students in the order their names appear on that list approximately 5 minutes prior to showtime.
Join us for dance, music, and theatre performances!
Here’s a list of upcoming events eligible for new student rush tickets —
Shakespeare in Harlem
Proscenium TheatreUMBC Theatre presents Shakespeare in Harlem by Langston Hughes, adapted and directed by Gerrad Alex Taylor, a special co-production of UMBC Theatre, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, and CSC's Black Classical Acting Ensemble. A rare gem from Langston Hughes, this collection of monologue poems revives the rhythms of jazz, the blues, and the pulse of the Harlem Renaissance—its love, struggles, and street-corner spirit. In director Gerrad Alex Taylor’s adaptation, Hughes’ words come alive in a dynamic full-length play, blending poetry, music, and dance for an immersive journey into the world he so vividly celebrated.
Fall Dance Showcase
Proscenium TheatreThe Department of Dance presents the Spring Dance Showcase, featuring capstone work by senior students and independent student research.
Street Scenes
Black Box TheatreUMBC Theatre presents Street Scenes, with by Langston Hughes and his contemporaries, and music Kurt Weill and others. This production is adapted and directed by Eve Muson, with musical direction by Andrew Hann. Street Scenes weaves together scenes and songs from Langston Hughes, his contemporaries, and artistic descendants — playwrights who, like Hughes, explored the promises and failures of the American Dream. Their works pulse with young characters fighting barriers of class, faith, work, and identity, all bound by a shared mission: honoring the dignity of everyday people.
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