USM students Emma Graffam, Jared Lennon, and Abbie Kneeland won awards for their outstanding performance. Read about what made them think about pursuing the paths they did.
Jared Lennon, Arts & Culture Editor
• April 27, 2026
Beauty and the Beast The Musical returns for the show’s 30th anniversary Broadway national tour. While still the tale as old as time, this production is more beast than beauty.
USM’s 2026 Artist-in-Residence Peter Bruun is exploring a profound and universal theme: how we endure grief, and how connection helps us move through it.
His current project, Even As We Grieve, is rooted in deeply personal loss: the passing of his daughter in 2014. It opened in the Crewe Center for the Arts on April 16, 2026.
Jared Lennon, Arts & Culture Editor
• April 27, 2026
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first DC/Marvel crossover, Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man, Marvel & DC Comics have joined forces once again to bring us Spider-Man/Superman #1.
Jared Lennon, Arts & Culture Editor
• April 13, 2026
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first DC/Marvel crossover, Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man, Marvel & DC Comics have joined forces once again to bring us Superman/Spider-Man #1.
The USM Department of Theatre put on a phenomenal performance of Cabaret in collaboration with the Osher School of Music. Cabaret was performed from April 2-12, and some members of The Free Press attended the April 1 dress rehearsal.
Jared Lennon, Arts & Culture Editor
• April 13, 2026
The Drama is a recently released A24 film which follows Zendaya & Robert Pattinson as Emma and Charlie, a happily engaged couple who are put to the test when an unexpected revelation sends their wedding week off the rails.
