Recent News

Multi-faceted theatre artist, singer/songwriter and educator Jenn Hartmann Luck (M.F.A. 2011) has been appointed Producing Artistic Director for Oregon Children's Theatre.

Playwriting alumni Paul William Kruse (M.F.A. 2020) and Josiah Thomas Turner (M.F.A. 2022) have been selected from a competitive pool of applicants for Playwrights' Centers' Jerome and Many Voices Fellowships, respectively. They join the program following a recent expansion, earning both playwrights two-year fellowships starting in July. 

Alumna Karen Rodriguez portrays "Erica" in Amazon Prime's latest horror series Swarm, which tells the story of a young woman's dangerous obsession with a pop star.

Faculty member Franchelle Stewart Dorn serves as the narrator for Muraling Austin, a documentary that explores the vibrant street art of Texas' capital city and the way it impacts the surrounding community. Muraling Austin airs on Austin PBS starting March 24, 2023.

Alum Isaac Gómez (B.A. 2013) served on the writing team for The Last Thing He Told Me, a thrilling limited series set to release on Apple TV+ on April 14, 2023. 

After a national search, Performance as Public Practice Ph.D. candidate Molly Roy has been selected as the UT Fine Arts Library's new Performing Arts Liaison Librarian.

Faculty member Katie Dawson has been selected as part of a group of international scholars for Faberllull's Research based Theatre, Pedagogy, Diversity residency. She'll spend a week in Catalonia working with her fellow residents on a project centering research-based theatre and pedagogy.