Recent graduate David Molina Garza (M.F.A. 2017) received the bronze medal at the World Stage Design Exhibition (Taipei, Taiwan) for his scenic design of The Dialogues of the Carmelites (Butler Opera Center). The World Stage Design Exhibition features the best in global performance design from around the world. 

Dr. Paul Bonin-Rodriguez, associate professor of Performance as Public Practice, discusses the modern value of a degree in fine art and the importance of creative degree programs as an incubator for new ideas. 

Austin's Rude Mechs, under chief writer and co-producing artistic director Kirk Lynn (faculty) recently bid farewell to the Off Center with a special final performance of Not Every Mountain, highlighted in American Theatre by Ph.D. candidate, Russell Dembin. The performance featured several alumni from Frank Wo/Men Collective. 

Alumnus Abe Koogler’s (M.F.A. 2014) latest play, Fulfillment Center, was recently reviewed by The New York Times, which described it as “finding poetry in missed connections.” The play runs off-Broadway through July 9.