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Yebel Gallegos

Yebel Gallegos interviewed by Salt Lake City Weekly

February 6, 2017 | Salt Lake City Weekly

Yebel Gallegos (B.F.A., Dance, 2007) spoke with Salt Lake City Weekly about being a principal dancer with Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company in anticipation of their performance Winter Season.

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Will Davis Nominated for Helen Hayes Award

February 3, 2017 | Theatre Washington

Alumnus Will Davis (M.F.A. 2013) was recently nominated for outstanding direction of a musical for Evita (Olney Theatre Center). The 2017 Helen Hayes Awards will be held May 15 at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, D.C. 

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Abe Koogler’s play to open at Manhattan Theatre Club this summer

February 2, 2017 | Manhattan Theatre Club

Fulfillment Center, a new work from Abe Koogler (M.F.A., Playwriting, 2014) will have a world premiere in New York City this summer at the Manhattan Theatre Club. The play begins previews June 6 and opens June 20. 

UTNT (UT New Theatre) Brings New Work to the Stage

January 30, 2017 | Department of Theatre and Dance

UTNT (UT New Theatre) is an annual showcase of newly developed works for the American stage from playwrights of the Department of Theatre and Dance's master of fine arts program and Michener Center for Writers. Now in its tenth year, UTNT brings to the stage compelling works by Kimberly Belflower, Elizabeth Doss, William Glick and Megan Tabaque.

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Alumnus Earns Six Oscar Nominations

January 24, 2017 | Variety

Alumnus Robert Schenkkan's (B.A. 1975) piece Hacksaw Ridge (co-written with Andrew Knight) was nominated for Best Picture as well as Lead Actor (Andrew Garfield), Best Director (Mel Gibson), Film Editing, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing. The 89th Academy Awards will be held February 26, 2017.  

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Sarah Saltwick's play opens at The Vortex in Austin

January 24, 2017 | The Vortex

A Perfect Robot, a play by Sarah Saltwick (M.F.A., Playwriting, 2013), opened at The Vortex in Austin on Jan. 19 and runs through Feb. 11. 

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Steven Dietz's Bloomsday on Stage at Austin Playhouse

January 20, 2017 | Austin360

Faculty member Steven Dietz's new play Bloomsday, a lyrical, time-traveling romance, takes the stage at Austin Playhouse through February 5 in a piece critics are calling "a bittersweet love story awash in a sentiment that is equal parts American and Irish, and Austin Playhouse, with four talented actors at its heart, does that story quiet, poetic justice." (Austin360) 

Isaac Gomez

Isaac Gomez named top performer in Chicago

January 18, 2017 | Newcity Stage

Isaac Gomez (B.A., Theatre and Dance, 2013) was featured in the article “Players 2017: The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago,” by Newcity Stage in Chicago.

Jessica Webb

Jessica Nicole Webb to appear on soap opera

January 18, 2017 | Serial Scoop

Jessica Nicole Webb (B.A., Theatre and Dance, 2009) has been cast as Alex Dettmer on CBS’s The Young and the Restless. Her January role on the soap opera will run for at least five episodes.

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Selina Rosales named artistic fellow for Second Stage Theatre

January 18, 2017

Selina Rosales (B.A., Theatre and Dance, 2015) became the artistic fellow for Second Stage Theatre in New York City in January 2017.