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Tragedy strikes and Esperanza, a young, privileged girl living in Mexico, is forced to flee to California. Working in a migrant labor camp during the Great Depression, Esperanza must overcome adversity and find unexpected inner strength. Adapted from Pam Muñoz Ryan’s award-winning book, Esperanza Rising runs October 3-12 at the B. Iden Payne Theatre.

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An original idea developed by the internationally renowned ensemble The Moving Company, Refugia is an investigation into the lives of those who find themselves at the crossroads of transition, navigating life’s margins.

Refugia is created by Dominique Serrand, Steven Epp, Nathan Keepers and Christina
Baldwin of The Moving Company, former members of the Tony Award-winning Theatre de la Jeune Lune. 

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Presented by Texas Theatre and Dance and new sponsor Broadway Bank, the biennial Festival will showcase 38 original, student-produced works in five days on The University of Texas at Austin campus.

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A play about the ecstasy and excesses of performing, the dangers of public intimacy and the incompatibility of truth on stage and sanity in real life, Rude Mechs’ widely acclaimed work returns to Austin September 10-14.

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Based on the Academy Award-winning film and hit television series, Fame The Musical is the unforgettable journey of a group of dedicated students with stars in their eyes. Be captivated as the story unfolds for these talented hopefuls studying at New York City’s legendary High School for Performing Arts. Through their triumphs and tragedies, the ultimate goal remains – Fame.

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Cora is a twelve year-old girl on an exciting field trip to visit a historic gold rush town in northern California. But when her best friend she’s expecting to see never appears, Cora finds herself in a totally new frontier: rough, wicked, and bizarre. Enter a Woman, Pretty Enough runs March 27- April 3, 2015 at the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre.

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Theatre and Dance faculty member Francie Ostrower recently received a $3.5 million-dollar grant from The Wallace Foundation to study how performing arts organizations can develop approaches to attract new audiences. 

Department of Theatre and Dance faculty, alumni and students are honored by American Alliance for Theatre and Education.

Award recognizes outstanding classroom performance and innovation in undergraduate instruction.

Acting professor Dr. Lucien Douglas discusses the business of acting, his distinguished career and his advice for actors with periodical, Backstage.