Recent News

2013-2014 Subscription Series On Sale

August 6, 2013

The ambitious five-performance series brings to the stage a Tony Award-winning musical and popular mystery thriller. Subscribers save 20% on tickets and enjoy great benefits!

UT Theatre and Dance announces 2009–2010 Production Season

August 1, 2013

Austin, TX – Flush with exciting new works, American classics, annual favorites, and more – The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance proudly announces the 2009–2010 production season.

Theatre and Dance Shines at Annual Education Conference

July 25, 2013

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

UT Theatre and Dance Community Shines in Austin Chronicle's “Top 10 of 2008”

July 3, 2013

In an annual list of theatrical favorites named by the Austin Chronicle's Robert Faires, UT Theatre and Dance productions, students, faculty, alumni and friends are among the top picks of 2008.

Alumni Earn 2009 Tony Award Nominations

July 3, 2013

The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance is proud to recognize three graduates for their recent success on Broadway earning three 2009 Tony Award Nominations and featured roles in nominated pieces.

Professor Emeritus Recognized for Lifetime Contribution in Performing Arts

July 3, 2013

Professor Emeritus Dr. Oscar G. Brockett has received the USITT Award from the US Institute for Theatre Technology. The USITT Award is the highest honor given by the institute and recognizes a lifetime contribution to the performing arts community.

BFA Dance Students Honored At American College Dance Festival

July 3, 2013

Festival Gala Features Choreography by Mariclaire Gamble, Lisa Kobdish and Megan Rushing

Recent Graduate Awarded $50,000 Literary Prize

July 3, 2013

Frances Ya–Chu Cowhig, a graduate of the James A. Michener Center for Writers at The University of Texas at Austin, has won the 2009 Keene Prize for Literature for her play titled "Lidless," a poetic treatment of the issue of torture at the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Students Trained by Barney Hammond Unite in Regional Professional Theatre Production

July 3, 2013

Blake DeLong will play “Oswald” in Triad Stage's upcoming production of Ibsen's Ghosts. DeLong is a 2007 graduate of the MFA Acting Program and trained in the Voice Studies program under Hammond at UT.