Recent News

Jasmine Games (M.F.A. 2022) published her first book of poetry, Somebody's Daughter, with the Black Spring Press Group. This collection of poems previously earned Games the 2021 Sexton Prize for Poetry.

Faculty member Angelica Monteiro and Ph.D. candidate Eliot Gray Fisher visit KUT Radio's Arts Eclectic to talk about Narratives of the Migrant Body, a new dance-storytelling experience created by Monteiro and presented in partnership with ARCOS Dance.

M.F.A. candidate Avery Deutsch was announced as an Ensemble Studio Theatre/Sloan Project commissioned playwright for the 23/24 season. Her play, THE AGE OF MARY, will be developed and presented among other works that explore the worlds of science and technology.

Director Roxanne Schroeder-Arce and dramaturg and community outreach coordinator Mateo Hernandez discuss The Smartest Girl in the World on KUT Radio's Arts Eclectic.

Dramaturg and Education Outreach Coordinator Mateo Hernandez discusses the worthwhile experiences and important discoveries made during the touring performances of The Smartest Girl in the World.

Zachariah Ezer (M.F.A. 2023) and Dan Caffrey (M.F.A. 2020) were selected for The Civilians' R&D Group during the 2023/2024 season, providing them with opportunities to develop their new plays, entitled The Single Raindrop and The Tusk Hunters, respectively. 

Texas Theatre and Dance is pleased to present The Smartest Girl in the World by Miriam Gonzalez, directed by Roxanne Schroeder-Arce. After touring to schools in Central Texas, this exciting play for young audiences returns home to the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre November 30 – December 3. The story centers two children, Leo and Lizzy Martinez, who want to be the smartest kids in the world! The children of hardworking immigrants, big brother Leo has convinced his little sis that being smart is the key to helping their family escape a tough, uncertain reality. The first step in the plan – Leo will win the local TV kid’s quiz show. But when their parents refuse to let him join the quiz team, Lizzy learns there’s something deeper driving Leo – something that makes life that much more challenging and unpredictable for her brother and her family. The Smartest Girl in the World takes a look at the bonds of family and the key to facing life’s challenges together.