Recent News

Faculty member Franchelle Stewart Dorn serves as the narrator for Muraling Austin, a documentary that explores the vibrant street art of Texas' capital city and the way it impacts the surrounding community. Muraling Austin airs on Austin PBS starting March 24, 2023.

Alum Isaac Gómez (B.A. 2013) served on the writing team for The Last Thing He Told Me, a thrilling limited series set to release on Apple TV+ on April 14, 2023. 

After a national search, Performance as Public Practice Ph.D. candidate Molly Roy has been selected as the UT Fine Arts Library's new Performing Arts Liaison Librarian.

Alumna Karen Rodriguez portrays "Erica" in Amazon Prime's latest horror series Swarm, which tells the story of a young woman's dangerous obsession with a pop star.

Faculty member Katie Dawson has been selected as part of a group of international scholars for Faberllull's Research based Theatre, Pedagogy, Diversity residency. She'll spend a week in Catalonia working with her fellow residents on a project centering research-based theatre and pedagogy.

Current Theatre and Dance student Emilio Mejia speaks with The Daily Texan about his SXSW acting debut in the premiere of Rosemary Rodriguez’s film Hail Mary.

John Proctor is the Villain, written by Kimberly Belflower (M.F.A. 2017), has been added to the Broadway Licensing catalogue. Belflower's acclaimed play, which was seen on The Kilroys List in 2019, is also set for a run at Boston's Huntington Theatre during their 2023/2024 season.

The Cohen New Works Festival, presented by the Department of Theatre and Dance at The University of Texas at Austin, returns as a five-day in person festival for the first time in four years. This festival celebrates new, student-created work April 3-7, 2023. The largest collegiate festival of its kind, the 2023 Cohen New Works Festival presents over 40 all-new works, including dance and movement performances, works of theatre, installations, films and site-specific programming. This biennial festival continues to foster the next generation of artists by providing the space and support for the development of innovative ideas, open discussion and interdisciplinary collaboration with the support of faculty co-producers, guest artists and scholars. The Cohen New Works Festival continues to empower students to further their creative growth by encouraging new artistic partnerships, invigorating new ideas, and amplifying unique and diverse voices.