Recent News

Faculty member and dance historian Rebecca Rossen recently contributed to the anthology The Oxford Handbook of Jewishness and Dance. Her essay focuses on The Ivye Project, a time-traveling performance created to depict Jewish shtetl life in Belarus.

The City Theatre Austin is presenting the celebrated musical The Fantasticks by alumni Tom Jones (B.F.A. '49, M.F.A. '51) and Harvey Schmidt (B.F.A. '52, Art and Art History). The production also features current students Eli Mendenhall and Mel Elkins and alum Michael Harlan (B.F.A. 1978), on stage September 2-18, 2022. 

Alum Will Brittain was recently revealed as a cast member for the new comedic thriller Samson. Brittan will be on screen as one part of a kidnapping duo in the upcoming film, starring co-producer Alice Lee.

Faculty member Dr. Lisa B. Thompson discusses her background as an artist and scholar, the connections she's formed throughout her career and what inspires her work as a playwright on a recent episode of the Daughters of Lorraine podcast, presented by HowlRound Theatre Commons.

Faculty member Michael Ávila was recently selected as a 2022 OpEd Project Public Voices Fellow. This prestigious fellowship, which aims to bolster the voices of experts from underrepresented groups, recognizes Ávila's outstanding scholarship and places him among thought leaders across the nation.