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Excerpts from faculty member KJ Sanchez's ongoing research for a documentary theatre project featuring interviews with essential workers, will be shared at The University of Texas at Austin's upcoming COVID-19 Conference. This event, taking place November 10-11, 2020, will showcase groundbreaking COVID-19 work from researchers from across campus.

Dr. Coleman A. Jennings, a lifelong theatre practitioner, scholar and former chair of the department, passed away on October 28, 2020. Dr. Jennings joined the faculty in 1963 and spent over 50 years as a beloved faculty member of the Theatre and Dance community.

UTNY provides opportunities for summer internships and classes in New York City through The University of Texas. Learn more about the program at the upcoming Theatre and Dance information session on November 18, 2020 or at the general information session on November 19, 2020.

In a recent review of La Ruta, the production was praised for its unique forms of staging, visual presentation and performance that differentiated this piece from other virtual performances while simultaneously honoring "the spirit of [Isaac] Gómez’s work, with impressive resourcefulness."

This week only, the digital theatre archive 3Views on Theater is highlighting the work of our recently graduated M.F.A. in Playwriting candidates. Visit their website anytime between October 26 - November 1, 2020 to read excerpts from scripts and interviews with Dan Caffrey, I.B. Hopkins, Paul Williams Kruse, Cecelia Raker, Danny Tejera and Minghao Tu.

Find out how, through innovation and creative experimentation, the La Ruta team presented a cohesive, full length virtual play with imagery, sound, lighting and powerful storytelling, sharing an important story in a way that reached far beyond the walls of the Winship building. 

The University of Texas Department of Theatre and Dance at Austin presents UTNT (UT New Theatre), November 5-20, 2020 in a series of unique virtual performances. Established in 2007 by nationally renowned playwright Steven Dietz, UTNT (UT New Theatre) is an annual showcase of newly developed works for the American stage from playwrights of the Department of Theatre and Dance’s master of fine arts program and Michener Center for Writers. Now in its thirteenth year, UTNT brings to the stage compelling works by ascending playwrights. This season, UTNT (UT New Theatre) will take place twice, presenting a variety of all new works in the fall (Part One) and spring semesters (Part Two). Performance titles for UTNT (UT New Theatre, Part Two will be announced later this fall.

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In a recent Sightlines review, our production of Charles O. Anderson's (Re)current Unrest, which streamed online on October 16-17, 2020, was praised as a timely, well executed and as a "high-frequency call to action," during our current moment in history.

In a recent interview with Fusebox Festival, faculty member Charles O. Anderson discusses the process of re-imagining his work (Re)current Unrest for the virtual stage during this current racially charged moment.

Faculty member Gesel Mason recently received the College of Fine Arts 2019-2020 Distinguished Research Award for her creative works No Boundaries: Dancing the Vision of Contemporary Black Choreographers and Yes, And.