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The Austin Chronicle named Rudy Ramirez (M.A. 2012) the "Best Theatre Director" in their Best of Austin (2017) list, recognizing the best of food, culture and events in the city. 

There’s a chill in the air and All Hallows’ Eve is upon us. Whether you’re a fan of gory horror or you’re just looking for a spooky story, these playwrights know the way to send shivers down your spine. Faculty member Kirk Lynn (Fixing King John, Method Gun) gives us his five favorite hair-raising, skin-crawling, bone-chilling plays to help you celebrate the season.

Under the direction of Jeremy Arnold, Erica Gionfriddo and Dorothy O'Shea Overbey, The University of Texas at Austin's award-winning dance company, Dance Repertory Theatre returns to the stage in Fall For Dance, November 7-12, 2017 at the B. Iden Payne Theatre. An exploration of identity, cultural experience and self-expression through contemporary dance, Fall For Dance features works by renowned artists, including Charles O. Anderson with Jeremy Arnold, Jenn Freeman, Ray Eliot Schwartz and Dorothy O'Shea Overbey. 

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The Art of the Hollywood Backdrop, by Karen Maness and Richard Isackes, was recognized as the runner-up at the 2017 Hamilton Book Awards, the highest honor for literary achievement given by The University of Texas at Austin. 

The Semester in Los Angeles Program (UTLA) takes senior B.F.A. in Acting majors to Los Angeles for their final semester in order to make connections and begin the transition from student to working actor. The inaugural cohort (Spring 2017) discusses the benefits of the program. 

Through their student employment program, Texas Performing Arts provides the opportunity for students to learn alongside industry professionals and to gain valuable resume-building experience that serves as a unique complement to the university curriculum. Junior Malyssa Quiles works as a student audio assistant at Texas Performing Arts.

Texas Theatre and Dance presents Arthur Miller's The Crucible directed by Michael Fry, November 8-19, 2017 at the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre. Accusations of wtichcraft turn neighbor against neighbor in 17th century Salem, Massachusetts. The malicious trials that follow reflect the mob psychology of a community paralyzed by terror, in which piety and righteousness are masks for malevolent greed and self-interest. 

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