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We are proud of our alumni - our Longhorn family - a collection of vibrant actors, writers, scholars, educators, designers, entrepreneurs and community leaders. They have been recognized with prestigious awards, including Academy Awards, Emmy Awards, Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize in Drama.

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Alumni in the News

Katie Folger

Katie Folger (B.A., Theatre and Dance, 2013) stages one-woman show at Elysian Theater in L.A.

October 23, 2026 | L.A. Times

Getting In Bed with the Pizza Man has previously sold out runs in Austin, Los Angeles, and Portland. It earned five stars at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Poster for debut

Sean Tecson (B.A., Directing, 2015) premieres new play, Debut: Coming of Age in Filipino America, in Chicago

October 23, 2026 | Broadway World

Sean Tecson, writing under the pen name Nate Cozens, will premiere his full-length play, Debut: Coming of Age in Filipino America, this fall with CIRCA Pintig, a Filipino-American theater company in Chicago. Inspired by Tecson's own experience of turning 30, the play explores family, identity, cultural expectations, and how we continue to rediscover ourselves throughout adulthood. The play runs Nov. 5-Dec. 4, 2026, across three Chicago venues: Filament Theatre, Bughouse Theatre, and the Rizal Center.

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