April 10-14, 2017
The Cohen New Works Festival presented by Broadway Bank is a week-long showcase of new work created by students at The University of Texas at Austin held biennially in various places across campus. It is not just an event, but a celebration of a continuously evolving process - the creation of new work.
Learn about the 2017 projects and their creative teams.
Faculty Co-Producers: Quetta Carpenter, Rusty Cloyes, Liz Engelman, Kirk Lynn and Lawrence Bennett
The Cohen New Works Festival Executive Committee (2017): Megan Tabaque, Kailey Nunley, Dack Justiz, Reed Neal, Ashton Murphy, Shimshon Zeevi, Grayson Rosato, Hannah Wolf, Claire Stephen, Kimberly Belflower, Kamyle Smith, Lizzette Chapa, Graham Schmidt, Kelsey Vidic, Kevin Poole, Lilly Stafford, Natalie Laboda, Sam Provenzano, E.L. Hohn and Anna Ingram.
Photo: Lawrence Peart
![TITLE LOADING; Photo: Lawrence Peart group of people standing among projections](/sites/tad/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2022-07/newworksgallery1.jpeg?itok=zGtSx2q9)
![105 (Part 2): Heartweight; Photo: Lawrence Peart man in orange touches the ground](/sites/tad/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2022-07/newworksgallery2.jpeg?itok=d1suLT7z)
![Shells; Photo: Lawrence Peart man in pink lighting touches a hanging prop](/sites/tad/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2022-07/newworksgallery3.jpeg?itok=Az8Etq2b)
![Open Mic Night; Photo: Lawrence Peart woman playing a guitar and singing](/sites/tad/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2022-07/newworksgallery4.jpeg?itok=DC7E9uOD)
![Swadesh: One's Own Country; Photo: Lawrence Peart woman in black stands against a blue screen with her arms up](/sites/tad/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2022-07/newworksgallery5.jpeg?itok=W-ff039Z)
![Rage to Heal; Photo: Lawrence Peart man stands in the dark pointing at another](/sites/tad/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2022-07/newworksgallery6.jpeg?itok=pPp1GRKF)
![antonia; Photo: Lawrence Peart woman confronts another woman](/sites/tad/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2022-07/newworksgallery7.jpeg?itok=OE_OU1oP)
![Hollow; Photo: Lawrence Peart woman in dress points](/sites/tad/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2022-07/newworksgallery8.jpeg?itok=URCBJanT)
![It's a Travesty! One Night with Jazzie Mercado!; Photo: Lawrence Peart person in pink lighting singing](/sites/tad/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2022-07/newworksgallery10.jpeg?itok=tV4_VwDc)
![TITLE LOADING; Photo: Lawrence Peart person speaking with projections](/sites/tad/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2022-07/newworksgallery9.jpeg?itok=iG3ElC8r)
![The Festival is Cock-A-Doodle Now!; Photo: Lawrence Peart woman in cowboy hat petting giant chicken](/sites/tad/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2022-07/newworksgallery11.jpeg?itok=lAChF2Ax)
![Bloodthirsty Fiends; Photo: Lawrence Peart man in armor in the spotlight](/sites/tad/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2022-07/newworksgallery13.jpeg?itok=D5yDHSiF)
![Bloodthirsty Fiends; Photo: Lawrence Peart group of servants](/sites/tad/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2022-07/newworksgallery14.jpeg?itok=7_nZ5hOs)
![105 (Part 2): Heartweight; Photo: Lawrence Peart two people fight in the dark](/sites/tad/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2022-07/newworksgallery15.jpeg?itok=e8ucLu8u)
![The Gospel According to Jocelyn; Photo: Lawrence Peart woman in pink sings while man in the back plays the cello](/sites/tad/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2022-07/newworksgallery16.jpeg?itok=TlHz7Oh_)
![The Festival is Cock-A-Doodle Now!; Photo: Lawrence Peart giant chicken and woman with a sign next to it](/sites/tad/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2022-07/newworksgallery12.jpeg?itok=RqnnethU)