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Associate Professor of Practice of Acting Christin Davis has been selected for the 2026 Dads’ Association Centennial Teaching Fellowship. The program acknowledges professional-track faculty members primarily engaged in freshmen instruction and celebrates innovative instructional approaches and impactful student engagement, including mentorship and advising.

The award for Outstanding Assistant Instructor is in recognition of Whitney Mosery’s work and contributions to the large format online course, TD301 Intro to Theater, which serves over 500 students a year.

Fusebox Festival 2026 will include Leah Cox's Group Therapy (co-created with alum Kristen Osborn), Integrated Media Studio's Mirrorworld Inc. (created by various UT Live Design and Production graduate students), resident theatre company Rude Mechs' Not Every Mountain and many more. 

Instructions for a Séance, by alum Katie Bender (M.F.A. 2014), will be presented in Bass Concert Hall April 16-19, 2026 as part of Fusebox Festival.

The Daily Texan spoke with artistic director Gesel Mason (faculty), choreographers London Lack and Daniela Mendes Albert and dancer Makaila Natividad about their process working on EQUINOX.

The world-premiere of faculty member KJ Sanchez's play The Making of A Saint will run from May 14-June 6, 2027 at the Wyly Studio Theatre. Alum Jaime Castañeda (M.F.A. 2006) selected the play as part of his inaugural season as artistic director of the Dallas Theater Center.

The Movement Journal, established by faculty member Sinclair Emoghene, is the first peer-reviewed publication where human movement is the primary scholarly object. 

CBS Austin highlights M.F.A. candidate Matthew Smith's thesis project, in which he recreated three of Selena's iconic costumes through conversations with the original designer, Martin Gomez.

Current student Walker Zupan, alum Khristián Méndez Aguirre (Ph.D. 2025) and faculty members Katie Dawson and Rosemary Candelario present on research and artistic practices relating to climate change and climate resilience at the Planet Texas 2050 Symposium.

A Plausible History of Xicotencatle II, written by Jaymes Sanchez (M.F.A. 2022) and assistant directed by Rodolfo Robles Cruz (M.F.A. 2026), will be on stage at Stages Houston as part of their Sin Muros Latinx Theater Festival from June 13-14, 2026.