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ON THE BLOG: Meet The Cast of This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing

September 24, 2025 | OFF BOOK: A Theatre and Dance Blog

Meet the cast and creative team collaborating on This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing, Finegan Kruckemeyer’s fantastical fable of three sisters whose bond withstands the ever-changing world around them.

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Malena Pennycook (M.F.A. Directing, 2024) Selected for Beyond The Realm Festival at Off-Broadway Playwrights Realm

September 10, 2025 | Playwrights Realm

Pennycook's play, Choreomania 1518, which was part of UTNT, will go up as part of the festival that focuses on plays that experiment with form beyond the traditional play model. 

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Lara Dossett Receives Department of Theatre and Dance Teaching Excellence Award

July 16, 2025

Assistant Professor of Instruction Lara Dossett has been selected as the recipient of the 2024/2025 Department of Theatre and Dance Teaching Excellence Award. This prestigious teaching accolade recognizes faculty members who go above and beyond to foster student success within the department. 

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Alum Ginger Morris Inducted into Austin Arts Hall of Fame

July 15, 2025 | Austin American Statesman

The Austin Arts Hall of Fame, which honors community members who have significantly contributed to the arts landscape of Austin, has inducted Ginger Morris (B.F.A. 2000) for her work in theatre and education.

Alumna Malena Pennycook was a finalist for the Yale Drama Prize

Malena Pennycook (M.F.A., Theatre, 2024) among finalists for Yale Drama Prize

July 3, 2025 | Yale Schwartzman Center

The competition was adjudicated by playwright and former UT Associate Professor of Practice Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.

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Janet Planet Director Annie Baker is Teaming with A24 for Her Next Film, Ancient History

June 26, 2025 | IndieWire

Following the success of her first feature film, Janet Planet, faculty member Annie Baker is set to team up with A24 once again for her next film, Ancient History, which she wrote and will direct. 

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The Department of Theatre and Dance Welcomes Zack Fine to Acting Faculty

June 17, 2025

The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance is pleased to announce that Zack Fine will join the department in Fall 2025 as an Assistant Professor of Acting.