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Enzo Vasquez Toral accepts the Gertrude Lippincott Award, standing on stage with two other members of the Dance Studies Association

Enzo Vasquez Toral Receives Award Recognitions for Recent Article

November 6, 2026

Faculty member Enzo Vasquez Toral received the 2026 Gertrude Lippincott Award, recognizing the best article in dance studies, for his recent publication in Theatre Journal. He was also recognized with an Honorable Mention for the Association for Theatre in Higher Education’s 2026 Outstanding Article Award. 

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.

Nine headshots of the cast members of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane are compiled together

ON THE BLOG: Meet the Cast of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

September 23, 2026 | OFF BOOK: A Theatre and Dance Blog

Meet the incredible cast and creative team of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, a moving and magical play based on Kate DiCamillo’s novel of the same name.

Bonnie Cullum

fire work, directed by Bonnie Cullum (M.F.A., Directing, 1989), to premiere at The Vortex theatre

September 22, 2026 | The Vortex Theatre

Harvey Schmitdt and Tom Jones

The Fantasticks, co-written by Tom Jones (B.F.A., Theatrical Design, 1959) and Harvey Schmitdt (B.F.A., Art, 1952), returns to Broadway with a reimagined boy love story

September 22, 2026 | New York Times

How two UT Fine Arts alumni created the world's longest-running musical and how a character gender-swap has breathed new life into the script and landed it on Broadway. 
 

Jaime Casteneda

Jaime Castañeda (M.F.A., Theatre, 2006) to direct world premiere of Reykjavik86 at Dallas Theater Center

September 22, 2026 | Dallas Theatre Center

Daria Miyeko Marinelli

Playwrights Realm presents This Is Not Not a Drill, an audio guided tour of Manhattan by Daria Miyeko Marinelli (M.F.A., Theatre, 2019)

September 22, 2026

Acting major Preston Powe cheers enthusiastically at a Texas Longhorns football game

Preston Powe (B.F.A. in Acting) Lands Role in McConoughey’s New Apple TV show, Brothers

September 19, 2026 | My San Antonio

Learn about third-year B.F.A. in Acting major Preston Powe's journey from the student section at Texas Longhorn football games to scoring a role in the new Apple TV show Brothers, starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson.

Learn about Virginia Grise, a writer, performer, director, creative producer and faculty member in the Playwriting and Directing area

Virginia Grise (Faculty) Receives Catalyst for Change Fellowship

September 19, 2026 | Glasstire

The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) awards faculty member Virginia Grise one of five Catalyst for Change fellowships, supporting her work in community-engaged projects that encourage civic involvement.