Recent News

Faculty member Lisa Laratta and fellow artists Amy Bench and Veronica Ceci have collaborated on a joint art exhibition that seeks to provide refuge from the demands of our digital, capitalistic age. The installation, titled Soft Pocket: A Collaborative Immersive Installation, will be at ICOSA from April 12-May 11, 2024.

Students and faculty in our integrated media for live performance area collaborated to create The Stars Hold Our Stories, an interactive, immersive exhibit presented as part of Fusebox Festival 2024. This exhibit will be on display at Canopy Projects on April 11-14, 2024. 

The Immersive Experiences course through Texas Immersive Institute is debuting an interactive event, Elysian Heights, which asks the question "What if Austin was ruled by artificial intelligence?" The creative team bringing this project to life features multiple UT Theatre and Dance students. 

Co-creator of Romeo y Juliet, KJ Sanchez, speaks to Flora Farr of the The Daily Texan on the "why" behind the new bilingual LGBTQIA+ production. Farr also speaks to Theatre and Dance students Valeria Najera Zavala and Karla Bermudez, who play "Romeo" and "Juliet," about their experiences stepping into these roles.

A24 has released the first trailer for Janet Planet, written and directed by faculty member Annie Baker. Baker's feature film debut will hit theatres in June of 2024. 

Dramaturg Demian Chavez Galvan dives into the script and context of Romeo y Juliet ahead of the show's run on April 10-21, 2024. Their article is published in both English and Spanish.

Faculty member Kirk Lynn recounts the process of completing Thornton Wilder's unfinished play, The Emporium, which is set to premiere at the Alley Theatre on May 10, 2024. 

Faculty member Dr. Enzo E. Vasquez Toral serves as a conference organizer for the 2024 Lozano Long Conference: Indigenous Lands, Resisting Sexualities in Abiayala, taking place April 18-19, 2024.

Penfold Theatre Company has announced the two plays kicking off their new play reading series: Greyhound Famous, written by Tony Faia and directed by Rosalind Faires (B.A. 2015), and Anton Chekhov is a Tasty Snack, written by Jenny Connell Davis (M.F.A. 2009) and directed by Liz Fisher. 

Trey Curtis (B.F.A. 2017) discusses his journey to the Broadway stage alongside former student J. Quinton Johnson, from their first UT Theatre and Dance production to now performing in Hamilton on Broadway together, with Curtis taking on the titular role.