Recent News

Vanity Fair praised faculty member Annie Baker's "dreamy" debut film, Janet Planet, which will screen at Telluride Film Festival August 31-September 4, 2023. Baker recounts the context of her film and the discoveries she made during her crossover from stage to screen.

Bleecker Street recently released the trailer for What Happens Later, a rom-com co-written by faculty member Kirk Lynn, Steven Dietz and Meg Ryan. Ryan also directs and stars in the film, which will premiere in theatres this October. 

Ph.D. candidate Khristián Méndez Aguirre has been selected as a 2023 Provost's Early Career Fellow through the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost at The University of Texas at Austin. He joins a cohort of scholars from across the University who will receive training and resources designed to propel them towards careers at top research institutes.

The world premiere of faculty member Annie Baker's Infinite Life landed in The New Yorker's weekly "Goings On" newsletter, outlining must-see artistic works in a variety of categories. Baker's play, presented by Atlantic Theater Company, opens on August 18, 2023. 

Playwright and faculty member Annie Baker's debut film will be featured in this year's New York Film Festival. Janet Planet follows a mother and daughter and the people who drift in and out of their lives during the summer of 1991.