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Editorial Partners Oscar G. Brockett Center and American Theatre Magazine

February 11, 2015

Collaboration provides the university the opportunity to extend the national conversation about theatre history.

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Alumnus George Brant's "Grounded" to Receive Star Treatment in New York

February 6, 2015 | New York Times

George Brant's (M.F.A. 2008) play will show at the Public Theater featuring Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway and Tony Award winner Julie Taymor. 

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Finding Refuge

February 5, 2015 | The Austin Chronicle

UT Theatre students cross borders with the acclaimed artists of The Moving Company in Refugia.

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2015 Texas Medal of Arts Honorees Announced

January 16, 2015 | Texas Cultural Trust

Alumnus and Tony Award winning playwright Robert Schenkkan is among those who will receive the distinguished honor from the Texas Cultural Trust on February 25.

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M.F.A. Playwriting Candidate Inspired by Science Fiction in New Work for UTNT

December 8, 2014 | The Daily Texan

Eva Suter's original new work "Hold Me Well" was showcased at UTNT (UT New Theatre) this past week. Her striking piece was inspired by the transformative magic of theatre and works of science and science fiction. 

Austin Opera and UT Theatre and Dance bring Verdi's "A Masked Ball" to the Stage

November 6, 2014

The opera opens November 8 at the Long Center for the Performing Arts.

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Dance Repertory Theatre goes 'downtown' in "Fall For Dance," Nov. 14-16

October 20, 2014

Highlights include choreography by Christian Von Howard, Charles O. Anderson, Ellen Bartel and Andrea Beckham.

Play, Ball: A Theatrical Look At The 'Beauty And Brutality' Of Football

October 20, 2014 | National Public Radio

Alumni Andrew Hinderaker (M.F.A. '13) and Will Davis (M.F.A. '13) discuss "Colossal;" Hinderaker's smash play created while at UT Austin

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Robert Schenkkan's "The Great Society" on stage at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival

October 17, 2014 | The Austin Chronicle

Alumnus Robert Schenkkan's play "The Great Society" is the sequel to his 2014 Tony Award-winning play "All the Way."

Theatre and Dance Faculty Among Hamilton Award Winners

October 16, 2014 | The University of Texas at Austin

Kirk Lynn and Allison Lowery are recognized for their scholarly and creative works by the University Co-op..