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Zuniga receives prestigious honor for student advising

March 20, 2014

Mark-Anthony Zuniga, Academic Advisor for the Department of Theatre and Dance, is one of five UT Austin recipients of the Texas Exes' 2014 James W. Vick Award for Academic Advising.

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Multiple Tony Award winning musical "In the Heights" comes to the stage

March 20, 2014

A captivating journey into New York’s vibrant Washington Heights community, In the Heights runs April 9-19 at the B. Iden Payne Theatre.

High School Musical Theatre Awards Nominations Announced

March 19, 2014 | Austin American-Statesman

The winners of the inaugural Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Awards, presented by the Long Center, Zach Theatre and UT Theatre and Dance, announced on April 17.

UT Dance students premiere new works at annual spring concert

March 5, 2014 | The Daily Texan

Erica Saucedo and Kelsey Oliver offer their original dance work in Dance Repertory Theatre's Kinesthetic Imperative, opening March 6.

UT Michener Center playwright brings new play to annual showcase

March 5, 2014 | The Daily Texan

Abe Koogler presents his latest play, Advance Man, as part of the seventh UTNT (UT New Theatre) annual showcase.

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Professor Joan Lazarus Honored as a 2014 "Texas 10"

March 3, 2014 | The Alcalde

Nominated by alumni, Professor Lazarus is celebrated as one of "10 most talented and inspiring UT professors ever to walk the Forty Acres."

Catherine Rogers Published in Gettysburg Review

Feb. 25, 2014 | Gettysburg Review

Catherine Rogers (M.F.A. Playwriting, 1993, Michener Fellow) has published her short story “After Three Tangos” in the Gettysburg Review Spring 2014 issue. She recently returned to the U.S. from her second Fulbright fellowship in Greece (2009, 2013). At Aristotle University Thessaloniki and in Athens, Rogers led the workshops “Understanding Illness and Trauma through Narrative” with students, physicians and health care professionals, artists, writers, and fellow Fulbright alumni. She is currently an M.S. candidate in Narrative Medicine at Columbia University. 

Dance Repertory Theatre celebrates the legacy of dance in Kinesthetic Imperative, March 6-9

February 21, 2014

The annual spring concert features works created by renowned choreographers, including Merce Cunningham, a leader of American avant-garde dance.

Sarah Ruhl's Award-winning play kicks off spring season

February 3, 2014

Dead Man's Cell Phone runs February 14-23 at the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre.

PPP Graduate Student Featured in Austin American Statesman

January 31, 2014 | Department of Theatre & Dance

Performances as Public Practice student Scott Blackshire was the featured consultant for the Austin American Statesman article "Honoring gay history in Texas."