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Theatre and Dance presents new play by Katie Bender

November 14, 2013

The Fault runs December 3-7 at the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre

B. Iden Payne Awards Announced and Celebrated

November 6, 2013

Theatre and Dance is among the winners

Two dancers, one lying on the back of another

Annual Dance Concert "Fall For Dance" Returns to the B. Iden Payne Theatre

November 1, 2013

Works include choreography by Mark Morris, David Justin, Holly Williams, Yoav Kaddar, and Stacy Skolnik

Man and woman looking at each other

Rave Reviews for "Our Country's Good"

October 29, 2013 | BroadwayWorld.com

"Theater about theater is rarely as good as this." - Jeff Davis, BroadwayWorld.com

Alum stars in new film, Test

October 15, 2013 | PolariFest

Alumnus Scott Marlowe (BFA, Dance 2004) stars as “Frankie” in the new film Test by Chris Mason Johnson. Test is the poignant, powerful story set in the San Francisco modern dance scene of 1985, in the early years of the AIDS epidemic. It will run October 20, 7:00 PM at the Stateside.

"Our Country's Good" comes to the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre

October 11, 2013

UT Theatre and Dance presents Our Country’s Good, a story about the redemptive power of art, October 18-27.

"The Beautiful People" Takes the Stage

October 10, 2013

The Beautiful People by American playwright William Saroyan comes to the stage October 18-26 at The Museum of Human Achievement. Directed by master of fine arts candidate Steven Wilson, The Beautiful People features University of Texas at Austin students and professional actors from the Austin community.

B. Iden Payne Award Nominations Announced

October 9, 2013

Theatre and Dance highlighted in annual "Best of" Austin-based theatre nominations.

2013 Oscar G. Brockett Essay Prize Awarded

October 1, 2013

The American Society for Theatre Research and the Oscar G. Brockett Center of Theatre History and Criticism are pleased to announce that Richard Schoch from Queen’s University Belfast, Ireland is the winner of the 2013 Oscar G. Brockett Essay Prize.