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Theatre and Dance Students and Alumni Featured at ZACH Theatre

September 25, 2013

ZACH Theatre is kicking off their 2013-2014 Family Series this week with Salt and Pepper (Sal y Pimienta), a bilingual play celebrating the bonds of family and friendship.

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Robert Schenkkan’s ‘All the Way’: An Inside Look at LBJ’s Presidency

September 19, 2013 | ABC News

Alumnus Robert Schenkkan's (B.A. 1975) play All the Way opens in Cambridge, MA, starring Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston as former president Lyndon Baines Johnson.

Drama Turns Deadly: Theatre and Dance Opens Season with Dial "M" For Murder

September 13, 2013

The classic thriller made famous by Alfred Hitchcock's film opens October 4.

Undergraduate Actors Featured in Web Series

September 10, 2013 | Department of Theatre & Dance

"Detention," created by Plenty Humble Productions (Faculty members Quetta Carpenter and Jeremy Lee Cudd), provides actors a practical opportunity to gain experience working on camera. 

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Faculty and Alumnus Nominated for Jeff Awards

September 5, 2013 | Department of Theatre & Dance

Works by Professor Susan Mickey and Andrew Hinderaker (MFA Playwriting, 2013) nominated for the 45th Annual Jeff Awards, celebrating excellence in professional theatre.

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UT Playwright Reina Hardy Premieres Two Plays

August 29, 2013 | The Austin Chronicle

Third-year playwriting student Reina Hardy premieres Glassheartand Stars and Barmen.

Vincent Mantsoe and Dance Theatre X come to UT's McCullough Theatre

August 28, 2013

Texas Performing Arts and the Department of Theatre and Dance present two of today’s most distinguished choreographers in an exciting evening of dance.

Katie Dawson Honored by Board of Regents for Excellence

August 21, 2013

The Board's highest distinction, the annual award recognizes outstanding and innovative teaching.

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Dr. Charlotte Canning to Write for Texas Book Series from UT Press

August 16, 2013 | Austin American-Statesman

Dr. Charlotte Canning will contribute to a new book series about Texas culture and history from the University of Texas Press.