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Student Takes Home Mitchell Award

May 3, 2013

Department of Theatre and Dance graduating senior Isaac Gomez is a second prize recipient for the George H. Mitchell Awards for Academic Excellence.

Bill Craver receives Tony's Honor

April 30, 2013

Congratulations Bill Craver (B.F.A '52, M.F.A. '56 in Drama)! Bill, a distinguished Broadway producer and Company Manager, will be awarded with the Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre. The 2013 Tony Awards will be broadcast live on Sunday, June 9th on CBS, and are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. 

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Accolades for Dance Repertory Theatre's "Roots and Wings"

April 25, 2013 | The Austin Chronicle

For writer Jonelle Seitz, "Roots and Wings" proved unexpectedly timely in a week of unrest and anxiety.

Playwrights Reflect on UTNT's Past

April 12, 2013

Former playwriting graduate students recount their experiences producing and revising new work in UTNT (UT New Theatre).

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Kirk Lynn's New Play to Premiere with Playwrights Horizons

April 5, 2013 | The New York Times

Playwriting instructor Kirk Lynn's Your Mother’s Copy of the Kama Sutra to receive a world premiere as part of the popular Off Broadway company Playwrights Horizons.

UTNT (UT New Theatre) Presents Work from Emerging Playwrights

April 1, 2013


UTNT brings to stage dynamic works by Andrew Hinderaker, Kevin Kautzman, Gabrielle Reisman, and Sarah Saltwick. Curated by Steven Dietz and Brian Kettler, the four stories delve into family, desires, hauntings, faith, and miracles.


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Professor Charlotte Canning New Editor for Influential Journal

March 29, 2013

The prestigious journal Theatre Research International offers articles on theatre practices in their social, cultural, and historical contexts, their relationship to other media of representation, and to other fields of inquiry.

Alum Travels from England to Perform in Cohen New Works Festival

March 28, 2013

The University of Exeter's Drama Department is performing their original show, More than the Sum, as part of the Cohen New Works Festival. UT alum, Avital Stolar (B.A.T.D. 2011), is now working on her Masters in Theater at Exeter and traveled from England to her alma mater to perform. Stolar explained, “Through connecting the two universities, we have engaged in a cultural exchange in which masters theater students from UT and Exeter share ideas from across the world and explore them in rehearsals. Meeting together in Austin will enable our collaborators from UT to see the final product they helped to create. As applied theater students, we all have an interest in developing artwork with the community and are excited to learn from each other about different ways of working with young people."

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The Austin Chronicle Reviews "The Women of Juarez"

March 27, 2013 | The Austin Chronicle

The Chronicle's Jillian Owens describes the production as "devastating and beautiful." The Women of Juarez, part of The Cohen New Works Festival, honors the stories of the women who live with fear and loss in the corrupt border town of Juarez, Mexico.  

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Tackling Football's Dark Side: "Colossal" Reviewed

March 27, 2013 | The Austin Chronicle

If baseball is America’s pastime, then football is her guilty pleasure. Sure, it’s thrilling. But it’s also really violent. It encourages players to muscle through concussions, and it encourages them to hate. Colossal, the spectacular play premiering at the Cohen New Works Festival, tackles these skeletons head-on. - Review by The Austin Chronicle's Jillian Owens