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Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig (MFA '09) named 2011 Wasserstein Prize Winner

May 29, 2012 | Theatre Development Fund

Playwright will receive $25,000 prize from the Educational Foundation of America (EFA)

34th Annual International Showcase Hits Austin

May 29, 2012

The annual Showcase is IPAY’s premiere event in North America, dedicated to promoting the best in international performing arts for young audiences.

The Story Wranglers Brings Imagination to Life

May 29, 2012

“You make the stories. You make the play.”

All Over Creation: Dispatch From the New Theatre Front

May 29, 2012 | The Austin Chronicle

A report of the most recent UTNT productions by The Austin Chronicle's Robert Faires.

"A Single Shard", Adapted by Robert Schenkkan Premieres at Seattle Children's Theatre

May 29, 2012

Starring UT MFA in Acting candidates Geoffrey Barnes, Jason Ko and Alexis Scott and featuring the lighting design work of associate professor Michelle Habeck with assistance from MFA in Design candidate Cheng-Wei Teng.

Broadway Dreams Begin at The University of Texas at Austin

May 29, 2012 | The University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with Texas State University-San Marcos, is offering the inaugural Texas Musical Theatre Workshop, a three-week, pre-professional summer intensive for high school students exploring a potential career in musical theatre.

Dance Revolution

May 29, 2012 | The University of Texas at Austin: Know

Every high school has one: the uninhibited kid who dances nonstop at every prom and party. Senior Cooper Neely was that kid at his high school in Throckmorton, population 900. Now, he is a dancing king at The University of Texas at Austin. 

The Art of Giving Back: Tanya Schurr (BA '08)

May 29, 2012

As the production coordinator for Flow Nonfiction, the 2008 bachelor of arts alumna juggles office management, accounting, and produces on and off-set film shoots. Read her story here!

New Professorship and Center Posthumously Honor Theatre Historian

May 29, 2012 | The University of Texas at Austin: Know

The Oscar and Lenyth Brockett Professorship in Theatre History is the first endowment to support the creation of the Oscar G. Brockett Center for Theatre History and Criticism.

The Department of Theatre and Dance to Host PORTFOLIO 2012: The Future of Performance Design and Technology

May 29, 2012

The annual showcase offers behind-the-scenes access as attendees see imagination manifest itself in works for the stage and film.