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Professor Charlotte Canning receives Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award Recipient

With the government's attempt to frame a communal response to the anniversary of that tragic occasion — a seismic moment that, politically and emotionally, marked the turn of the 21st century — forms the crux of “september play,” a temporal, theater production being staged on Sept. 11 in the Anna Hiss Gymnasium.

Directed by department chair Brant Pope, The Cherry Orchard continues to resonate with audiences 100 years after it was first produced.

Two Austin friends are celebrating their brand new positions as the respective Education Directors at The Paramount Theatre and ZACH Theatre, two of the city’s most influential cultural arts institutions.

Alumnus Eric Vera's career is on a fast upward trajectory.

Play by M.F.A. Playwriting candidate Gabriel Dean

This program brings theatre to life through creative participation. It takes you out of the classroom and into the piazzas and streets of the breathtaking city of Florence.

The Creative Research Award caps off a banner year for Dietz. 

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde runs October 28th through November 6th.

Students of our demanding M.F.A. Playwriting program need look no further than to their own faculty for inspiration and prime of examples of this charge.