Associate Professor Paul Bonin-Rodriguez is one of eight recipients of the 2023 Regents Outstanding Teaching Award in academics. With recipients from University of Texas campuses across the state, this award recognizes faculty who go above and beyond, making a positive impact on their students and the University.
October 3, 2023
| Off Book: A Theatre and Dance Blog
Texas Theatre and Dance is proud to introduce the cast and creative team of Ride the Cyclone, with book, music and lyrics by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell and direction by Jenny Lavery.
Yacov Sharir, renowned international choreographer, dancer and much-beloved faculty member at the Department of Theatre and Dance, passed away September 29, 2023 at the age of 83. His legacy, profound talent and unwavering kindness will be remembered and celebrated for years to come.
Lincoln Center Theater will present Daphne, a new, surreal play by Renae Simone Jarrett (M.F.A. 2021), beginning October 2023. Her play delves into the mind-bending realizations of her main character Daphne following her move out of the city with her girlfriend.
The Department of Theatre and Dance is pleased to celebrate a number of incoming tenured and tenure-track faculty this academic year. Among them is newly-appointed chair Dr. Peter Carpenter (Z.T. Scott Family Chair in Drama), who joins the department from his previous position as director of the School of Theatre and Dance at the University of Florida. Also joining the department this fall are Performance as Public Practice faculty members Enzo E. Vasquez Toral and Rosemary Candelario, who represent the continued growth, development and expansion of their area.
Faculty member Annie Baker recently spoke with Vogue about the world premiere of her play Infinite Life. Baker's new play, which explores pain, fragility and comfort, is on stage at Atlantic Theater Company beginning in August 2023.
After a production at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play by Kimber Lee (M.F.A. 2011) will be on stage at Young Vic Theatre in London, England. Lee's acclaimed play will run from mid-September to November 4, 2023.
Before the start of the fall semester, the Association for Theatre in Higher Education’s (ATHE) Annual Conference took place in Austin, Texas. UT Department of Theatre and Dance affiliates attended, presented and orchestrated this year’s conference, sharing their theatrical knowledge and networking with fellow theatre practitioners.
