Recent News

Earlier this semester, 15 dance students and members of the dance area faculty attended the American College Dance Association (ACDA) South-Central Regional Conference. While there, they performed to acclaim in the ACDA Gala Concert, presented new works of dance and film and participated in over 50 classes and workshops.

Dr. David A. Crespy (M.F.A. 1986) has received a 2022/2023 Fulbright Scholar Award in Research/Teaching, supporting his work in Spain and Greece on a collection of plays entitled Mi Corazón Español Vive Ahora En Grecia: Six Plays of Sephardic Greece.

Austin Playhouse is presenting a staged reading of KEYS, a musical for young audiences with book by faculty member Roxanne Schroeder-Arce and music and lyrics by alumna Jenn Hartmann Luck (M.F.A. 2011).

Faculty member Katie Dawson discusses the impacts of research on our understanding and ability to change the world around us as part of UT Austin's announcement of the Presidents Research Impact Award.

As part of her Emory Playwriting Fellowship, alumna Megan Tabaque (M.F.A. 2017) is directing a workshop production of her play Britney Approximately: A Pop Greek Tragedy. The piece, which features music by alum Drew Paryzer (M.F.A. 2018) and others, will be on stage at Theater Emory April 6-16, 2023.

Multi-faceted theatre artist, singer/songwriter and educator Jenn Hartmann Luck (M.F.A. 2011) has been appointed Producing Artistic Director for Oregon Children's Theatre.

Playwriting alumni Paul William Kruse (M.F.A. 2020) and Josiah Thomas Turner (M.F.A. 2022) have been selected from a competitive pool of applicants for Playwrights' Centers' Jerome and Many Voices Fellowships, respectively. They join the program following a recent expansion, earning both playwrights two-year fellowships starting in July.