Recent News

UT Austin alumni Guinevere "Gwenny" Govea (B.A. 2021) and Anna Pickett workshopped their new musical Spells of the Sea at Pegasus PlayLab at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, culminating in staged readings on June 4 and 5, 2022.

Alumnus Tom Jones (B.F.A. 1949, M.F.A. 1951) has conducted rewrites to recenter The Fantasticks as a love story between two young men. Jones' rewrites for the classic musical, which he originally wrote with the late Harvey Schmidt (B.F.A. in Art, 1952), were penned in collaboration with Flint Repertory Producing Artistic Director Michael Lluberes.

Penfold Theatre Company's world premiere performance of Jarrett King's A War of the Worlds features Marcus McQuirter (Ph.D. 2012) as director, Ph.D. candidate Yunina Barbour-Payne and former student Marc Pouhé among the cast and staff member Desireé Humphries as costume designer.

Faculty member Corey Allen is directing Great River Shakespeare's summer production of The African Company Presents Richard III. Other collaborators include M.F.A. candidate Braxton Rae as assistant director, recent graduate Harri Horsley (M.F.A. 2022) as costume designer and alumna Ashley Bowen (B.A. 2021) among the cast.

Romeo y Juliet playwright Karen Zacarías and director and faculty member KJ Sanchez reflect on the bilingual revitalization of Shakespeare's classic and the hidden opportunities that developed out of its postponed world premiere at California Shakespeare Theater.

Salvage Vanguard Theater's performances of Bright Mother: An Invitation to Being feature scenic design by Lisa Laratta (M.F.A. 2008), technical direction by Thomas Graves (M.F.A. 2008) and current student Allen Porterie among the ensemble. 

Faculty member Dr. Lisa B. Thompson discusses her directorial debut with Ground Floor Theatre's production of Dot. Colman Domingo's blend of comedy and family drama, featuring multiple collaborators from the Department of Theatre and Dance, will be on stage May 13-28, 2022. 

Graduating senior Alexandria Passanisi was recently recognized with the University Co-op George H. Mitchell Award for her honors thesis, entitled "The Missing Elements of Theatrical Representation of Autism Spectrum Disorder."