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Minghao Tu will join Rattlestick as Van Lier New Voices Fellows

May 12, 2022 | Broadway World

Playwrights' Center also announced Tu (M.F.A., Playwriting, 2020) as a 2022-21 Jerome Fellow.

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Gesel Mason Discusses Residency at Jacob's Pillow

May 10, 2022 | YouTube

In March 2022, faculty member Gesel Mason developed her performance piece Yes, And through a residency at Jacob's Pillow. Traveling and collaborating with her were current graduate students Yunina Barbour-Payne, Love Muwwakkil and Eliot Gray Fisher, as well as alumna Khorii Tinson (B.F.A. 2020), among others. 

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Theatre and Dance Senior Reflects on His Time as Hook 'Em

May 8, 2022 | The Daily Texan

Theatre and Dance senior Christian Coffey recently revealed that he's portrayed Hook 'Em, UT Austin's beloved mascot, since his freshman year at the university. Coffey reflects on his experiences over the past four years as he nears the end of his undergraduate career.

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Kirk Lynn Co-Writes Screenplay with Meg Ryan and Steven Dietz

May 3, 2022 | Variety

Faculty member Kirk Lynn is serving as co-writer for the upcoming film What Happens Later, directed by Meg Ryan who will also star alongside David Duchovny. This new take on the romantic comedy genre is based on the play Shooting Star by former faculty member Steven Dietz, who also serves a co-writer for the screenplay along with Lynn and Ryan.

Chuyun Oh's (PhD., Performance as Public Practice, 2015) book "K-pop Dance: Fandoming Yourself on Social Media" is published and available with a pre-order discount at Routledge

April 29, 2022 | Routledge

Oktavea LaToi's (B.A., Theatre, 2017) performance piece "I see you, you're seen" on stage at the VORTEX Theatre

April 27, 2022 | The Vortex

Kamyle Smith (B.A., Theatre and Dance, 2017) serves as assistant stage manager and Rachel Atkinson (M.F.A., Theatre, 2013) serves as scenic designer.

Following a two-year postponement, director Hannah Wolf (M.F.A., Theatre, 2018) reflects on the uncommon circumstances and connections she found when working on Perseverance Theatre's upcoming production of "Fun Home"

April 27, 2022 | Juneau Empire

Fun Home will run from April 22 to May 8, 2022. The production also features scenic design by Iman Corbani (M.F.A. 2019)

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Alumna Kimberly Belflower Discusses John Proctor is the Villain

April 27, 2022 | Washingtonian

During the world premiere run of her play John Proctor is the Villain at Studio Theatre, alumna Kimberly Belflower (M.F.A. 2017) spoke with Washingtonian about the themes that course through her work, re-examining the American classic The Crucible through the lens of high school students in the post-#MeToo era.

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Ventana Ballet Presents World Premiere of A Million Alien Gospels

April 25, 2022 | Ventana Ballet

The world premiere of A Million Alien Gospels, co-choreographed by faculty member Dorothy O'Shea Overbey, will be featured as part of Ventana Ballet and Austin Camerata's upcoming event Beautiful World. A segment of A Million Alien Gospels was previously performed as part of Dance Repertory Theatre's PIVOT.

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UTeach Fine Arts to Host Representation Matters Symposium

April 22, 2022 | College of Fine Arts: UTeach Fine Arts

UTeach Fine Arts, under associate dean and Theatre and Dance faculty member Roxanne Schroeder-Arce, to host Representation Matters Symposium, a celebration of Mexican American youth and fine arts education. Events and workshops will taking place at the College of Fine Arts and other locations across Austin on May 14-16, 2022.