Recent News

Faculty member Roxanne Schroeder-Arce and nine students recently embarked on a journey to Mexico City for a month long Maymester course. In a recent blog post, Schroeder-Arce discusses the program and student experience, from mask-making to soaking in the local art scene through various exhibits, performances and rehearsals.

Alum Will Brittain was recently revealed as a cast member for the new comedic thriller Samson. Brittan will be on screen as one part of a kidnapping duo in the upcoming film, starring co-producer Alice Lee.

Faculty member and dance historian Rebecca Rossen recently contributed to the anthology The Oxford Handbook of Jewishness and Dance. Her essay focuses on The Ivye Project, a time-traveling performance created to depict Jewish shtetl life in Belarus.

The City Theatre Austin is presenting the celebrated musical The Fantasticks by alumni Tom Jones (B.F.A. '49, M.F.A. '51) and Harvey Schmidt (B.F.A. '52, Art and Art History). The production also features current students Eli Mendenhall and Mel Elkins and alum Michael Harlan (B.F.A. 1978), on stage September 2-18, 2022. 

Faculty member Dr. Lisa B. Thompson discusses her background as an artist and scholar, the connections she's formed throughout her career and what inspires her work as a playwright on a recent episode of the Daughters of Lorraine podcast, presented by HowlRound Theatre Commons.