Recent News

UTNY provides opportunities for summer internships and classes in New York City through The University of Texas. Learn more about the program at the upcoming Theatre and Dance information session on November 18, 2020 or at the general information session on November 19, 2020.

In a recent review of La Ruta, the production was praised for its unique forms of staging, visual presentation and performance that differentiated this piece from other virtual performances while simultaneously honoring "the spirit of [Isaac] Gómez’s work, with impressive resourcefulness."

This week only, the digital theatre archive 3Views on Theater is highlighting the work of our recently graduated M.F.A. in Playwriting candidates. Visit their website anytime between October 26 - November 1, 2020 to read excerpts from scripts and interviews with Dan Caffrey, I.B. Hopkins, Paul Williams Kruse, Cecelia Raker, Danny Tejera and Minghao Tu.

Find out how, through innovation and creative experimentation, the La Ruta team presented a cohesive, full length virtual play with imagery, sound, lighting and powerful storytelling, sharing an important story in a way that reached far beyond the walls of the Winship building. 

In a recent Sightlines review, our production of Charles O. Anderson's (Re)current Unrest, which streamed online on October 16-17, 2020, was praised as a timely, well executed and as a "high-frequency call to action," during our current moment in history.

In a recent interview with Fusebox Festival, faculty member Charles O. Anderson discusses the process of re-imagining his work (Re)current Unrest for the virtual stage during this current racially charged moment.

Faculty member Gesel Mason recently received the College of Fine Arts 2019-2020 Distinguished Research Award for her creative works No Boundaries: Dancing the Vision of Contemporary Black Choreographers and Yes, And.

The Department of Theatre and Dance and the College of Fine Arts at The University of Texas at Austin are pleased to announce the renewed residency of the nationally-acclaimed, ensemble -based theatre collective, Rude Mechs. This two-year residency will provide students the opportunity to work with and learn from members of Rude Mechs through group workshops, mentorship and respondent feedback on student-devised work and processes.

The 2019-2020 B. Iden Payne Award Nominations feature multiple members of the UT Theatre and Dance community, including 12 nominations for Spring Awakening, 11 nominations for Marcus; or the Secret of Sweet and six nominations for 12 Ophelias (a play with broken songs), among numerous alumni, student and faculty work outside of the university.

Alumnus Andrew Aaron Valdez (B.F.A. 2017) is currently featured as part of the touring production of American Dreams, an interactive, virtual play that invites audiences to vote on which of the game-show contestants earns immediate citizenship. On virtual stages through November 2020.