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Cincinnati King by KJ Sanchez on CET

February 18, 2019 | CET Public Television

Associate Professor KJ Sanchez's recent production of Cincinnati King at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, an exploration of the history of King Records, is featured on CET Public Television's The Art Show. 

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On Clover Road a new thriller by Steven Dietz, who calls Chicago 'my New York'

January 30, 2019 | Chicago Tribune

Chicago Tribune critic Chris Jones previews professor Steven Dietz's new play opening February 1 at American Blues Theater.

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Two MacArthur Fellows Join Playwriting Program in UT’s College of Fine Arts

January 29, 2019 | College of Fine Arts

Texas Theatre and Dance welcomes MacArthur fellows Annie Baker and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins to the playwriting faculty this fall.

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Gabriel Jason Dean's play "Heartland" Part of National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere

January 25, 2019 | Austin Chronicle

Gabriel Jason Dean's (M.F.A. Playwriting, 2012) play Heartland, which looks at the personal stories from the war in Afghanistan, is part of a National New Play Network rolling premiere currently on stage at the Vortex Repertory in Austin.

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Rodney Richardson's Feature Film Debut to Premiere at SXSW Film Festival

January 25, 2019 | SXSW

Rodney Richardson (B.A., Drama, 2010) debuts in his first feature film, "The Day Shall Come," which premiere's at SXSW Film Festival in spring 2019. Richardson is currently acting in the TV series, "FBI." 

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"UT co-hosts Latinx theatre for youth festival and convening"

January 23, 2019 | The University of Texas at Austin College of Fine Arts

The 2019 LTC TYA Sin Fronteras Festival comes to the Winship Drama Building and the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center for three days of performances, plenaries and breakout sessions. Plenty to experience across the city in this, the first festival devoted to Latinx and Latin American theatre for young audiences.

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Heartland by Gabriel Jason Dean (M.F.A., 2012) at The Vortex

January 18, 2019 | The Austin Chronicle

Texas Theatre and Dance and Michener Center alumnus Gabriel Jason Dean's "chamber play about people living out unfortunate political decisions" runs through February 9 at The VORTEX.

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R. Scott Blackshire Named Curator of Tobin Collection of Theatre Arts at The McNay Art Museum

January 15, 2019 | McNay Art Museum

R. Scott Blackshire (PhD, Performance as Public Practice, 2018) has been named the new curator of the Tobin Collection of Theatre Arts at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas. Over the course of nearly 40 years, Dr. Blackshire is only the third individual to hold this curatorial position.

Learn about Rude Mechs theatre collective's Kirk Lynn's admiriation for students and love for feral performance.

"Under the Radar Festival, Public Theater, New York — teenage angst and asylum seekers"

January 11, 2019 | Financial Times

The Financial Times highlights the "howl of youthful angst" in Associate Professor Kirk Lynn's The Cold Record, part of the Under The Radar Festival at The Public Theater. 

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"Make Your Move" at SXSWedu

January 11, 2019 | SXSWedu

Associate Professor Andrea Beckham and Assistant Professor Katie Dawson's project "Make Your Move: Bodies Creating Change" will be part of the performance series at SXSWedu this March in partnership with Peace First. Full details at sxswedu.com.