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Cheng-Wei Teng receives lighting award at 2017 World Stage Design in Taiwan

Sept. 15, 2017 | World Stage Design

Cheng-Wei Teng (M.F.A., Lighting Design, 2012) received the Gold Medal for Professional Lighting at the 2017 World Stage Design in Taiwan for his work Serenade. A freelance designer based in Taipei, Taiwan, Teng’s work includes One Hundred Years of Solitude by Shakespeare Wild Sisters Group, Queen Xiao-zhuang and Dorgon by GaoGuang Opera Company and Mulan the Musical by Tainanier Ensemble.

Briana Bower receives distinguished thesis award from American Alliance for Theatre and Education

Sept. 15, 2017

Briana Bower (M.F.A., Drama and Theatre for Youth and Communities, 2016) received the Distinguished Thesis Award for her M.F.A. thesis “This Object Holds: Exploring Adolescent Identity Through Object-Based Performance” from the American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE).

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Will Davis’s latest directing project featured in New York Times

Sept. 15, 2017 | The New York Times

The New York Times featured Charm, a play directed by Will Davis (M.F.A. Directing, 2013).

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David Crespy publishes book on Playwright Ladford Wilson

Sept. 15, 2017

David Crespy (M.F.A., Playwriting, 1986) published a new book, Ladford Wilson: Early Stories, Sketches, and Poems. The book features a selection of early work from Wilson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright.

Accolades for Steven Dietz's play This Random World

September 15, 2017 | Austin American-Statesman

Described by Austin360 as a "charming, funny, accessible play about the connections that we all miss amid our own self-obsessions," This Random World runs through Oct. 1 at Austin Playhouse.

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Franchelle Stewart Dorn to Star in 20th Century Blues

September 13, 2017 | Playbill

Faculty member Franchelle Stewart Dorn heads to New York to perform alongside Beth Dixon (The Good Wife), Polly Draper (thirtysomething), Kathryn Grody (Top Girls), Ellen Parker (The Heidi Chronicles) and Charles Socarides (Sons of the Prophet) in Susan Miller's newest work, 20th Century Blues

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This Month in Theatre History with Charlotte Canning

September 12, 2017 | Thinking Public

Faculty member Charlotte Canning recently discussed the collaboration between the Brockett Center for Theatre History and Criticism (The University of Texas at Austin) and American Theatre Magazine, This Month in Theatre History. Along with faculty member Andrew Carlson, these features have highlighted major milestones of the American stage. 

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New Dance Faculty Member Featured as Dance Magazine Award Winner

September 12, 2017 | Dance Magazine

New dance faculty member, hip hop icon Rennie Harris has been recognized as a Dance Magazine Award Winner, a prestigious award celebrating the living legends who are making an impact on dance in the 21st century. Previous recipients include Fred Astaire, Pina Bausch and Misty Copeland. 

Harvey Schmidt at New York Awards Ceremony

Steven Dietz's Play to Kick Off Keen Company's New Season

September 6, 2017 | Playbill

Faculty member Steven Dietz's Lonely Planet is headed to New York this October, starring Arnie Burton (The Government Inspector) and Matt McGrath (The Legend of Georgia McBride) to kick-start the Keen Company's 2017-2018 season Off-Broadway. 

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Building the Wall is a Riveting Warning About Political Extremes in the Age of Trump

September 1, 2017 | Austin American-Statesman

The Austin American Statesman calls Building the Wall a "taught, timely, must-see new play...an excoriating critique of the virulent rhetoric — and actions — in contemporary American politics." On stage at the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre August 30 - September 10, 2017.