In the Glare is a documentary theatre piece exploring medical trauma from the physicians’ perspective. How do they experience the deaths of patients? How does suffering wear them down? How does it make them better healers? Drawing on interviews with physicians and hospital personnel, In the Glare invites us to rethink about the ways we encounter suffering and grief.
Dev suffers from an unrequited love for Mash, who writes songs on her ukulele, despairing over her unrequited love for Con. Con is an aspiring director/playwright in love with his childhood friend and muse, Nina. Nina, an aspiring actress, loves the attention, but soon falls for Trig, a successful writer and the boyfriend of Con’s mother, Emma. Emma is a famous actress fighting to keep her lover while constantly battling a son who despises her choices in both life and art. Dr. Sorn sees it all while feeling unseen and wishing for more time.
Based on Homer's The Odyssey, a young refugee called Anon journeys through the United States, encountering a wide variety of people - some kind, some dangerous and cruel - as he searches for his family. From a sinister, one-eyed butcher to beguiling barflies, to a sweatshop, Anon must navigate through a chaotic, ever-changing landscape to find "home."
From Pulitzer Prize and Tony® Award-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan, comes the incendiary political thriller that is captivating audiences across the country. Written in “a white heat” fury following the November 2016 election, Building the Wall imagines a dystopia impacted by President Trump’s border and immigration policies.
This portfolio showcase features an exciting exhibition celebrating the work of emerging artists in costume design, lighting design, scenery, media and technology.
After three years of rigorous training in Austin, our actors have spent this past semester in Los Angeles studying with Howard Fine and Michael D. Cohen and engaging with a number of industry professionals. Presented at The Matrix Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
A play for all ages, Luna tells the captivating story of Soledad who has trouble making friends as she moves from school to school. She finds comfort in the company of the moon, Luna, and their magical relationship encourages Soledad to reach out to those around her.
The Cohen New Works Festival, presented by Broadway Bank, is a biennial, week-long showcase of new work created by students at The University of Texas at Austin held in various locations in and around UT campus. It is not just an event, but a celebration of a continuously ongoing process–the creation of new work.
Three teen girls coerce one another into a suicide pact to end their meaningless existence. On a mountainside in New Mexico, wonder transcends their tragedy as they find new life by leaving the world behind.
When Simon Levinson accuses his father of bigotry, he must confront a series of larger challenges, including the polarization of American politics and how to make his boyfriend love him. Taking place over the course of the Obama years, the play explores what we gain and lose when society progresses and asks us to answer the question, "Who is the true bigot?"