In 1916, a series of fatal shark attacks terrorized the New Jersey Shore. Further inland, a polio epidemic plagued Philadelphia, while the cloud of World War I loomed. Matawan follows the humans who struggle against these forces, as well as the story of the shark - a creature whose constant evolution has led to years of survival.
The Performance as Public Practice Graduate Student Association is proud to present a locally-inspired production of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, drawing parallels between colonization and gentrification.
A semi-staged reading featuring professional actors, this lyrical biography of Leonard Bernstein takes a symphonic look at the major melodies playing throughout his life: music, family, spiritual longing, carnal passions and death. We see Leonard as a boy and man, as a father and son; bisexually brilliant and politically naive. Cymbals crash, the brass crescendo, the maestro takes a bow.
The John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies presents Performing Blackness Series: Duets. Join Dr. Lisa B. Thompson in conversation with Joan Morgan, awarding-winning cultural critic, feminist author and a pioneering hip-hop journalist.
This annual performance of collaborative invention and experimentation showcases the talents of students and faculty from the Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music and The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance.
Come enjoy one last magical evening with the Musical Theatre graduating seniors as they perform excerpts from their recent New York Senior Showcase as well as favorite songs from Broadway and beyond!
It’s 2465. American politics haven’t changed much - except that “America” is now a handful of New England towns. When an unidentified army encamps at the border, Congress struggles to move beyond personal agendas and petty bickering to decide the nation’s fate.
REVEL: A Celebration of UT Live Design is a showcase of work created for the stage by the M.F.A. in Design and Technology candidates in the Department of Theatre and Dance. Designers and makers will display their work in areas including costume design and technology, lighting design, integrated media and scenic design. Collectively, this work helps tell visual stories for live performance and is a reflection of the collaborative nature of theatre.
Performance as Public Practice presents a series of dance events that features a workshop on contemporary movement and connections to the stories of the Orixás and a lecture on the history and formation of Palestinian and Israeli folk dance as representations of national identity.
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 Zephyr Theatre in Los Angeles, California.