October 21, 2023
In 2022, the Performance as Public Practice area (M.A./M.F.A./Ph.D. in Theatre) program at The University of Texas at Austin marks its 20th anniversary.
To celebrate the program’s many accomplishments, the Performance as Public Practice program welcomes alumni, faculty and members of the public to an in-person series of events to commemorate the impact of PPP, featuring faculty, both past and present, distinguished alumni and current students.
Panelists: Abimbola Adelakun, Dotun Ayobade, Heather Barfield, Paul Bonin-Rodriguez, Charlotte Canning, Andrew Carlson, Eric Colleary, Clare Croft, Madge Darlington, Jill Dolan, Thomas Graves, siri gurudev, Laura G. Gutiérrez Omi Joni Jones, Michael J. Love, Marcus McQuirter, Raquel Monroe, Chuyun Oh, Jack Isaac Pryor, Dr. Ramón Rivera-Servera, Dr. Rebecca Rossen, Fadi Skeiker, Susan Gayle Todd, Stacy Wolf
Photos by Thomas Meredith.
![four faculty and former faculty smile and converse while sitting on chairs as part of a panel discussion](/sites/tad/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2023-06/dsc_0223-small.jpg?itok=rhElimZk)
![Three Performance as Public Practice students chat amongst themselves happily before a panel discussion starts](/sites/tad/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2023-06/dsc_6743-small.jpg?itok=ZvvryKoU)
![A panel of five Performance as Public Practice alumni smile, sitting in chairs in front of a classroom](/sites/tad/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2023-06/pxl_20221021_153957000.mp-small.jpg?itok=YLktgA7Z)
![six performers move jovially through a dark performance space, throwing confetti all over the room](/sites/tad/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2023-06/confetti1.png?itok=uU6p1L8k)
![Three Performance as Public Practice students smile and pose together in front of a green, brown and yellow striped wall](/sites/tad/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2023-06/dsc_6736-small.jpg?itok=K-TWK6up)
![Five panelists sit at the front of the classroom. One is in the foreground speaking with her hands in front of her, while four other panelists watch in the background](/sites/tad/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2023-06/dsc_0286-smaller.jpg?itok=cQ2NqxO0)
![A group of faculty, former faculty, alumni and students attending the PPP@20 event walk outside through sliding class doors](/sites/tad/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2023-06/dsc_0611-small.jpg?itok=8X77QvGL)
![A group of 11 PPP alumni and faculty smile together, standing in front of large windows with trees behind them](/sites/tad/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2023-06/dsc_6759-small.jpg?itok=DTPATYCY)
![10 faculty and former faculty smile and stand in front of large windows with trees behind them](/sites/tad/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2023-06/dsc_6749-smaller.jpg?itok=uAoJIkNs)
![Two PPP faculty and two alumni smile and pose together in the Payne Lobby, with colorful, tinted windows behind them](/sites/tad/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2023-06/faculty-and-alumni-group-small.jpg?itok=wWjiltEB)