Recent News

The Performance Philosophy Conference brings scholars from around the world to the Winship Drama Building and other buildings across campus. Presenters will include students Jessica Peña-Torres, Yuge Ma and Whitney Beth Mosery, alumni I.B. Hopkins (M.F.A. 2020) and Jack Isaac Pryor (Ph.D. 2011) and faculty Leah Cox, Kirk Lynn and Alexandra Bassiakou-Shaw.

Spells of the Sea, a new coming-of-age musical written by Guinevere Govea (B.A. 2021) with creative contributions by Anna Pickett, will be on stage at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on October 12-20, 2024.

Faculty member Gesel Mason's Yes, And will be performed at The Contemporary Austin as the final program of the HOST: Fusebox series. Her piece will be performed on all floors of the Jones Center, with the work of artist Lubaina Himid as a backdrop.

Dean Ramón Rivera-Servera (Ph.D. 2003) will be inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, joining a prestigious cohort of scholars from across the country, as well as 25 international honorary members.

M.F.A. candidate Renita James was among three artists highlighted in TYA/USA's monthly member spotlight for April. They touch on current projects and what inspires them as a TYA art-maker. 

Alum Trey Curtis (B.F.A. 2017) discusses his journey to Hamilton on Broadway, from his first principal role in middle school to finding his manager through the UTLA program to joining Hamilton's "And Peggy" tour to now portraying Alexander Hamilton at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. 

Alum Ryan K. Johnson (M.F.A. 2023) has received a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship, joining artists and scholars from across the country following a rigorous selection process. Johnson is among seven choreographers selected for the 2024 class of Guggenhiem Fellows.

Abe Koogler (M.F.A. 2014) speaks with The New York Times on the inspiration for Staff Meal, which is on stage at Playwrights Horizons April 13-May 19, 2024.

Students and faculty in our integrated media for live performance area collaborated to create The Stars Hold Our Stories, an interactive, immersive exhibit presented as part of Fusebox Festival 2024. This exhibit will be on display at Canopy Projects on April 11-14, 2024. 

Faculty member Lisa Laratta and fellow artists Amy Bench and Veronica Ceci have collaborated on a joint art exhibition that seeks to provide refuge from the demands of our digital, capitalistic age. The installation, titled Soft Pocket: A Collaborative Immersive Installation, will be at ICOSA from April 12-May 11, 2024.