Recent News

Ground Floor Theatre's production of Clyde's features Ph.D. candidate Yunina Barbour-Payne as "Clyde" and intimacy direction by faculty member Andy Grapko. The production will be on stage May 16-June 1, 2024.

The Immersive Experiences course through Texas Immersive Institute is debuting an interactive event, Elysian Heights, which asks the question "What if Austin was ruled by artificial intelligence?" The creative team bringing this project to life features multiple UT Theatre and Dance students. 

Co-creator of Romeo y Juliet, KJ Sanchez, speaks to Flora Farr of the The Daily Texan on the "why" behind the new bilingual LGBTQIA+ production. Farr also speaks to Theatre and Dance students Valeria Najera Zavala and Karla Bermudez, who play "Romeo" and "Juliet," about their experiences stepping into these roles.

Faculty member Alison N. Vasquez and current student Demian Chavez discuss their experiences attend the 10th anniversary Latinx Theatre Commons gathering in Boston.

A24 has released the first trailer for Janet Planet, written and directed by faculty member Annie Baker. Baker's feature film debut will hit theatres in June of 2024. 

Dramaturg Demian Chavez Galvan dives into the script and context of Romeo y Juliet ahead of the show's run on April 10-21, 2024. Their article is published in both English and Spanish.

Faculty member Kirk Lynn recounts the process of completing Thornton Wilder's unfinished play, The Emporium, which is set to premiere at the Alley Theatre on May 10, 2024. 

Penfold Theatre Company has announced the two plays kicking off their new play reading series: Greyhound Famous, written by Tony Faia and directed by Rosalind Faires (B.A. 2015), and Anton Chekhov is a Tasty Snack, written by Jenny Connell Davis (M.F.A. 2009) and directed by Liz Fisher. 

Trey Curtis (B.F.A. 2017) discusses his journey to the Broadway stage alongside former student J. Quinton Johnson, from their first UT Theatre and Dance production to now performing in Hamilton on Broadway together, with Curtis taking on the titular role.

Teatro Vivo, one of the cornerstones of the Austin theatre community, is hosting the 2024 Austin Latinx New Play Festival, featuring work by many alumni and students from the Department of Theatre and Dance. Now in its 14th year, this annual festival showcasing new works by Latinx theatre artists.