December 7

Memorial for Elinor Wortley Doty
Memorial Service for Elinor Doty, Wife of Ezra William Doty, founder of the College of Fine Arts at The University of Texas at Austin

New Museum Studies Portfolio Program
Graduate Museum Studies Portfolio Program to Begin Fall 2008

December 6

Dempster Named College of Fine Arts Dean At The University of Texas at Austin
Douglas Dempster appointed Dean of the College of Fine Arts

December 17

Update: Acting Alum Jones in Off-Broadway production at Theatre Row
Harvest, by David Wright Crawford, receives rave reviews

December 14

Alumna Working on Olympics Campaigns
Samantha Lipman (B.F.A., Design '06)

December 6

Shattuck named head of Theatre at SFA
University in Nacogdoches brings New Yorker back to Texas

December 21

Faculty Positions Available
Assistant Professor in Dance History and Theory, as well as a one-year lecturer position in Theatre Technology.

December 4

Blanton Museum of Art Announces the Departure of Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro, Curator of Latin American Art
Pérez-Barreiro named new director of the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros

December 17

Alumna Wins $1 Million in Dr. Pepper Challenge
Laura Janisch (B.F.A., Design '06)

December 7

Where Are They Now?: Greg Pritchard
Backstage Presence, Houston, Texas

December 3

Raven Study: Screening in NYC
Charlotte Griffin's short film screens across the country

November 30

Art History Alumna Named Interim Director of ASU Art Museum
Heather Lineberry to begin position January 1, 2008

November 14

BFA Graduate goes on Strike
Alumna Pamela Ribon goes on strike with fellow WGA members

November 12

Tony Award–Winning Designer Kevin Adams
Gives Public Lecture at The University of Texas at Austin

November 6

Acting Alum Jones in Off-Broadway production at Theatre Row
Harvest, by David Wright Crawford

Syzygy Marketing Promotes Evan Morgan to Director of Marketing
Evan Morgan (MM, String Performance '04)

Amy Zolkoski Involved with Houston Children's Chorus
(B.M. Music Studies, '04)

Bill Green Returns to Acting
(B.F.A. Drama, '50)

November 2

Music Alumna in Phantom of the Opera
Kristen Hertzenberg (B.M. Voice Performance, '99)

Alumnus Photographs Judge on "So You Think You Can Dance"
Koury Angelo (B.F.A. Studio Art, '04)

Studio Art Alumna designing for Fossil, Inc.
Michelle Midyette (B.A. Studio Art, '98)

Former high school drama director now president of Area Community Theater, Inc.
Rochelle Lacy (née Smith) (B.F.A. Drama, '60) is an important influence on drama scene in Pampa, Texas.

November 27

College Hires New Development Officer
Kirsten Johnson Joins External Relations & Development Team

November 9

Musical Theatre Professor Directs Music at ZACH
Lyn Koenning, Musical Director of Rockin' Christmas Party

November 30

Undergrad Research and Creative Project Fund Gives it's First Award
Three Undergrads Receive Funding

November 28

Graduate student nominated for KM Fabrics, Inc. award in Technical Production
Derek Moon honored for thesis work

November 8

Patrick McKelvey Receives Award for Thesis
Undergrad Wins Rapoport King Thesis Scholorship

October 25

Lake | Flato Selected as Architects
to create an innovative renovation of the Department of Art and Art History's Visual Arts Center.

October 23

Blanton Museum of Art Presents Major International Exhibition of Paintings from Colonial South America
Blanton will be one of only three U.S. venues to host North American exhibition focusing exclusively on paintings from this period in South America's history

October 11

UT Theatre and Dance participates in Free Night of Theater 2007
Free tickets to live theater in Austin beginning October 11

October 9

Blanton Museum of Art Presents First Comprehensive U.S. Exhibition of Work by Argentine Artist Jorge Macchi
Blanton and 2007 Mercosul Biennial in Brazil are co-organizers of internationally traveling exhibition

October 29

Rapstine Directs Off-Broadway Show with Margaret Cho
Fellow alum Kitty McNamee (B.F.A. Dance, 1986) choreographs

Actor/Producer Chase Masterson Holds Workshop for UT Students
College and Beyond: Getting Your First Job as an Actor or Producer

October 26

BFA Graduate Prepares for the Release of "Gospel Hill"
Jeff Stacy's Screenplay Attracts Big Stars

October 25

Recent Grad Receives Rave Review from NY Times
Andrew Hutcheson (BA in Theatre & Dance, 2003) receives a rave review in the NY Times for his role in Richard III

October 24

Viker sites UT’s facilities in Stage Directions feature
“Scene Shop Essentials”

October 23

Job opportunity at Vassar College
Vassar seeks acting generalist faculty

October 22

Dance alumna opens studio in Riverside, IL
Heather Overbeck opens Principle Dance Studio

October 19

RECUERDOS DE MARICRUZ to be performed in NYC
Yesenia Garcia 2007 Alum Receives funding to expand Thesis

October 18

MFA Dance Graduate Directs International Forum
Ray Eliot Schwartz (M.F.A. in Dance, 2006) is Co-Director of Performática: Foro Internacional de Danza Contemporánea y Artes de Movemiento.

October 17

M.D. Walton: Horror Film
M.D. Walton (M.F.A. in Acting, 2004)

October 10

Helen at Risk to show in Great Lakes film festival
Alumnus Jim Elliot's film makes the rounds

October 8

Orr’s work showcased in SA’s annual TheatreASAP
Allison Orr Block (MFA in Drama and Theatre for Youth, 2001)

October 3

A new way to be in touch with UT T&D alums all over the world!
New T&D alum and friend online networking group

October 1

Dance alums premiere work at BAX
Molly Mae MacGregor and Errin Delperdang

"The Most Beautiful Lullaby" in Louisville
Award-winning play by Greg Romero (MFA in Playwriting, 2006)

October 12

Stacy Wolf wins “Best Essay” at ATHE
Professor awarded research award for best journal article

October 5

Canning live on News 8 Austin!
Monday, October 8, 2007

October 2

Douglas cast in “The Sno Cone Stand”
Professor of Acting/Directing Lucien Douglas

October 15

Suzan Zeder wins Outstanding Teacher Award
Playwriting professor honored for her excellence in teaching by ATHE

October 10

UT Theatre and Dance productions and students receive Payne Award nominations
33rd Annual B. Iden Payne Theater Industry Awards Oct. 21

September 10

In Memoriam: Terrence "Shan" Covey
B.F.A. in Drama, 1965

September 28

Blind Mouth Singing
MFA Graduate designs her first show in NYC

September 19

Kreitzer named Lark Theater Company Fellow
Carson Kreitzer, MFA in Playwriting and Michener Center Writer, 2005

September 26

Scott’s sabbatical brings travel and a new solo work
Professor of Dance, Andee Scott

September 24

Performing Arts Center Appoints Scene Shop Supervisor
Master Carpenter J.E. Johnson Accepts Appointment

August 22

Remixing Mozart: Professors and students use robotics and electronics to reinvigorate an 18th century opera
UT feature story

August 6

Book Tackles Old Debate: Role of Art in Schools
When two researchers published a study a few years ago concluding that arts classes do not improve students’ overall academic performance, the backlash was bitter.

August 24

Wills and Karlo in THE MOTHS
Rome, Italy

August 22

CORE Theatre Co. presents LILITH
Sept 7-23 at Access Theatre, NYC

August 8

UT graduate's play showcasing at the Philly Fringe
Greg Romero (M.F.A. in Playwriting, 2006)

August 17

Casting World Premiere of New Chamber Opera (NEA)
"TOME"

August 15

Directing graduate to start apprenticeship at Oregon Shakes
Corey Atkins (M.F.A. in Directing, 2007)

July 19

Blanton Museum of Art Presents Major Exhibition of Works by Renaissance Master Albrecht Dürer
The Exhibition Will Feature More Than 100 Works by the Artist, Including a Selection from the Blanton’s Collection of European Prints and Drawings

Blanton Museum of Art to Present First Major Museum Retrospective of Internationally Renowned Artist Michael Smith
Mike’s World: Michael Smith & Joshua White (and other collaborators)

Exhibition Features Works by Nine Contemporary Artists to Explore Cutting-Edge Ways of Bringing Art to the People
Transactions, organized by the Blanton Museum of Art, looks at alternative methods of introducing works of art into the public sphere

July 13

Job Posting: Theatre Action Project
Teaching Artists and Actor-Teachers

July 11

Leslie Named Interim Director
Former associate director for the Performing Arts Center (PAC) has been appointed interim director of the PAC, effective immediately.

July 11

Garcia signs with Buchwald & Associates
Yesenia Garcia, M.F.A. in Acting 2007

July 19

Raven Study Wins Student Award at Dance-Film Festival
Dance for the Camera: International Festival of Film and Video Dance

June 18

Blanton Museum Director Announces Plans to Retire from
Jessie Otto Hite, director of the Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art for 15 years, announced today her decision to retire, effective March 2008.

June 27

In Memoriam: Katherine Marshall
Curtain Club member, 1934-1937

June 11

Alumnus Kevin Adams Wins Tony Award
Best Lighting Design, Spring Awakening

June 11

Sarah Myers Selected for National Honor
Winifred Ward Scholar for 2007

June 5

Theatre and Dance Students Win Austin Critics Table Awards
Sarah Mosher, Corey Atkins, Corey Jones

May 30

Auditions for 3 female back-up singers for a new project by Texas Musician Darden Smith!
Monday, June 4, 2007 @ 11am

May 21

UT Theatre & Dance Nominees for Austin Critics Table Awards
"Slaughter City", "The Way of the World", "Dance Repertory Theatre", "Wireless-less"

May 18

Alumnus Kevin Adams' Design Earns a Tony Nomination
Kevin Adams (B.F.A. in Theatrical Design, 1984)

May 16

UT Alumn named as new Executive and Artistic Director
Paul Savas moves to Greenville, SC

May 15

Memorial Service for Ruth Denney, Sunday, May 27
Theatre & Dance Professor Emeritus to be Remembered at Memorial Service

May 9

Two Austin-based UT alumni selected for playwriting residency
Dan Dietz and C. Denby Swanson

May 7

City Attic Theatre presents play by UT alumnus
Greg Romero, M.F.A. in Playwriting, 2006

May 2

Clark Stevens (M.F.A. '96) Directs The Sea Gull
Performance at U.I.L. State One-Act Play Finals

May 30

Suzan Zeder's The Milk Dragon in NYC
Reading at historic Provincetown Playhouse

May 24

Professor Emeritus Kelly Fearing Named Doty Award Winner for 2007
Department of Art and Art History Professor Emeritus Wins College's Top Honor

May 1

Dietz wins Edgar Award
2007 Edgar Award for Best Play

May 7

Ph.D. student travels to China for Pointe and Dance magazines
Clare Croft, Ph.D. in Theatre History/Criticism/Performance as Public Practice

May 2

Grad Student's Play Presented in New York
Theater Masters National M.F.A. Playwright's Festival

April 16

Blanton Museum of Art Presents a Summer of Masterworks
Special Exhibition Highlights Four Centuries of European Drawings Drawn from Yale University's Distinguished Collection

April 12

New York Times Art Critic Michael Kimmelman To Speak on Museums and Commerce, April 20
3:30 p.m., Friday, April 20; B. Iden Payne Theatre

April 2

The University Co-op presents the Cohen New Works Festival
April 9 - 15, 2007

April 2

UT Drama Alumnus Awarded Honorary M.B.E.
Mark Russell, B.F.A. in Drama, 1978

April 24

Professor Charlotte Canning on Shakespeare and Chautauqua
Folger Shakespeare Library 75th Anniversary

April 19

Professor Suzan Zeder Inducted into Austin Arts Hall of Fame
Playwright, educator

April 6

Dance Professor Couple Perform in NY
Professors Kent De Spain and Leslie Dworkin

April 4

Teaching Artist Symposium
Saturday, April 21, 2007

April 26

EARS, EYES AND FEET
UT Austin Dance and Music Collaboration

April 12

Theatre and Dance Students Honored as Distinguished College Scholars
UT Honors Day, April 14, 2007

March 12

In Memoriam: Richard D. Thompson
B.F.A. in Drama, 1955

March 30

Drama Alumnus Named Senior VP of Paramount Pictures
Dan Butler, BA in Drama, 1982

March 1

The College of Fine Arts, Texas Exes, and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Partner for Event in March
Art Professor to Discuss the Exhibition of French Masterpieces from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Display in Houston

March 27

In Memoriam: Ruth Denney
Professor Emeritus

March 1

Professor Daniel Alexander Jones wins Playwriting Commission and Fellowship
McKnight National Residency and Commission

March 27

The UT Performing Arts Center Announces The Retirement of Director Pebbles Wadsworth
Wadsworth, director of the PAC since 1992, is retiring on Jan. 1, 2008.

March 15

Theatrical Design Graduate Student Works on Burnt Orange Film
Yvonne Boudreaux, 3rd Year M.F.A. in Theatrical Design

March 8

B.F.A. Dance major selected to perform in Texas Revue 2007
Kristen Frankiewicz to perform dance solo

March 6

Theatrical Design students receive national award
USITT Certificate of Excellence for Design as Performance

February 26

Blanton Museum of Art Presents a Summer of Masterworks
Special exhibition brings 19th-century European masterpieces to Austin from an acclaimed New York collection

February 16

David & Ann Honeycutt Gift $2 Million To The UT Performing Arts Center
Gift Will Support Restoration Of Historic Hogg Memorial Auditorium At UT Austin For World-Class Performing Arts Venue

February 5

Poetry Circle and "Citizenship Potluck" with Sekou Sundiata, The Austin Project, and Las Crudas
February 17, 7:00 pm at The Rhizome Collective.

February 27

Alumus Michael Arthur Draws for Buglisi Dance Theatre
Buglisi Dance Theatre at the Joyce Theater, New York City

February 20

Theatre and Dance Alumnus in Jack In The Box Commercial
Adam Kulbersh, B.F.A. in Theatre, 1996

Theatre and Dance Remembers Alumnus Tim Casey
Timothy Dennis Casey, B.F.A. in Drama, 1969

February 16

UT Needs Mentors for Student Job Shadowing During Spring Break 2007
Texas Exes sponsors annual Student Job Shadowing Program

February 15

50th Reunion for the Class of 1957
April 26-27, 2007

February 5

Theatre and Dance Alum Earns Oscar Nomination
Leslie Rollins Up For 'Achievement in Art Direction'

Turner Classic Movies Awards School of Music Alumnus
Darrell Raby Original Score Takes Film Composer Competition

February 28

Department of Theatre and Dance Annual Teaching Award
Professors Andrea Beckham and David Justin

February 14

Blanton Curator Annette DiMeo Carlozzi Appointed As Director Of Curatorial Affairs
Carlozzi, Curator of American and Contemporary Art, appointed to newly created position

February 22

Put Your Degree to Work!
Meet representatives from the Austin community for internships and paid opportunities.

February 12

M.F.A. Playwright Awarded ArtsReach Grant
Martha Lynn Coon, M.F.A. in Playwriting

PPP Graduate Student Wins Society of Dance History Scholars Award
Clare Croft, Ph.D. in Performance as Public Practice/Theatre History and Criticism

February 1

Summer Youth Program Job Opportunity
Accepting applications for Mentor and Supervisor positions

January 19

The Geometry Of Hope: Latin American Abstract Art From The Patricia Phelps De Cisneros Collection Opens February 20, 2007
Masterworks of modern art from South America on view in Austin, Texas

January 10

The University of Texas at Austin College of Fine Arts Appoints John Yancey Chair of Art and Art History
Appointment effective January 16th

January 30

Dietz's "Holmes" a 2007 Edgar Nominee
Playwright and UT Professor, Steven Dietz

January 29

Theatre and Dance Graduate Student wins Texas Exes Teaching Award
Simon Provan, M.F.A. in Acting

UT Humanities Institute Faculty Fellowships 2007-08
HI Seeks Applicants for 2007-08 Faculty Fellows Seminar

January 9

Mickey Promotion
On the tenure track

January 26

Now accepting applications for M.F.A. in Directing for Fall 2007
UT Theatre and Dance Directing Program

January 24

Ph.D. student dissertation wins National Fellowship
Woodrow Wilson Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship in Women's Studies