Photo by: David Bjurstrom Photography
Producers: Denise V. Martel, Suzan L. Zeder, and David Justin
Assistant Producer: Wendy A. Bable
Festival Production Manager: Megan Griffith
Assistant Production Managers: Amber Loftis and Sarah White
PR/Marketing Co-Chairs: Kelly Archer and Nichole Palmietto
Guest Artist Chair: Talleri McRae
Applications Co-Chairs: Nora King, Denise Saenz and Martin Zimmerman
Events Chair: Matthew Satterfield
Webmaster: Cody Williams
Festival Lighting Designer: Darren Levin
Festival Technical Director: Tramaine Berryhill
Festival Master Electrician: Yonatan Mendelsberg
Festival Audiot Supervisor: Mike Malak
Venue Manager Blanton: Amber Loftis
Festival Crew:
Alycia Bowling, Thomas Britt, Whitney Cole, Victoria Constantino, Carly Entress, Shane Ford, Hillary Harrison, Blade Healey, Yamina Khouane, Allegra Lucchesi, Derek Martinez, Rachel Myhill, Christina Ramos, Zach Samuels, Ted Sheu, Nicholas Spain, Brianna Stiglets, Kimberley Wilson, Neila Wolff, Adrienne Wood
Performances: March 30 – April 4 2009
Sites in and around the Winship Drama Building
Tickets: All events free and open to the public
Media and Resources:
- Festival Committee
- Festival Roster
- Guest Artist Roster and Events
- Synopsis
- Press and Reviews
- Feature Story
- Photo Gallery
Synopsis: Serving as a living legacy to honor the memory of David Mark Cohen, playwright, critic, arts activist and former head of the Playwriting Program at UT, The University Co-op Presents the Cohen New Works Festival is a biennial festival organized by the UT Department of Theatre and Dance celebrating original works created by students, faculty, and guest artists invited from across the nation.
In just six days, this year's festival will highlight 31 news works, including 15 new plays, 6 new dance works, 3 art installations, over 10 commissioned pieces of music and a host of trans-disciplinary events including multiple exhibitions at the Blanton Museum of Art and three outdoor site-specific works. With generous support from the University Co-op, all events are free and open to the public.
Festival Committee:
(* denotes Executive Committee)
Jermaine Affonso, Kelly Archer*, Wendy Bable*, Lindsey Bailey, Andrea Beckham, Tremaine Berryhill, Hailey Chaney, Jenny Connell, Rusty Cloyes, Michelle Dahlenburg, Nora Davidson, Kathryn Flowers, Lindsay Genshaft, Robby Gonzales, Megan Griffith*, Jennifer Hartmann, Kelsey Hayenga, David Justin, Halena Kays, Matrex Kilgore, Nora King*, Joey LePage, Denise Martel*, Derek Martinez, Talleri McRae*, Eugenia Montoya, Charissa Mureen, Nichole Palmietto*, Alyssa Parker, Chelsea Roach, Denise Saenz*, Matthew Satterfield*, Kyle Schmidt, Andrew Segovia, Beth Sitorius, Michele Sleighel, Lissa Storey, Kristin Turner, Cody Williams*, Martin Zimmerman*, Suzan Zeder
- 11/7/08 – 2009 Festival Roster Announced!
- 3/4/09 Festival Brings New Art and Established Talent to Austin
- 3/13/09 – 2009 Festival Media Kit
- 3/26/09 – Austin Chronicle “Research and Development: Back in the performance laboratory of the David Mark Cohen New Works Festival”
- 4/10/09 – Austin Chronicle “David Mark Cohen New Works Festival: Relishing that monster buzz”
- Austin Chronicle “Best of Austin 2009 Critics Picks Arts & Entertainment”
