Alama Martyr
Photography by David Bjurstrom Photography
Faculty Co-Producers: Denise Martel, Suzan Zeder, and David Justin
Assistant Producer: Sarah Coleman
Festival Production Manager: Jen Ash
Festival Technical Director: Tramaine Berryhill
PR/Marketing Committee Chair: Courtney Sale
PR/Marketing Committee Assistant Chair: Nicole Barnes
Guest Artist Committee Chair: Gabriel Jason Dean
Applications Committee Chair: Tom Horan
Applications Committee Assistant Chair: Katelyn Griffiths
Events Committee Co-Chairs: Haydee Antunano and Bianca Wugofsi
Engaging Research Committee Chair: Cassidy C. Browning
Dramaturgy Committee Chair: Carrie Kaplan
Webmaster: Nicole Barnes
Assistant Technical Director: Christy Howell
Lighting Designers: Rachel Atkinson, Ryan Andrus, Rene Castro, Eric Gazzillo, Trey Gilmore, Ryan Graham, Alex Lagunas, Kate Leahy, Cheng-Wei Teng
Performances: March 28 – April 2, 2011
Sites in and around the Winship Drama Building
Tickets: All events free and open to the public
Media and Resources:
Synopsis: The University Co-op Presents the Cohen New Works Festival is a celebration of new work created by UT students that culminates in a week-long showcase every other April held throughout campus. It is not just an event, but a celebration of a continuously ongoing process — the creation of new work.
Inaugurated in 2001 as a new play festival, The University Co-op Presents the Cohen New Works Festival was created and named in honor of David Mark Cohen, former head of playwriting within The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance. Cohen was killed in a car crash on December 23, 1997, but during his life, he was an adamant supporter of new work. Today, The New Works Festival has evolved to include not just plays, but all mediums of student-generated new work. It is the largest festival of its kind, being run and organized entirely by a committee of graduate and undergraduate students, with the support of faculty co-producers.
- The Daily Texan – “UT festival showcases student plays” – 3/29/11
- The Austin Chronicle – “Team Risk: UT students create a safe place for the classmates to make daring new stage work.” – 3/25/11
- KNOW Events Blog – “The Making of the Cohen New Works Festival” – 3/25/11
- The Alcalde Blog – “Cool Dancing Flash Mob Storms UT Campus” – 3/25/11
