Summer Youth Programs
The Department of Theatre and Dance hosts residential dance and theatre summer programs from June through the beginning of August.
The American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive is a well established program for middle school and high school aged students.
The only program of its kind in the country, the Texas Musical Theatre Workshop (TMTW) is designed to foster the development of new musicals and provide a bridge for young artists to the professional world.
Outreach and Community Engagement
Our Theatre and Dance faculty and students design and propel the department's outreach activities.
Discover Drama for Schools and the strategies we use throughout Texas and beyond to activate learning and increase student engagement in K-12 classrooms. Our outreach programs make an impact within Austin and the greater Texas communities while also generating scholarly research that contributes greatly to the field of theatre for young people.
Find out about The Living Newspaper Project, a program that teaches high school students to create new documentary-style performances based on current events and human rights.
Learn about past programs like, UT Connections Youth Theatre, which empowered Austin high school students to be the playwrights, directors, and producers of their own work.
Related Programs and Organizations
The Department of Theatre and Dance enjoys academic, artistic and professional relationships with a variety of related programs that enhance our students' education.
Past Special Events
The Department of Theatre and Dance hosts a variety of guest artists, special programs and performances during the year. This is a listing of our major events over the past few years.
