University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre & Dance

08/03/2026

Tickets are officially on sale for our 2026/2027 Season shows! Secure your seat for any of our upcoming performances.

Interested in multiple productions? Consider purchasing a Season Subscription or Flex Pass and save on individual ticket prices.

Learn more: https://theatredance.utexas.edu/season-tickets/season

07/31/2026

On the lookout for what’s happening next? You’re right on cue! Individual show tickets and Flex Passes for our 2026/2027 season will go on sale this Monday, August 3.

Tickets will be available at https://tadticketing.thundertix.com/events

Learn more about the upcoming Texas Theatre and Dance season at JoinTheDrama.org

07/17/2026

Assistant Professor of Practice Karen Maness has been selected as one of Alcalde's 2026 Texas Ten!

Nominated by UT alumni, this award recognizes Maness' impact as a faculty member in the UT Live Design and Production area and as Associate Director of Fabrication at Texas Performing Arts.

In addition to her mentorship of countless theatre artists, Maness also collaborated with the Art Director's Guild to archive historic Hollywood backdrops, making UT home to the most extensive educational collection of Hollywood movie backdrops in the world.

Learn more: https://alcalde.texasexes.org/2026/04/the-2026-texas-ten

07/03/2026

The summer gives Theatre and Dance students and faculty a chance to explore opportunities, learn new skills and broaden their network of fellow artists and educators. Check out our summer updates blog for just a few examples of their wonderful work.

https://sites.utexas.edu/theatredance-blog/2026/06/30/summer-updates-2026-part-i/

07/02/2026

Just in time for the Fourth of July, Professor Charlotte M. Canning has written “We the (Theatre) People,” an article for American Theatre magazine that looks at the history of theatre across America and how it reflects American identity.

The history of live performance on this continent has been about art, commerce, innovation, stereotyping, and the breaking of stereotypes—i.e., messy democracy in action.

07/01/2026

On June 8, 9 and 10, the department hosted its 17th annual Drama for Schools Summer Institute in the F. Loren Winship Drama Building.

Faculty, graduate students and alumni offered Austin ISD educators a deep dive into drama-based pedagogy—an educational approach that uses theatre and drama tools to teach a wide range of subjects in school.

06/29/2026

B.F.A. in Acting student Katelyn Quintanilla is making the most of her summer, to say the least.

When classes ended, she continued her work as a producing intern for the Broadway Dallas High School Musical Theatre Awards before leaving for Florence, Italy to study sustainability in the fashion industry and oil painting.

She’ll return to Austin in July as a Teaching Artist Intern with Zach theatre.

06/25/2026

Lincoln Center Theater's 2026/2027 season will feature work by two alumni - BORN IN THE DIRT, a new play by Kimberly Belflower (M.F.A. 2017), and PRETEND IT’S PRETEND by Emma Watkins (M.F.A. 2024) which was performed as part of UTNT (UT New Theatre) 2024.

Lincoln Center Theater's 2026-27 Season

06/15/2026

Assistant Professor Virginia Grise, with help from fellow Assistant Professor David Arevalo, has co-created an art installation for a new community center in Tucson, Arizona.

Read about it here:

The center, at 4001 S. 12th Ave., recently held a grand opening celebration, highlighting the confluence of Mexican, Chinese and Indigenous communities living in the region.

06/12/2026

to UTNT (UT New Theatre) 2026. Four new plays, one reading, two theatres and two fantastic weekends of shows ✨