February 2012
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Alumna's collection of Latina plays hits the...
Dr. Elizabeth C. Ramirez’s (PhD 1982) La Voz Latina was recently published by the University of Illinois Press. A survey of the Latina theatre movement in the United States since the 1980s, Dr. Ramirez’s collection brings together contemporary plays and performance pieces by innovative playwrights, including Yareli Arizmendi, Josefina Báez, The Colorado Sisters, Migdalia Cruz, Evelina Fernández,...
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Alumnus Co-Creates Ultimate Source for...
Jim Elliott (MFA 1998) and Gerritt VanderMeer are the co-founders of “The State of Shakespeare”, a virtual master class featuring in-depth interviews with working Shakespearean actors and directors. With a new episode appearing each month, “The State of Shakespeare” podcast offers the latest developments in Shakespeare performance, scholarship and news. Jim currently teaches acting, scene study...
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Hank Schwemmer (MFA '95) Highlighted in "The... →
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All Over Creation: Dispatch From the New Theatre... →
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UT Talents Shine on Austin Community College Stage
Richard Craig (BFA 1974) recently guest starred alongside alumna Yesenia Garcia (MFA 2007) in the Depression-era comedy The Lucky Spot at Austin Community College. The production was directed by fellow Texas Ex Shelby Brammer, Austin Community College Drama Department Chair.
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Alumna Stars in new Psychological Thriller
Liza Binkley (BA 2007) recently played the lead role in Occupied, a psychological thriller set in the redwoods above Silicon Valley. She is now serving as co-producer for the film’s post-production. Occupied premiered at the 2011 Lone Star International Film Festival in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Alumnus Holden Hansen (MFA '88) Stars Alongside... →
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Alumna Teaching and Directing for University of...
Missy Thibodeaux-Thompson (BFA 1989) is an Assistant Professor of Theatre at the University of Illinois Springfield. She’s currently directing Sam Shepard’s True West, opening February 24, and will star in the role of “Truvy” in Steel Magnolias this summer at the McLeod Summer Playhouse in Carbondale, Illinois.
Recent works include directing Steve Martin’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile...
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Alumna Honored with Educator of the Year Award
Gillian McNally (MFA 2002) is the recipient of the Alliance for Colorado Theatre’s 2011 Higher Education Theatre Educator of the Year Award. She currently serves as Assistant Professor of Theatre Education and Head of Community Engagement and Programs for Youth for the University of Northern Colorado.
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Students get "Wicked"
Contributed by: Felicia Fitzpatrick, Sophomore, B.A. in Theatre and Dance and B.A. in African and African Diaspora Studies
In Wicked’s frivolous and favored song “Popular”, Galinda states, “It’s all about popular!”, as she prances around the stage in pink, giving advice to Elphaba about how to succeed. David Nathan Perlow, who portrays Fiyero in Wicked, provides different advice on how to...
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Texas Ex Lindsey Morgan Hits the Big Screen
Lindsey Morgan (BA Attended) starred this fall as “Maria” in MTV’s original movie DISconnected, and can be seen in the upcoming SONY film Detention. She was also recently cast in the role of “Noemi” in the independent feature film Chastity Bites. She’ll co-star on How I Met Your Mother in the popular television series’ upcoming Valentine episode entitled Drunk Train.
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Alumna Teaching and Designing for University of...
K. April Blackburn-Soroko (BFA 1993) is the Assistant Professor of Scenic Design at The University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida as well as the Resident Scenic Designer for the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre since 2007. She is also a Resident Designer at Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota. Recent works include: Beehive: The 60’s Musical, Race, The Savannah Disputation, The 39 Steps, The Last...
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Alumna Starring in new National Geographic...
Jacqueline (Heard) Hinton (BFA 2001) is starring as a ballerina in National Geographic’s mini-series Party Like…, premiering February 9th. Recently, she co-starred on NBC Universal’s Free Agents episode Rebranding, playing opposite Hank Azaria. Last fall, she danced with Clairobscur Dance Company in Uncertain Terrain at the ARC in Pasadena, CA.