Alumni in the News

David Viscoli (B.M. Music, ‘87)

July 1, 2007

Pianist, released a live solo piano CD in 2005 on the Eroica Label. It recently received a favorable review in the American Record Guide.

Leah Zeger (B.A. Opera Performance, ‘06)

July 1, 2007

plays violin and fiddle with Barrage, an international multi-instrument performance group.

Cat Quintanilla (B.F.A. Studio Art, ‘80)

June 30, 2007

has transitioned from 25 years as a promotional graphic designer to serving as the mayor of Sunset Valley, Texas and working as an adjunct faculty member at Southwest School of Art and Craft in San Antonio in the stone carving department. A member of the Texas society of sculptors, she welcomes visitors to her “sculpture garden studio.” Her pieces have been featured in Austin at the annual Sculptfest shows at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden and in the juried faculty show at Southwest School of Art and Craft.

Sharon Shackelford Watkins (B.F.A. Studio Art, ‘76)

June 30, 2007

recently accepted a position as an art teacher with the Fort Worth Independent School District.

Robert A. Pruitt (M.F.A. Studio Art, ‘03)

June 30, 2007

was recently featured in an exhibition, “…but I was cool”, at Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art in Newark, NJ, November 9, 2006 through January 20, 2007

Literary agent William Craver (M.F.A. 1956)

June 27, 2007

has a new musical, PASSING STRANGE, running at the Public/NY Shakespeare Theatre May 14-June 3, 2007. Another UT alum, Kevin Adams (B.F.A. 1984), is Lighting Designer for this show.

See Joe Murray (M.F.A. Acting, 2001)

June 18, 2007

in this national commercial for Wendy’s. He plays the scientist who runs the wind tunnel.

Bill Green (BFA in Drama, 1950)

May 31, 2007

starred as a cynical senator in THE VIEW FROM K STREET at Alternate Stages in New York City. The play just closed after a month run.

Recently graduated Anastasia Coon (M.F.A. in Acting, 2007)

May 31, 2007

just landed her first Equity contract with a professional theatre company in California as the lead role in Tom Stoppard’s “The Real Thing.” She’s very excited as it’s a great challenge in British dialect and with a director she loves and respects.

Shannon Haragan (M.F.A. Acting, 1996) and Janelle Schremmer (M.F.A. Acting, 1997)

May 19, 2007

appear in the feature film CHALK, a faux-doc comedy about teachers and the public education system, released in theaters this summer.