Alumni in the News

Leslie Moody Castro (M.A., Art Education, 2010) named co-curator of AURORA’s 2024 biennial exhibition

Aug. 17, 2023 | Glasstire

Leslie Moody Castro M.A., Art Education, 2010 named co-curator of AURORAs 2024 biennial exhibition

Jason Kruger (B.F.A., Theatre Studies, 1996) co-produces Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical, featuring Designs by Jessi Rose (M.F.A.,Theatre, 2019), for Zilker Summer Musical

Aug. 17, 2023 | Zilker Theatre Productions

Jason Kruger B.F.A., Theatre Studies, 1996 co-produces Roald Dahls Matilda the Musical, featuring Designs by Jessi Rose M.F.A.,Theatre, 2019, for Zilker Summer Musical

"Family Portrait", by Lucy Kerr (B.A., Theatre and Dance, 2014) and featuring Katie Folger (B.A., Theatre and Dance, 2013), picked up by Lights On and Locarno Film Festival

Aug. 17, 2023 | Variety

Family Portrait, by Lucy Kerr B.A., Theatre and Dance, 2014 and featuring Katie Folger B.A., Theatre and Dance, 2013, picked up by Lights On and Locarno Film Festival

After a run in Manchester, Kimber Lee’s (M.F.A., Theatre, 2011) new play will be on stage at Young Vic

Aug. 17, 2023 | Young Vic

After a run in Manchester, Kimber Lees M.F.A., Theatre, 2011 new play will be on stage at Young Vic

"Small Steps", by Briandaniel Oglesby (M.F.A., Theatre, 2014) and directed by Braxton Rae (M.F.A., Theatre, 2023), features multiple alumni

Aug. 17, 2023 | Shrewd Productions

Small Steps, by Briandaniel Oglesby M.F.A., Theatre, 2014 and directed by Braxton Rae M.F.A., Theatre, 2023, features multiple alumni

Scenic designer Polly Robbins’ (M.F.A., Drama, 1990) work on "Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio” showcased at MoMa

Aug. 3, 2023 | Museum of Modern Art

Design work by Polly Robbins was featured at the Museum of Modern Art as part of the exhibition Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio. The exhibition showcased a behind-the-scenes look at the Academy Award-winning film earlier this spring. Following her success with Pinocchio, Robbins worked on the stop-motion children’s show Shape Island on Apple TV. She's currently working with House Special as the lead scenic artist on an upcoming film short.

Scenic designer Polly Robbins M.F.A., Drama, 1990 work on Guillermo Del Toros Pinocchio showcased at MoMa

Marya Spont-Lemus (M.A., Art Education/Visual Art Studies, 2010) creates creative writing workshop, "Unearthing Layers, Connecting Stories: Reflections on Environmental Justice in Everyday Life"

July 28, 2023 | 3 Arts

The workshop brings together a cohort of 17 adults from multiple communities to build relationships and learn from each other in Chicago's Southwest Side. Spont-Lemus received a Neighborhood Access Program grant (from the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events). Spont-Lemus will work with cohort participants to produce a limited-edition, trilingual (English-Spanish-Simplified Chinese) book of their writings, which will be distributed locally and for free in late 2023 through community events.

Marya Spont-Lemus M.A., Art EducationVisual Art Studies, 2010 creates creative writing workshop, Unearthing Layers, Connecting Stories: Reflections on Environmental Justice in Everyday Life

Michael Austin (M.M., Theory, 2007) appointed Senior Lecturer in Music & Sound at Edge Hill University in Ormskirk, England

July 24, 2023

Christopher Guzman (D.M.A., Piano, 2011) has been appointed Professor of Piano at Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music

July 18, 2023 | Northwestern

Christopher Guzman D.M.A., Piano, 2011 has been appointed Professor of Piano at Northwestern Universitys Bienen School of Music

"Toros", written by Danny Tejera (M.F.A., Playwriting, 2020) and first performed at UTNT in 2020, will get its Off-Broadway premiere at 2st Uptown this summer

June 30, 2023 | Second Stage

Directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch and featuring Tony Award Winner Frank Wood, Juan Castano, b, and Abubakr Al.

Toros, written by Danny Tejera M.F.A., Playwriting, 2020 and first performed at UTNT in 2020, will get its Off-Broadway premiere at 2st Uptown this summer