Alumni in the News

Carson Kreitzer (MFA Playwriting, ‘06)

July 2, 2007

was accepted into New Dramatists Class of 2013.

Elizabeth Holland Gendler (BA Dance, ‘05)

July 2, 2007

is a stockbroker with Alliance Financial Group, Inc. in Dallas

Elliott Forrest (BA Drama, ‘79)

July 2, 2007

named co-artistic director of Riverspace Arts in Nyack, NY. The theatre had been dark for 11 months until Elliott helped gather community support to bring it back to life.

Michael D. Arthur (PhD Theatre History & Criticism, ‘99)

July 2, 2007

made his New York stage debut in March 2007 at the Joyce Theater. He appeared on stage with Buglisi Dance Theatre in a piece called Acapelorus (A Walrus Tale) where his live drawings were projected on a screen behind the dancers as they performed.

Naseem Khozein (B.A. Music Studies, ‘06)

July 2, 2007

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

Fritz Gechter (M.M., D.M.A. Music Studies, ‘93, '01)

July 2, 2007

is currently Associate Professor of Music/Piano at Texas A&M International University in Laredo where he played the first recital of the TAMIU Steinway Series in October 2006.

Jim Wear (BFA Drama, ‘73)

July 2, 2007

has opened three “new” theatres in Plano, Texas since 2002 in addition to advocating for the arts through several activities: planning the Arts of Collin County facilities, managing the City of Plano’s Cultural Arts grants program, and working with the Dallas Business Arts and Culture among other activities.

Will Underwood (BA Drama, ‘97)

July 2, 2007

is Associate Producer of Eve of Understanding, an award-winning indie film to premiere in Texas at the inaugural AFI Dallas International Film Festival. Eve of Understanding was filmed largely in Katy and Austin, Texas.

Greg Romero (MFA Playwriting, ‘06)

July 2, 2007

premiered his play The Most Beautiful Lullaby Ever Heard at City Attic Theatre, an emerging off-off-Broadway company in May 2007.

Ishmael Soto (B.F.A. Art, ‘58)

July 1, 2007

has been creating unique ceramic pieces and metal sculptures for over 50 years. This past Spring his work was featured in an exhibit—“Vessels and Inspirations: Ceramic and Sculptural Works of Ishmael Soto”—at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin.