Alumni in the News

Jacqueline Hinton (B.F.A., Dance, 2001) produced, choreographed, and performed in the short dance film "Mi Gran Dolor"

Sept. 1, 2023 | Instagram

The short film was chosen to screen at Los Angeles Dance Film Festival's Dance Films on the Lawn at the California Heritage Museum in Santa Monica. Hinton can also be seen in the sci-fi film Blue Hour: The Disappearance of Nick Brandreth, now out on Amazon Prime.

Jacqueline Hinton B.F.A., Dance, 2001 produced, choreographed, and performed in the short dance film Mi Gran Dolor

Danny Tejera's (M.F.A., Playwriting, 2020) play, TOROS, had its world premiere at Second Stage Uptown in August

Sept. 1, 2023 | New York Times

The play was presented at UTNT and stars Tony-Award-winner Frank Wood.

Danny Tejeras M.F.A., Playwriting, 2020 play, TOROS, had its world premiere at Second Stage Uptown in August

Alan E. Hicks (D.M.A., Voice and Opera, 2009) joins the faculty of the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts, Texas Tech University as Assistant Professor and Director of Opera

Aug. 24, 2023 | Texas Tech University

"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

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

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

"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

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

Aug. 17, 2023 | Glasstire

Lane Michael Stanley (M.F.A., Theatre, 2020) Receives coLAB Arts Residency to work with Mission First Housing Group

Aug. 17, 2023 | Theatre and Dance

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