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The Theatre Arts and Dance Department in collaboration with the Sound Studies Minor in the Department of English in the College of Liberal Arts will host a post-show response session on Friday evening 4/25/25 after the 8:30pm performance of a new sound/dance/computer science technology collaboration in the Mainstage Theatre.

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KCACTF Awards

After winning top honors in the 10-minute play category in their regional festival, Theatre Arts students Edith Lara and Allison Marshall will attend the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival during the week of April 15 in Washington, DC. There they will collaborate with and compete with regional winners from KC/ACTF's eight regions. UTA's Theatre Arts and Dance Department teaches Playwriting in its BA Program and for Creative Writing majors across COLA.
Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival BA in Theatre Arts
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Omni Hotel Event

On Tuesday, April 22, a group of nineteen UTA musical theatre students opened the annual conference for OMNI hotels in Dallas with a show-stopping performance of "The Greatest Show" from the movie The Greatest Showman. The theme of this year's conference was Achieve New Heights, so OMNI wanted a large production number to kick things off. The performance featured Broadway performer Jeff Kready in the Hugh Jackman role, as well as local circus performers Kelli and Julio Ramazini. The cast rehearsed for two weeks for this event, and they were led by a creative team of Theatre Arts and Dance faculty: Austin Eyer, Sarah Fagan, Cody Dry, and Kristina Ortiz Miller. 
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Treasure Island in Broadway World

Broadway World runs story about UTA's Treasure Island.
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A2RU

Theatre Arts and Dance student Gabrielle (Gabby) Malbrough (Design and Technology '25) participated in this year's a2ru Emerging Creatives summit, from March 13-16 at Georgia Tech. Emerging Creatives is a three-day collaborative experience in which students form small cross-disciplinary teams to explore a specific area of the Summit’s theme. At this year's summit, "Resonate: Making Waves," Gabby collaborated, created, and presented alongside students from other R1 universities.
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Irmas

UTA Theatre Arts and Dance students and alumni put their stage management, design, and production management skills into action on February 23 at the 7th Annual Irma P. Hall Black Theater Awards under the supervision of UTA professor, Jiles King.
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COLA Awards

Paloma Magaña, Edith Lara, and professor Libby Hawkins are receiving the COLA Dean's Accolade for their work on developing a new Theatre for Young Audience bilingual musical and building a TYA partnership with Theatre Arlington's Education and Outreach Program!
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Social Justice Film Festival

Madeline's Magical Adventures in Chicago, which Professor Kelley Smith produced and starred in this past summer, has been officially selected for the Social Justice Film Festival at Olive-Harvey College in Chicago, Ill. The festival featured the first episode and was chosen from 1600 entries.
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Great Comet in Broadway World

Broadway World runs story about UTA's Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812.
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Dance Deconstructed in Broadway World

Broadway World runs story about UTA's Dance Deconstructed.
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On the Town Behind the Scenes

The Shorthorn takes On the Town viewers behind the scenes.
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On the Town in Broadway World

Broadway World runs story about UTA's On the Town.
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BTS in Broadway World

Broadway World runs story about UTA's Department of Theatre Arts and Dance and Black Theatre Society's concert reading of three new plays: The Bridge by Dallas playwright Erin Malone Turner; Eat the World, Baby by Wren Latham; and Ama & Coltrane: Beware, Beware! by Raven Monroe. Latham and Monroe are Charlotte, NC based playwrights.
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Dance in Flux in Broadway World

Broadway World runs story about UTA's Dance in Flux.
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Bonnets in Broadway World

Broadway World runs story about UTA's Bonnets: How Ladies of Good Breeding are Induced to Murder.
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Head Over Heels in Dallas Voice

Dallas Voice runs feature on UTA's Head Over Heels.
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Head Over Heels in the Shorthorn

The Shorthorn spotlights UTA's Head Over Heels.
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Head Over Heels in Broadway World

Broadway World runs story about UTA's Head Over Heels.
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Lou Diamond Phillips Residency

The Shorthorn documents the weeklong residency with actor and UTA Theatre Arts alumnus Lou Diamond Phillips.
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WFAA Features Lou Diamond Phillips Residency

Dallas news WFAA covers Lou Diamond Phillips week-long residency with UTA's Department of Theatre Arts and Dance, and Cinematic Arts.
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Lou Diamond Phillips Residency on Fox4

Dallas Fox4 News covers Lou Diamond Phillips weeklong residency with UTA's Department of Theatre Arts and Dance, and Cinematic Arts.
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Playwright Octavio Solis Residency

Playwright Octavio Solis spent time at UTA during the Festival of Ideas and sat in on rehearsals for his play Lydia.
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odes for a world in search of joy

Design/Tech Faculty Kris O'Brien has been commissioned to create a short for Amphibian Stage inspired by Pablo Neruda’s Odes to Common Things. This selection of works was featured in CULTUREHUB's ReFest.

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Animated short wins international acclaim

Appliqúe, an animated short created by Design/Tech faculty and students is jury selection at NYC Indie Film Festival and Cannes Shorts.
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