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Theatre & Dance News

2025 Dance Auditions

October 08, 2025

In Motion

The dance program is teeming with momentum and energy with a new cohort of graduate and undergraduate students; auditions and rehearsals for "Fall Dance Festival" and "DanceTech: Rites of Spring;" and our first appearance at the Texas Dance Improvisation Festival (TDIF).

Bill Gelber

October 08, 2025

Curtain Call for a Master Educator

Dr. Bill Gelber is a Professor of Acting/Directing/Pedagogy. Known for his artistry in directing, his innovative approaches to teaching, and his lifelong dedication to education, Gelber is retiring after 24 years of faithful service at the end of the 25-26 academic year.

Seb Archibald in LIZZIE rehearsal

October 02, 2025

A STUDENT’S JOURNEY TO MUSIC DIRECTOR

The upcoming production of Lizzie marks a pioneering moment in the School of Theatre and Dance as it will feature—for the first time—a student serving as Music Director for a show inside the season.

August 11, 2025

The Marfa Intensive 2025: Ways to Thrive Together

Director Anne Bogart reminds us that all live performances ask the same question: How are we getting along? Both onstage and off, what and how are we really doing together? This inquiry is at the heart of the controversy – and opportunity – that "The Rite of Spring" represents. The same might be said of The Marfa Intensive.