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Theatre & Dance News

April 24, 2024

A New Musical by "Greater Tuna" Creators Announced for the 2024/25 Season

In Spring 2025, Texas Tech will stage the world premiere of "The Nerve of Minerva," a new musical by the creators of "Greater Tuna," Jaston Williams and Joe Sears. Featuring a colorful cast of animal characters, from the bovine to the canine to the chicken-ine, the story follows Minerva, a lowly peahen who can’t sing a lick, but whose weakness turns out to be her saving grace.

April 24, 2024

Staff Spotlight: Natalie Mayo

Originally from Brownwood, TX and a graduate of our undergraduate program in 2017, Natalie Mayo has been employed with SOTD as the facilities manager since the construction of the second portion of our new facility. After graduating from Texas Tech with a focus on sound design, Natalie discovered her love of Children’s Theatre and worked on many shows in the capacities of production and stage management.

March 27, 2024

Prioritizing Process

What does the future hold for theatre and dance? Audiences can get a glimpse April 2-7 at "Frontier Fest," the annual week-long showcase of adventurous, new works by students in the Texas Tech University School of Theatre & Dance.