Texas Tech University

Signature Experiences

Marfa Intensives

Every summer, students and guest artists travel to Marfa, Texas for an unforgettable 10-day devised theatre intensive, immersing themselves in the community while engaging with the world-renowned art installations to create a performance inspired by their experience.

Tennessee Williams Institute

TWI is a graduate-level immersion course that takes place during the Tennessee Williams Theater Festival in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where students participate in a series of private seminars with internationally renowned scholars. The semester-long course focuses on historical and critical perspectives on Tennessee Williams and other playwrights/themes. In addition to hosting a wide array of performances from companies across the globe, the festival offers an opportunity to meet with theatre professionals and witness theatre in both site-specific and found spaces.

WildWind Performance Lab

WildWind Performance Lab (WWPL) is a premier summer theatre intensive at Texas Tech University. Students are immersed in a non-traditional and process-oriented developmental laboratory, experimenting with all facets of the theatrical process, while concentrating on networking, play development, and contemporary design and performance methodologies.