Category: Theatre

The School of Arts and Humanities is presenting the classic Greek play, “Oedipus the King.” The show will be live-streamed April 15-17 at 8 p.m. and April 22-24 at 8 p.m. “Oedipus the King” is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Sophocles, first performed in about 429 BCE. It was the second of Sophocles’ […]

The Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology is proud to celebrate the accomplishments of our students, including Ji-Won Kim, whose creativity and dedication shine brightly. Ji-Won Kim, a Spring 2020 graduate, has been working on an ambitious project: adapting Gene Luen Yang’s award-winning graphic novel, American Born Chinese, into a play. […]

Even with the current COVID-19 pandemic, The University of Texas at Dallas’ production of Faust will continue, albeit in a new, creative format. The School of Arts and Humanities’ spring production was planned to be a main stage event, however, when home restrictions took effect, the stage play became a radio play, complete with music, […]

While theater companies and musical organizations around the country are having to shut down productions during the COVID-19 pandemic, The University of Texas at Dallas’ theatre program creatively improvised, ensuring that “the show must go on.” The program’s spring production, “Faust,” was planned to be a big stage event, with a guest director, two professional […]

Theatergoers may feel like they are indeed in a time warp while wearing a new LED wristband at The University of Texas at Dallas Theatre and dance programs’ production of “The Rocky Horror Show” beginning Halloween night. The PixMob light-emitting diode wristbands will be provided to all audience members; show producers say it is one […]

Fred Curchack dodges labels. Is the 71-year-old Dallas theater professor an actor, playwright, musician or performance artist? He’s all of them and something else, too: his own man. While he has directed and appeared in other people’s work, Curchack earned the moniker “true renaissance theater artist” — an honor bestowed on him in 2010 by […]

A UT Dallas alumna has taken her penchant for comedy and improvisation to Los Angeles, where she is honing her craft through classes at The Groundlings Theatre & School. Emily Joyce BA’15 enjoys comedy and hopes to make it to a big stage where she can impact a lot more people. “I am an entirely […]

At the 2018 Honors Convocation, David Lozano BA’09 received the Undergraduate Alumni Achievement Award. Recipients of this award are accomplished in their industry or profession and engaged in their local community. Lozano is executive artistic director at Cara Mía Theatre in Dallas, writing, directing and producing original bilingual plays for the Latino community. He is […]

UT Dallas students will perform two one-act plays by James McLure in a production that starts Thursday. Two one-act plays about life in small-town Texas will kick off an arts weekend that will also include a concert tribute to a legendary pop and jazz vocal group. UT Dallas students will present “Laundry and Bourbon” and […]

The Fantasticks will be presented this weekend at the Eisemann Center in Richardson. UT Dallas students recently learned skills from members of a touring adaptation of the world’s longest-running musical, which is coming to the Eisemann Center in Richardson. Sponsored by the School of Arts and Humanities, a steampunk version of The Fantasticks stays true to the original funny […]