The Cohen New Works Festival 2017

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THE COHEN NEW WORKS FESTIVAL APRIL 10–14, 2017

S T U D E N T C R E AT E D . S T U D E N T P R O D U C E D .

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Letter from the Producers

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We’ve been thinking about a word, “impact;” how this word crops up when one talks about mentors; about personal development; about any moment of significant change.

The students at The University of Texas at Austin are making a huge impact in the American theatre, and it begins right here in our rehearsal rooms, hallways and walkways. The future is happening today. You’re the first to see the work wrestled with here, and, by seeing it, you’re helping make it.

In order to make an impact, one object needs to come into forcible contact with another. The impact is also the effect. This Festival does both; it collides ideas against one another, it throws people together in new ways—and causes creative tremors as a result. In this year’s Festival, you’ll witness art impacted by what has proven to be a harrowing, unexpected and often confusing two years since the prior Festival. We are asking big questions. “How do we go on?” and “What kind of world must we envision in order to do so?”

Now in its ninth iteration, The Cohen New Works Festival’s impact on the creative community of UT Austin is larger than ever, comprising an anticipated 100 performances of 38 different projects and, for the first year ever, featuring work from students studying in every department of the College of Fine Arts and beyond.

The Festival is an outrageous concept that is intentionally built on impossible odds and expectations: Let’s make 40 projects happen in one week. Let’s redirect classes in the Winship Drama Building toward participation in the Festival. Let’s fly in visiting artists from all over the nation to respond to the work. Let’s take risks. Let’s do all this not knowing what answers might be discovered at the end of the path.

The Cohen New Works Festival presented by Broadway Bank is named in honor of former UT playwriting faculty member David Mark Cohen, whom our community lost too soon in 1997. His passion for new work lives on through an endowment that enabled student and faculty leaders at UT to put on a new play festival in the years following and, thanks to the leadership and drive of Susan Zeder and Richard Isackes, the Festival flourished into the massive interdisciplinary art festival that you see today. We, as producers, are proud to keep the legacy of David Mark Cohen and the power of the Festival alive in 2017.

We couldn’t be prouder to share this work with you. A huge shout of gratitude to you, our supporters, to you advocates of the arts, who know the meaning of community, who embrace the change we seek, who are here with us at the moment of impact.

In Solidarity, Lawrence Bennett, Quetta Carpenter, Rusty Cloyes, Liz Engelman and Kirk Lynn, Faculty Producers Megan Tabaque, Assistant Producer

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Dramaturgical note

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Theatre, performance and art are opportunities to step out of the daily grind and into realms that disrupt our expectations, to expand how we understand the world around us. This year’s Festival lineup is turning this practice up one hundred notches. From an opera that is for young people to puppets that are not; from a politically engaged farm animal to an art installation that feels forbidden, to a trip across campus that invites you to be “curiouser,” these works leave no expectation unshattered.

The 2017 Festival showcases a future of American art makers who are reimagining the world in which we live. These pieces are actively challenging expectations in order to push us toward a specific future; a future that champions community connection, equity and rigorous investigation of the world in which we live. We welcome you to these provocative works. Enter with curiosity, leave feeling changed and challenged.

The Engaging Research committee is comprised of six people who are excited about the critical thought and research that goes into the creation of new work. This research connects students across the UT campus and to the Austin community, and beyond. For this year’s Festival, we are lucky enough to partner some projects with the students in Dr. Andrew Carlson’s Dramaturgy class who will act as investigators, provocateurs, archivists of festival projects and, most excitingly, the curators of the material in the 2017 premiere Outlet space!

Join us in The Outlet, located in WIN 1.148. Find a comfy chair, fix a cup of coffee and experience the curious work of our research team. The Outlet is also where you will find scheduled panels, opportunities to connect with our guest respondents, as well as project talkbacks. Come and engage with us!

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Guest Artists

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One of our favorite aspects of The Cohen New Works Festival is the group of guests artists that join us here in Austin, Texas. Students are paired with professionals in the field who travel from all over the country and, in some cases, across the world to work creatively with them by providing constructive feedback to student work, to participate in panel discussions and interact with the student body through Festival networking events.

It is part of our mission to help bridge the gap between the educational and professional fields of art making, and what better way to do so than opening our doors to working artists we admire. This opportunity for mentorship, feedback and exchange has a lasting impact on the students of The University of Texas at Austin.

we are proud to welcome these guest artists to austin in 2017:

KEN CER NI GLI A Dramaturg and literary manager at the Disney Theatrical Group.

President, Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas.

J I M F I NDLAY Theatre artist, visual artist and filmmaker. Independent artist as well as collaborator.

PADT R O H AR R I S Writer, director, choreographer and dancer. Lead dancer and choreographer on Stevie Wonder’s international tour.

DANI EL ALEXANDER J ON E S Independent artist that creates live art using an interdisciplinary practice.

J O S EP H KECKLER Singer, musician, performer and artist. Recently featured on BBC America’s The Nerdist.

ANDREW KIRCHER Associate producer for the Devised Theater Initiative and Under the Radar Festival at the Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival. CUNY Teaching Fellow.

M A LG O R Z ATA KO M O R OW S K A Painter and set designer. Head of the Stage Design Department at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow.

SHERRY KRAMER Playwright/Professor of Playwriting at Bennington College.

TI F FA N Y LO P E Z Director of the School of Film, Dance and Theatre in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts and professor of theatre (Arizona State University).

Production dramaturg with Oregon Shakespeare Festival (2017).

K R I S TI N M A R TI N G Co-founder and artistic director of HERE and a director of hybrid work based in New York. Co-created and co-curates HARP, HERE’s Artist Residency Program. For 19 years, curated The American Living Room.

Co-director of PROTOTYPE.

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S H ANA M ER LI N Improvisational theatre performer and instructor. Founding member of the Austin-based troupes Girls Girls Girls: Improvised Musicals and Get Up. Founder of Merlin Works improvisational theater school in Austin, Texas.

ANU R ADH A NAI M PALLY Performer and choreographer.

Creative director of Austin Dance India.

KAT H ER I NE P R O F ETA Dance dramaturg, founding member of Elevator Repair Service.

Current professor at Queens College with teaching at experience at Barnard and Yale Colleges and at the Yale School of Drama.

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PJ R AVAL Cinematographer and filmmaker.

Named one of Filmmaker’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film in 2006, featured in the 2010 Out 100 (Out Magazine).

R U P ER T R EYES Writer, director and actor.

Co-founder and artistic director of Teatro Vivo.

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C O UR TN E Y S A L E Freelance director with a focus on new and devised work.

Artistic director of Seattle Children’s Theatre.

W I L L A TAY LO R Director of Education and Community Engagement for the Goodman Theatre.

K ATE WATS O N -WA L L AC E Choreographer, director and visual artist. Co-director of anonymous bodies.

L AUR I E WO O L E R Y Director, playwright, educator, community organizer and producer.

Associate director of Public Works at The Public Theater.

A N N W R I G H TS O N Freelance lighting designer.

Tony Award®-nominee (August: Osage County).

S UZ A N Z E D E R Playwright for family audiences.

Former Head of Playwriting/ Directing at UT Austin and driving force in the creation of The Cohen New Works Festival.

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The outlet panels and discussions

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The Outlet is our Festival’s dramaturgical space that plays two roles. It houses displays that bring to life the planning, conversations, argument, history, context and development that went into all of the exciting new work you will see this week. The Outlet is also the place to be curious, ask questions and engage during feedback sessions and scheduled panels with guests artists. Take a look at The Outlet schedule below and join us for some horizon expanding talks.

INSIDE THE PUPPET’S STUDIO Join us for a 90-minute demonstration and discussion about this ancient and ever-evolving artform. Featuring presentations by New Works artists Alison Reid (Bloodthirsty Fiends) and Jacqueline Heimel (The Festival Is Cock-A-Doodle-Now!) as well as Austin-area puppeteers and displays from UT Theatre and Dance Professor Jim Glavan’s fall puppetry class.

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April 10 @ 2:00 p.m.

WIN 1.148

APOCALYPSE AND SCI-FI THEATRE The Apocalypse is Now! This discussion with The Cohen New Works Festival and Austin-area theatre artists will explore the popularity and impact of apocalyptic and science fiction stories in the present moment.

What makes these narratives so powerful and compelling to artists and audiences alike? Join us in The Outlet to find out.

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April 11 @ 4:30 p.m.

WIN 1.148

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DANCE IN THE PRESENT What work can dance do in the world? How do we develop physical vocabularies for making new work in collaborative spaces? What is it about movement that moves us? This year’s Festival lineup houses an exciting array of dance, movement and physical theatre that blurs boundaries and invites audiences into new genres of performance and inquiry.

Join UT Theatre and Dance professor, Dr. Rebecca Rossen and a panel of guest artists as they discuss new strategies for making and engaging with movement-based work.

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April 12 @ 10:30 a.m.

WIN 1.148

IDENTIT Y, ART AND COMMUNIT Y Several of 2017’s projects investigate identity and society, engaging in complex, joyful, violent and curious questions. What it is to be Black in America? What does it mean to be a global citizen versus a local one? How does the story of my immigrant grandparents become my own? What boundaries, physical and figurative, exist around my queer identity? How does class influence our ability to connect to one another? And how does the asking of these questions help us envision a future that is equitable?

Join us for a discussion led by UT Theatre and Dance graduate student E.L. Hohn about how creative professionals work around art, identity and what it means to be socially-engaged makers in a political world.

talkback sessions

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April 13 @ 2:00 p.m.

WIN 1.148

Feedback is an important part of the creative process and an essential skill that all artists must develop in order to grow. Join select creative teams in The Outlet after their performances to participate in an exchange about their work. The talkback session schedule will be posted on the door of WIN 1.148 or announced after performances.

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The Festival Works KEY

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All titles, times, locations and creative teams are subject to change.

Please consult our Festival app, website (newworksfestival.org), Twitter (@utnewworks), Facebook (/utnewworks) or signs at the information table for updates and changes. Many venues have limited seating.

We suggest that you arrive at least 30 minutes prior to scheduled performance times if a ticket was not secured in advance. See the venue key on page 29 for locations and capacities.

All Ages

Mature Themes/Adult Content

These events are appropriate for patrons of all ages

These events are most appropriate for patron ages 13+

F ES T I VAL KI CK O F F !

The Festival is Now! Join us for a breakfast kick off to celebrate the excitement. Come meet those involved in the Festival, grab a pastry and a cup of coffee and talk about what you’re excited to see. Discover projects or panels that weren’t on your schedule and connect before heading off to your first piece!

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April 10 @ 10:00 a.m.

WIN Atrium

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O P ENI NG CER EM O NY Join us in a celebration of the art we have created together. The Opening Ceremony will include a live performance that embodies the spirit of the Festival. Hear from our Festival’s producers, the executive committee and a keynote address from guest artist Willa Taylor.

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April 10 @ 7:00 p.m.

BIP

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CLO S I NG CER EM O NY Say farewell to another great Cohen New Works Festival. Meet and mingle for a night of dancing, food and fun. All are welcome!

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April 14 @ 5:00 p.m.

WIN Atrium

2 h.

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performances and installations

105 Daria Miyeko Marinelli and Andrew Valdez 105 is a post-apocalyptic trilogy* that follows siblings Jackson and Sybil across the country into new societies and onto the battlefield.

Spanning radio play, immersive theatre and dance, 105 offers an interactive theatrical experience exploring sacrifice and survival and ultimately asks who we become when faced with a broken world.

*105 is performed in three sections at three different locations.

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April 10 @ 2:45, 3:30 and 4:15 p.m.

April 11 @ 5:45, 6:30 and 7:15 p.m.

April 14 @ 9:00 and 9:45 a.m.

WIN 2.136

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April 10 @ 9:00 p.m.

April 11 @ 8:00 p.m.

April 14 @ 10:30 a.m.

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PART 2: HEART WEIGHT PART 3: WARDANCE

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A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN Graham Schmidt A Nervous Breakdown examines healing in the context of serious illness.

Framed as a ritual around the Hebrew concept of Tikkun Olam, or “world repair,” A Nervous Breakdown blends documentary theatre with dance, exploring the human aspects of the physician-patient relationship in modern medical practice and Americans’ relationship with mortality.

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April 10 @ 4:00 p.m.

April 12 @ 8:00 p.m.

April 13 @ 11:00 a.m.

OBT

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A SINGULARIT Y Carleigh Newland, Tess Jackson and Kelsey Linberg Follow Amena, a young Syrian refugee, as she pursues her dreams in an unwelcoming world. Empowered by a love for astronomy and a strong sense of self, Amena refuses limitations. A story of strength and discovery, A Singularity also acts as an intergalactic exploration of home, place and space.

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April 10 @ 5:00 p.m.

April 11 @ 3:30 p.m.

April 13 @ 8:30 p.m.

LAB

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A-PEELING Gianina Casale A-peeling is an interdisciplinary piece acting as a speakeasy. Elements of drag, burlesque and more challenge what’s “appropriate” in intimate, yet public spaces and how to deal with the discomfort of taking risks. In this work, artists of various colors, genders and sexualities have a chance to be unapologetically themselves.

Dance, Interactive, Performance Art

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April 10 @ 3:00 p.m.

April 11 @ 7:00 p.m.

April 13 @ 2:00 p.m.

WIN B.202

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ANTONIA Si Mon’ Emmett, D’Lonte Lawson and Conner Palmore antonia is a Chicana hip-hop adaptation of the Greek tragedy Antigone.

This piece incorporates four elements of hip-hop: DJing, MCs, breakdancing and graffiti art to tell the story of Antigone through the lens of a modern Chicana woman.

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April 10 @ 9:30 p.m.

April 11 @ 9:00 p.m.

April 12 @ 9:30 p.m.

OBT

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AT THE BOUNDARIES: AN EXPLORATION OF QUEER RELATIONSHIPS AND VIOLENCE Mandy Rojas and Bex Orton Two queer women navigate their limits: finding the boundaries of healing and hurting. Will creating their own world protect them from outside threats? Following the performance, there are opportunities for creative responses around themes in the show with a team of facilitators.

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April 10 @ 2:30 p.m.

April 11 @ 7:00 p.m.

April 13 @ 10:00 a.m.

WIN 1.134

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BATHTUB GIRLS: A PUNK ROCK MUSICAL Caroline Kinnamore and Tucker Martin A punk musical exploring the landscape of adolescence, Bathtub Girls is a dark comedy about two sisters and a well-planned murder in Canada.

When high school pressures are eclipsed by the harsh reality of living with their negligent, drunken mother, teen sisters Brooklyn and Lucy decide to take matters into their own hands. The question isn’t can they do it, but can they live with the guilt.

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April 10 @ 8:30 p.m.

April 13 @ 12:30 p.m.

April 14 @ 10:30 a.m.

LAB

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BLOODTHIRST Y FIENDS Alison Reid, Liam Dolan-Henderson and Invoke Bloodthirsty Fiends is a new vision of Beowulf produced with puppets and original music by string quartet, Invoke. Come join us in the “Mead-Hall” to hear this gruesome tale of revenge, glory and puppet monsters.

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April 10 @ 12:00 p.m.

April 12 @ 9:00 p.m.

April 14 @ 3:00 p.m.

WIN 1.134

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BORED WITH STRANGERS Sam Provenzano, Lauren Smith and Christine Gwillim Bored with Strangers guides audiences across campus through an interactive performance encounter with dance, performance art and music inspired by the art of Nina Katchadourian’s that invites us to look more closely at the world around us. The “tour” includes free admission to the Blanton Museum of Art where audiences can visit the new Nina Katchadourian exhibition Curiouser.

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April 11 @ 12:00 p.m.

April 12 @ 12:00 p.m.

April 14 @ 12:00 p.m.

WIN Lobby > BMoA

1 h. 30 m.

CRY WOLF Alex Heppelmann, William Glick and Azalea Laredo When a hungry wolf eats a boy’s flock of sheep, the boy leaves home to seek justice only to be pulled into a contest that will choose a new animal king. Cry Wolf is a children’s opera that uses Aesop’s Fables to show how storytelling affects our communities and leaders.

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April 11 @ 10:00 a.m.

April 12 @ 10:00 a.m.

April 14 @ 9:30 a.m.

WIN 1.134

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DANIEL/ROSE Adam L Sussman, Thom May and Katie Van Winkle An examination of neurodiversity through the lives of Arthur Miller’s son, Daniel, who was born with Down Syndrome and subsequently institutionalized; and Tennessee Williams’ sister, Rose, who was diagnosed as schizophrenic and later lobotomized. When society stigmatizes an individual, how should their family respond?

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April 10 @ 5:00 p.m.

April 11 @ 3:30 p.m.

April 12 @ 5:30 p.m.

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DECIMATION Elise Peterson and Ansel Lowry More About Decimation on the Blog newworksfestival.org

Follow the emotional and physical journeys of two young women through a gang-run Austin, Texas during the fallout of the apocalypse.

How do the current social behaviors translate to a world without rules?

And how do women maintain their own identities when their bodies no longer belong to them?

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April 10 @ 11:00 a.m.

April 12 @ 6:00 p.m.

April 13 @ 6:00 p.m.

April 14 @ 3:00 p.m.

LAB

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EL CAMINO DE HIERRO Cosme Damian Flores, Jr., Jose Figueroa and Max Torrez When tragedy strikes, Blanca and her brother, Carlos, must flee their Guatemala home and make the journey to El Norte to reunite with their long-absent mother. Blanca and Carlos brave their dangerous, uncertain journey using their own inner strength and the goodness in others.

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April 11 @ 5:30 p.m.

April 12 @ 6:00 p.m.

April 13 @ 3:00 p.m.

WIN 2.180

1 h. 30 m.

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FORCES IN CONTRAST Lacey Erb, Kate Ducey and Clint Sawin Forces in Contrast is a film installation that asks questions about violence against women; about walking and darkness; about finding a way back to light. Through the collection and sharing of interviews with Festival goers, Forces seeks to reclaim Waller Creek as a space for art, reflection and rejuvenation.

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Filming April 10 @ 11:00 a.m.

April 11 @ 11:00 a.m.

April 12 @ 11:00 a.m.

April 13 @ 11:00 a.m. (Rain day) Film installation April 14 @ 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

WCW

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WIN 2.120

GARBAGE OF EDEN Abigail Vela, Isaac Iskra and Miguel Tamez In a world ravaged by the products we consume every day, Garbage of Eden imagines what it might look like if we continue to turn a blind eye to pollution. Follow Sophie and enter The Garden to discover that our home is no longer sustainable without action.

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April 10 @ 2:00 p.m.

April 12 @ 12:30 p.m.

April 14 @ 10:00 a.m.

BEL 402, 502A

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GOLDEN: AN IMMERSIVE MINI-OPERA Margaret Jumonville and Michael Zapruder Golden is a cutting-edge chamber opera that combines acoustic and electronic sounds, powerful voices and evocative immersive elements to tell the true story of a family whose belief in a magical golden object is tragically destroyed by the forces of technology.

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April 11 @ 3:00 p.m.

April 13 @ 5:00 p.m.

OBT

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HOBO SALON (HOMEWARD BOUND) Kate Proietti, Lisa Donato and Roni Chelben Through the use of a participatory video installation, Hobo Salon invites a dialogue about the accelerated growth of Austin’s homeless population.

The salon explores the complexities of class relations while moving often hidden narratives into the public sphere, creating a place for personal reflection, community discourse and haircuts.

Film, Installation, Interactive

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Ongoing installation April 10–14, 8:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m. with video and haircuts April 11 @ 7:30 p.m.

April 12 @ 7:30 p.m.

April 13 @ 7:30 p.m.

WIN East Plaza

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HOLLOW Lizzy Tan More About Hollow on the Blog newworksfestival.org

Hollow is a performance installation that examines death, afterlife and catharsis. Personal collisions of traumatic loss during youth are unpackaged, distilled and abstracted to present an integrative palette of movement, music and media. Hollow invites viewers to make their own reflections within the work’s recurring loops.

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Ongoing installation April 10–14, 8:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m. with special performances April 10 @ 8:30 p.m.

April 11 @ 5:30 p.m.

April 13 @ 7:00 p.m.

WIN 2.120

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INTRO TO BEING HERE Drew Paryzer, Eric Vera, Christina Curlee and Kevin Sun Enter an alternate digital reality and make choices to bring a being from that world into ours. Then attend a class to meet this being in person and help it learn its place in our realm. Intro to Being Here is a transmedia experience integrating a video game with immersive performance.

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April 10 @ 2:30 p.m.

April 11 @ 5:00 p.m.

April 12 @ 7:00 p.m.

April 13 @ 7:30 p.m.

April 14 @ 12:30 p.m.

WIN 2.112

Game: 20–30 m.

Play: 45 m.

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IT’S A TRAVEST Y! ONE NIGHT WITH JAZZIE MERCADO! Travis Tate, Jordan Good and Briyana Clarel It’s a Travesty! is a glitter-bombed elegy for the distances working to separate us from ourselves. Using song and spell, the show confesses and confounds our personal histories, bodies and loves, not so that we may leave those things behind, but so that we may carry them with us and so that we may call this healing.

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April 11 @ 1:30 p.m.

April 12 @ 11:00 a.m.

April 13 @ 9:00 p.m.

WIN 2.180

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MATRILINEAL Kat Lozano and Madelyn Flabiano How far does the apple fall from the tree? In the age of fourth-wave feminism and Hillary Clinton, how do the women of today align with the women that came before them? Matrilineal explores lineage and the role it plays in the dissemination of knowledge through mother daughter relationships.

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Ongoing installation April 10–14, 8:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.

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OPEN MIC NIGHT! Jake Bardin, Daniel Abramson and Jake Brinks In the age of handheld computers and widespread social networking, the best is always at our fingertips. In seconds, we can find the highest rated viral video on the planet, or the hit song that everyone is humming.

Forego the best and visit your local Open Mic Night!

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April 11 @ 5:00 p.m.

April 13 @ 5:00 p.m.

April 14 @ 3:00 p.m.

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RAGE TO HEAL Briyana Clarel and Alaina Monts Rage to Heal is a devised piece moving through Black rage toward Black healing, collectively created by a community of singers, dancers, writers, actors and visionaries.

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April 10 @ 8:30 p.m.

April 13 @ 9:30 a.m.

April 14 @ 10:00 a.m.

WIN 2.180

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SCARY/FREAKY/GROSS/COLD/WITCH/GIRL: DON’T BE SCARED, BE SCARY Georgina Wilson A dance film/ongoing installation that delves into the female consciousness, exaggerating the methods women use to avoid objectification and protect themselves from coercion by members of the male population. Through comedic absurdity, dance and spoken word, this film is an expression of female reality.

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Ongoing installation April 10–14, 8:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.

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SHELLS Emily Lee Wading through a field of hanging eggs forces the participant to experience space and displacement amidst the quiet chaos of shells waiting to be broken. The viewer is placed as an outsider amongst the rhythmic pattern of the eggs, which welcomes dialogue about the spaces we inhabit and affect.

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Ongoing installation April 10–14, 8:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.

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SI SE PUEDE (YES WE CAN) Victoria Murillo and Lara Beth Flett Si Se Puede is inspired by the life of Mexican-American farmworkers in the United States during the late 1960s/early 1970s. The piece features movement and discussion based on the lives of first and second generation Mexican-Americans of the past, present and future.

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April 11 @ 3:00 p.m.

April 13 @ 8:00 p.m.

April 14 @ 3:00 p.m.

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SWADESH: ONE’S OWN COUNTRY Sofia Aranha Swadesh: One’s Own Country explores intercultural performance and “cross-culturalism.” Cross-culturalism occurs when individuals from one cultural background learn from another culture and Swadesh creates a space for the audience to experience it. The piece speaks to themes of tradition, negotiation of identity, tragedy and one’s own “roots.”

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April 10 @ 12:00 p.m.

April 12 @ 5:30 p.m.

April 13 @ 3:00 p.m.

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THE ART OF COLLABORATION Alex J. Gendal, Kaiwen Fa and Wyatt Laster The Art of Collaboration is an interactive creation installation that relies on everyone working together through technology. It explores how through the creation of sound, light and image, people can experience how what they achieve is only part of a greater-created whole.

Devised, Installation, Interactive

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Ongoing installation April 10–14, 8:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.

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THE FESTIVAL IS COCK-A-DOODLE-NOW! Jacqueline Heimel Meet Randolph: a gigantic, dazzling, dancing, roaming rooster puppet.

He’s the biggest cock in the “Cocks Not Glocks” protest. Join Randolph and his hilarious farmer friend as they parade outside the Winship Drama Building in search of fellow protesters.

Installation, Interactive, Puppets W H EN:

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Ongoing installation April 10–14, 8:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m. with special performances April 10 @ 11:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

April 11 @ 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

April 12 @ 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

April 13 @ 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

April 14 @ 11:00 a.m.

Outside WIN Lobby

15 m.

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOCELYN Jocelyn Chambers and Aaron Chávez The Gospel According to Jocelyn is a concept album that visualizes the creator’s personal experiences as a Black woman in America. It incorporates original music, film and poetry to detail the journey to selfidentity, self-love and royalty. This album seeks to inspire more platforms for uninterrupted Black female representation.

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W H EN:

W HE RE :

RU N TI ME :

April 10 @ 2:30 p.m.

April 13 @ 4:30 p.m.

BRH

1 h.

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TITLE LOADING Co-presented with Fusebox “What will happen when my grandchildren find my Twitter?” Ponder this question and many more as we dance together at Austin’s most introspective concert. Using Dan Deacon’s America album, TITLE LOADING combines multi-media spectacle with an interactive concert to explore what it means to be “authentic” in the digital age.

Devised, Installation, Play W H EN:

W HE RE :

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April 11 @ 2:00 p.m.

April 13 @ 6:00 p.m.

April 14 @ 12:00 p.m.

WIN 1.108

1 h.

UNCASTABLE Claire Hardwick, Erik Martinez and Sarah Farris A sketch comedy and improv collective showcase focusing on what it means to be “uncastable” both as an actor and as a person navigating everyday life. Seek to explore issues of body image and feeling like the “other” through the lens of comedy.

Devised, Installation, Play W H EN:

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April 10 @ 1:00 p.m.

April 12 @ 9:00 p.m.

April 14 @ 12:30 p.m.

WIN 2.180

1 h. 15 m.

VOICES OF DEATH ROW Keith Allegretti, kt shorb and Bruno-Pierre Houle Voices of Death Row is a performance focusing on poems by death row inmates in Texas. Through music, movement and drama, five operatic art songs will be presented alongside visual projections, including images of inmate art. A collaboration between prisoners and university students, this project humanizes those who are dehumanized.

Performance Art, Solo W H EN:

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RU N TI ME :

April 10 @ 4:30 p.m.

April 12 @ 8:00 p.m.

BIP

35 m.

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WELL WOMAN Mandy Rojas and Ashton Murphy Set in a gynecologist’s office, Well Woman follows a person’s experiences with breast cancer, masculinity, feminine strength and family. Torn between her family lineage of big hair and bigger boobs while expressing her own identity, Well Woman queers what we inherit from the women in our families.

Play, Solo W H EN:

W HE RE :

RU N TI ME :

April 10 @ 5:00 p.m.

April 11 @ 8:00 p.m.

April 13 @ 3:00 p.m.

WIN 2.112

45 m.

WHEN NEW ORLEANS BECOMES A BROWN SEA James Parker, Travis Tate and Adam Sussman A story revolving around Terrance and Judy, a Black man and white woman who are stuck on a roof in a flooded neighborhood of New Orleans immediately after Katrina. In a town filled with ghosts of past injustices, they must find a way to escape the roof and find relief.

Opera W H EN:

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RU N TI ME :

April 11 @ 12:30 p.m.

April 12 @ 2:00 p.m.

April 13 @ 12:30 p.m.

BIP

45 m.

WORK Matthew Hernandez and Moriah Flagler Vocation, career, occupation, livelihood, work. Work explores the humanity behind the labor that keeps the university operating. Through a devised experience, the audience explores the stories of maintenance and custodial employees working at The University of Texas at Austin. Inspired by audio-recorded interviews, Work offers untold insight into an integral piece of the community.

Devised W H EN:

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April 12 @ 2:00 p.m.

April 13 @ 7:00 p.m.

April 14 @ 12:30 p.m.

WIN 1.134

1 h. 30 m.

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ZOOM AND FOCUS THE MUSICAL Lilly Stafford and Travis Nance Ruby and Dakota are struggling to maintain a long-distance relationship while pursuing their individual futures. Through biographical accounts, the cast takes the audience through a year in their lives. This manifestation of self-discovery incorporates music and dance to convey the constant push and pull we battle in every relationship.

Musical

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W H EN:

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RU N TI ME :

April 11 @ 12:00 p.m.

April 12 @ 4:00 p.m.

April 13 @ 7:30 p.m.

April 14 @ 2:30 p.m.

OBT

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M O NDAY, AP R I L 1 0 10:00 a.m.

Festival Kick Off!

WIN Atrium

11:00 a.m.

Decimation

LAB

The Festival Is Cock-A-Doodle-Now!

Outside Win Lobby

Bloodthirsty Fiends

WIN 1.134

Swadesh: One’s Own Country

BIP

1:00 p.m.

Uncastable

WIN 2.180

2:00 p.m.

Inside the Puppet’s Studio Panel

WIN 1.148

Garbage of Eden

BEL 402, 502A

At the Boundaries

WIN 1.134

Intro to Being Here

WIN 2.112

The Gospel According to Jocelyn

BRH

2:45 p.m.

105 (Part 1: WalkingSounds)

WIN 2.136

3:00 p.m.

A-peeling

WIN B.202

3:30 p.m.

105 (Part 1: WalkingSounds)

WIN 2.136

4:00 p.m.

A Nervous Breakdown

OBT

4:15 p.m.

105 (Part 1: WalkingSounds)

WIN 2.136

4:30 p.m.

Voices of Death Row

BIP

5:00 p.m.

A Singularity

LAB

Daniel/Rose

WIN 1.134

Well Woman

WIN 2.112

5:30 p.m.

The Festival Is Cock-A-Doodle-Now!

Outside Win Lobby

7:00 p.m.

Opening Ceremony

BIP

8:30 p.m.

Bathtub Girls: a Punk Rock Musical

LAB

Hollow

WIN 2.120

Rage to Heal

WIN 2.180

9:00 p.m.

105 (Part 2: HeartWeight) 105 (Part 3: WarDance)

WIN 2.136

9:30 p.m.

antonia

OBT

12:00 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

All dates, times and locations are subject to change. Please consult our Festival app, website (newworksfestival.org), Twitter (@utnewworks), Facebook (/utnewworks) or signs at the information table for updates and changes.

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T U ES DAY, AP R I L 1 1 10:00 a.m.

Cry Wolf

WIN 1.134

11:00 a.m.

The Festival Is Cock-A-Doodle-Now!

Outside Win Lobby

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12:00 p.m.

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Bored with Strangers

WIN Lobby > BMoA

Zoom and Focus The Musical

OBT

12:30 p.m.

When New Orleans Becomes A Brown Sea

BIP

1:30 p.m.

It’s A Travesty!

WIN 2.180

2:00 p.m.

The Festival Is Cock-A-Doodle-Now!

Outside Win Lobby

TITLE LOADING

WIN 1.108

Golden: An Immersive Mini-Opera

OBT

Si Se Puede (Yes We Can)

BIP

A Singularity

LAB

Daniel/Rose

WIN 1.134

4:30 p.m.

Apocalypse and Sci-Fi Theatre Panel

WIN 1.148

5:00 p.m.

Intro to Being Here

WIN 2.112

Open Mic Night!

Starbucks

El Camino de Hierro

WIN 2.180

Hollow

WIN 2.120

5:45 p.m.

105 (Part 1: WalkingSounds)

WIN 2.136

6:30 p.m.

105 (Part 1: WalkingSounds)

WIN 2.136

7:00 p.m.

A-peeling

WIN B.202

At the Boundaries

WIN 1.134

7:15 p.m.

105 (Part 1: WalkingSounds)

WIN 2.136

7:30 p.m.

Hobo Salon (Homeward Bound)

WIN East Plaza

8:00 p.m.

105 (Part 2: HeartWeight) 105 (Part 3: WarDance)

WIN 2.136

Well Woman

WIN 2.112

antonia

OBT

3:00 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

9:00 p.m.

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10:00 a.m.

Cry Wolf

WIN 1.134

10:30 a.m.

Dance in the Present Panel

WIN 1.148

11:00 a.m.

It’s A Travesty!

WIN 2.180

The Festival Is Cock-A-Doodle-Now!

Outside Win Lobby

12:00 p.m.

Bored with Strangers

WIN Lobby > BMoA

12:30 p.m.

Garbage of Eden

BEL 402, 502A

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The Festival Is Cock-A-Doodle-Now!

Outside Win Lobby

When New Orleans Becomes A Brown Sea

BIP

Work

WIN 1.134

4:00 p.m.

Zoom and Focus The Musical

OBT

5:30 p.m.

Daniel/Rose

WIN 1.134

Swadesh: One’s Own Country

BIP

Decimation

LAB

El Camino de Hierro

WIN 2.180

7:00 p.m.

Intro to Being Here

WIN 2.112

7:30 p.m.

Hobo Salon (Homeward Bound)

WIN East Plaza

8:00 p.m.

A Nervous Breakdown

OBT

Voices of Death Row

BIP

Bloodthirsty Fiends

WIN 1.134

Uncastable

WIN 2.180

antonia

OBT

2:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

9:00 p.m.

9:30 p.m.

T H U R S DAY, AP R I L 1 3 9:30 a.m.

Rage to Heal

WIN 2.180

10:00 a.m.

At the Boundaries

WIN 1.134

11:00 a.m.

A Nervous Breakdown

OBT

The Festival Is Cock-A-Doodle-Now!

Outside Win Lobby

Bathtub Girls: a Punk Rock Musical

LAB

When New Orleans Becomes A Brown Sea

BIP

A-peeling

WIN B.202

Identity, Art and Community Panel

WIN 1.148

The Festival Is Cock-A-Doodle-Now!

Outside Win Lobby

El Camino de Hierro

WIN 2.180

Swadesh: One’s Own Country

BIP

Well Woman

WIN 2.112

4:30 p.m.

The Gospel According to Jocelyn

BRH

5:00 p.m.

Golden: An Immersive Mini-Opera

OBT

Open Mic Night!

Starbucks

12:30 p.m.

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2:00 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

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6:00 p.m.

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Decimation

LAB

TITLE LOADING

WIN 1.108

Hollow

WIN 2.120

Work

WIN 1.134

Hobo Salon (Homeward Bound)

WIN East Plaza

Intro to Being Here

WIN 2.112

Zoom and Focus The Musical

OBT

8:00 p.m.

Si Se Puede (Yes We Can)

BIP

8:30 p.m.

A Singularity

LAB

9:00 p.m.

It’s A Travesty!

WIN 2.180

7:00 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

F R I DAY, AP R I L 1 4 9:00 a.m.

105 (Part 1: WalkingSounds)

WIN 2.136

9:30 a.m.

Cry Wolf

WIN 1.134

9:45 a.m.

105 (Part 1: WalkingSounds)

WIN 2.136

10:00 a.m.

Rage to Heal

WIN 2.180

Garbage of Eden

BEL 402, 502A

105 (Part 2: HeartWeight) 105 (Part 3: WarDance)

WIN 2.136

Bathtub Girls: a Punk Rock Musical

LAB

11:00 a.m.

The Festival Is Cock-A-Doodle-Now!

Outside Win Lobby

12:00 p.m.

Bored with Strangers

WIN Lobby > BMoA

TITLE LOADING

WIN 1.108

Intro to Being Here

WIN 2.112

Uncastable

WIN 2.180

Work

WIN 1.134

2:30 p.m.

Zoom and Focus The Musical

OBT

3:00 p.m.

Bloodthirsty Fiends

WIN 1.134

Decimation

LAB

Open Mic Night!

Starbucks

Si Se Puede (Yes We Can)

BIP

Closing Ceremony

WIN Atrium

10:30 a.m.

12:30 p.m.

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T I CKET S AND S EAT I NG Performances For patrons who reserved tickets in advance, please check-in at the performance venue no later than 10 minutes prior to curtain. Tickets that are not claimed 10 minutes prior to curtain will be released to walk-up patrons.

The Box Office ensures that a percentage of tickets are available for walk-up patrons for all performances. Walk-up patrons are encouraged to arrive at least 30 minutes in advance as many venues have limited seating capacities.

Installations and Exhibitions Installations and exhibitions are open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m. Admission is open and does not require a ticket.

I NCLEM ENT WEAT H ER In the case of inclement weather, the following performances will be delayed, relocated, rescheduled or canceled: Bored with Strangers, F is for Freedom, Forces in Contrast and Hobo Salon (Homeward Bound). Updates will be available on the Festival app, website (newworksfestival.org), Twitter (@utnewworks) and Facebook (/utnewworks).

Purchase Discounted Parking Online utcofaparking.clickandpark.com

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PA R K I N G The university requires all faculty, staff, students and visitors to pay for parking on campus. All parking on campus, including ADA, requires a permit or payment of fees. Please read parking signs carefully.

Patrons are encouraged to park in university parking garages at the San Jacinto Garage and Manor Garage, both within walking distance of the theatres. In addition, there is metered parking available on Dean Keeton/26th St. Discounted parking is available for select performances. Purchase discounted parking online at utcofaparking.clickandpark.com/ venue. Discount parking via Click and Park is available for purchase until 10:00 p.m. the day prior to the event.

C O N TACT US 512.471.5793 newworksfestival.org /utnewworks @utnewworks @utnewworks

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BEL (L. Theo Bellmont Hall) West side DKR Stadium 28 seats BRH (Bates Recital Hall) East wing of BSoM 700 seats Starbucks North end zone of DKR Stadium VET (Veteran’s Memorial Sculpture) Outside northwest corner of DKR Stadium WCW (Waller Creek Walkway) Outside northwest wing of UTX

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T H E EXECU T I VE CO M M I T TE E The Executive Committee is comprised of undergraduate and graduate students who are responsible for the planning and implementation of the 2017 Festival.

Assistant Producer Megan Tabaque Technical Directors Reed Dryden Neal Ashton Bennett Murphy Shimshon Adam Zevi Production Manager Kailey Nunley Assistant Production Manager Dack Justiz Information Technology Manager Grayson Rosato PR/Marketing Committee Kimberly Belflower Kamyle Smith Sam Kerner Marymar Martinez Daria Miyeko Marinelli

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Guest Artist Committee Kelsey Vidic Graham Schmidt Kevin Poole Engaging Research Committee Sam Provenzano E.L. Hohn Anna Ingram Events Committee Co-Chairs Natalie Laboda Lilly Stafford Applications Committee Co-Chairs Hannah Wolf Claire Stephen The Executive Committee is supported and guided by a team of Faculty Co-Producers: Lawrence Bennett Quetta Carpenter Rusty Cloyes Liz Engelman Kirk Lynn

P R O DU CT I O N CR EW The Festival would not be possible without the students working behind the scenes. The Festival crew can be seen scurrying around the building wearing black, making sure the building is in tip-top shape, the lights go up and audiences find their seats.

Light Board Ops Kyle Cordova Natalie Rodriquez Katherine Crosby Sound Board Ops Andrew Moe Carolina Sirias Michael Logue

Venue Managers Austin Howell Hailey Bailey Sydney Frank Tori Robertson Kylie Zeko Addison Norman Morgan Stuart Anna Lehnhoff Paris Patterson

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Special Thanks

• Dr. Brant Pope Chair, Department of Theatre and Dance • Harvey Hartenstine Chief Banking Executive, Broadway Bank • Jean Cheever Broadway Bank Board Member and founding member of the Department of Theatre and Dance Director’s Council • Dr. Douglas Dempster Dean, College of Fine Arts • Faculty and Staff of the Department of Theatre and Dance Especially: Jessica Champion, Cassie Gholston, Lizeth Salinas, Patricia Semenov, Natasha Small, Mark Anthony-Zuniga, Kevin Newcomb • Suzan Zeder Cohen New Works Festival Founding Producer • Dr. Charlotte Canning and the Performance Studies and Pedagogy Division • Susan Mickey and the Performance Production Division • Lyn Wiltshire and the Performance Division • Steven Dietz Theatre for Youth Chair • Richard Isackes Joanne Sharp Crosby Chair in Design and Technology • Bruce Pennycook Director, The Center for Arts and Entertainment Technology, Butler School of Music • Kathy Panoff, Rachel Durkin-Drga, Jeff Grapko, and the staff of Texas Performing Arts • Morgan Bathe Graphic Designer, Texas Performing Arts • C.J. Wiles Project Management id Construction Services, The University of Texas at Austin • Eugene Sepulveda and Steven Tomlinson • Stuart Cohen

director’s circle

The Department of Theatre and Dance Director’s Council is a premier volunteer group designed to foster strong and collaborative connections between The University of Texas at Austin and the local community.

As advocates for the department, this group of alumni, parents and fine arts supporters play a key role in continuing to build a professional theatre and dance training program serving thousands of talented Texans for generations.

2016–2017 Director’s Council Members: Carol Smith Adams Pam and Edmund McIlhenny Francesca Brockett and Annie McKinnon Jim Pedicano Miriam Relyea Barrett Bruce Diane Robinson Jean Cheever Russ Sartain Joanne Crosby Nancy Scanlan Dee Dawson Marc Seriff Laura Eastman Laura Sheffield Gary Farmer Karen Skolnik JoLynn Free Leah Stolar Missy Grimes Sharon Watkins

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The Department of Theatre and Dance is a world-class educational environment that serves as the ultimate creative incubator for the next generation of artists, thinkers and leaders in theatre and performance.

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