LETTER FROM THE PRODUCER
How do we hold artistic curiosity and criticality in the midst of global genocide, climate crisis and fascism? How do we tend to the softest parts of ourselves and choose when and how we share them? How do we find each other, hold ourselves accountable, care for one another? With these questions, I welcome you to the 2025 Cohen New Works Festival: an interdisciplinary arts festival produced biennially by and for UT students.
The celebration of new work – and within it, the protection of our artistic and academic freedom–feels particularly salient. This year, our festival highlights interdisciplinary collaboration and process-centered work. Our festival features over forty projects from artists across the Department of Theatre and Dance, the Butler School of Music, the Department of Art and Art History and the College of Liberal Arts. The artists invite us into installations, compositions, plays, staged readings, dance performances, activations, panels and more. The festival, supported by the College of
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.
Fine Arts and the Department of Theatre and Dance, pays tribute to the legacy of late beloved playwriting professor, David Cohen. It’s conjured into being with student labor and care and with the mentorship of some key faculty members.
As I invite you into the festival, I return to the conversations and words of scholars I deeply admire. When Prentis Hemphill asks Alexis Pauline Gumbs, “What do we do at the end of the world?” Gumbs replies, “We give birth.” As Ruha Benjamin implores, “Remember to imagine and craft the worlds you cannot live without, just as you dismantle the ones you cannot live within.” I hope the 2025 Cohen New Works Festival offers you an invitation into these offerings and beyond them. I hope it will create space for you to rest, to play, to disrupt, to envision. And I hope it invites you to consider what comes next. What do we do at the end of the world? Hemphill asks. We give birth.
Thank you for being here.
In solidarity, Lily Odekirk
M.F.A. in Theatre candidate with a specialization in drama and theatre for youth and communities 2025 Artistic Producer
NOTE FROM THE EDUCATION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND DRAMATURGY COMMITTEE
How do we engage with new artistic work? Throughout this week, the Committee for Education, Community Engagement and Dramaturgy invites you to consider the fact that the work featured in this festival is new because it is still in development. We hope you will join us in celebrating projects which are nascent as well as the ones that are more mature. Throughout the year-long creation of this festival, we have centered artistic process and development in lieu of an emphasis on artistic product. This week provides a glimpse into the ongoing work of our artistic evolution as makers and producers.
As a new works festival in an educational environment, our committee has also been deeply invested in dramaturgy. Dramaturgy is an artistic and developmental practice which engages other artists in reflecting about their process in relation to others’ while creating work together. Dramaturgy is interested in supporting other members on an artistic team to realize their collective vision in a way that is legible to audiences through invitations for reflection and re-evaluation. With our Dramaturgy Cadre— a team of student dramaturgs and facilitators dedicated to supporting The Cohen New Works Festival projects of various forms— we were excited to introduce dramaturgy to
the wider College of Fine Arts community and to explore how this theatrically-rooted role can also be applied to music, visual art, film, dance and more.
Throughout the developmental process of this festival, we devised a system of organizing projects based on the phase of their explorational focus: Introducing, Adding or Melding. We think these phases happen on both a micro and macro level when making new work. Someone brings in a new idea, we expand on it and then we distill the work based on practicality and vision. Project leads were invited into thinking through their project’s phase of development (POD) alongside other project leads exploring similar phases. These POD groupings served as a kind of affinity space to explore their location in this scheme of newness.
Given the newness happening within this festival, we’re excited to see what generates now that we are introducing the final element – you, the audience! These projects do not live in a bubble of artistic experimentation but are in conversation with all the social, cultural and political issues we are experiencing now. So – how might we see parts of ourselves and our world in these projects? What meaning will we make together? How do we, through our artistry, relate to one another?
Georgia Beckmann
M.A. in Theatre candidate with a specialization in performance as public practice
Mateo Hernandez
M.F.A. in Theatre candidate with a specialization in drama and theatre for youth and communities
Education, Community Engagement and Dramaturgy Committee
COHEN NEW WORKS FESTIVAL VALUES
We have used these four values as guides throughout the year-long festival process. They were listed as priorities on applications, were used as evaluative criteria during the selection process and grounded our search for guest artists and respondents. Everything you will experience this week at The Cohen New Works Festival 2025 has been shaped by values of Community, Development, Collaboration and Representation.
COMMUNITY
The Cohen New Works Festival fosters an environment where artists across the College of Fine Arts are prepared to enthusiastically engage in a mutually supportive network with other festival projects.
DEVELOPMENT
The Cohen New Works Festival charges artists into a true spirit of development through bold risk-taking, radical experimentation and methodical artistic evolution.
COLLABORATION
The Cohen New Works Festival welcomes and celebrates cross-disciplinary collaborations that center reflexivity, reciprocal exchange of ideas and care.
REPRESENTATION
The Cohen New Works Festival encourages a showcase of a plurality of perspectives, inviting artists and audiences into a critical engagement of the social, cultural and political issues most relevant to our communities.
GUEST ARTISTS
The Cohen New Works Festival at The University of Texas at Austin holds a spirit of collaboration that extends beyond the campus. Each year, we welcome a diverse group of guest artists from across the state and country who bring their expertise, creativity and insight to our students. These artists engage in creative exchanges, offering mentorship and feedback while participating in panels, masterclasses and festival events.
We strive to foster meaningful relationships between students and accomplished professionals in the arts. By inviting distinguished artists to share their expertise, we create an environment where students gain insight, build connections and develop a deeper understanding of their craft. These experiences offer invaluable mentorship and collaboration, leaving a lasting impression as students navigate their own artistic journeys.
Saada Diggs (B.F.A. in Dance), Demian Chavez Galvan (B.A. in Theatre and Dance), Audrey Garza (B.A. in Music) and Giuliana Velez (B.F.A. in Dance) Guest Artist and Events Committee
THE 2025 COHEN NEW WORKS FESTIVAL GUEST ARTISTS
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
RAASIN
MCINTOSH
Raasin McIntosh is a visionary leader, creative force and Track and Field Olympian dedicated to transforming communities through the arts. As the founder of Raasin in the Sun and Vice President of Urban Activation at the Downtown Austin Alliance, she specializes in creative placemaking, public art and cross-disciplinary collaborations. She holds a B.A. in Communications from The University of Texas at Austin and a M.A. in International Communications from Texas Southern University. She completed a two-year program with Mural Arts Philadelphia. Driven by a humanitarian mission, McIntosh strengthens Austin’s cultural identity while fostering economic opportunities for artists and creatives.
Ciceley Fullylove
Ciceley Fullylove is a dancer, choreographer, singer and Austin native. She has worked with Austin-based companies/artists Early Era Collective, The Theorists, Andrea Ariel, Jennifer Sherburn and more. She is also a member of the band Capyac as both a singer and dancer.
Eva Margarita
Eva Margarita is an Afro-Latinx performance artist and scholar. Margarita’s artistry is concerned with how grief and wake work allow us to accompany, blur lines and spill all over each other. She holds a Ph.D. in Communications Studies (Rhetoric, Language, & Political Communication) from UT Austin and a master’s in performance studies from New York University.
Aida Shirazi
Aida Shirazi is an Iranian-American composer and electronic musician, focusing on timbre for organizing musical structures inspired by language. Shirazi has been featured at Manifeste, Wien Modern, Berliner Festspiele, Huddersfield, Ojai, Mostly Mozart and TIME:SPANS festivals by Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Anssi Karttunen, ICE, Klangforum Wien, Dal Niente, Quince and Signal ensembles.
Ashten Falter
Ashten Falter is an Austin-based freelance film and theatre artist and educator. She holds a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Rider University and a Digital Video Certificate from Austin School of Film. She teaches at Austin School of Film and Christian Youth Theater.
Lindsay Renea Chapman
Lindsay Renea is a performer, choreographer and educator. It is with great pride that she founded The Lindsay Renea Foundation and is currently an Alabama Council of the Arts Fellow in Dance and Choreography and serves as Assistant Professor of Dance and Artistic Director of the B.F.A. in Dance program at Alabama State University.
Haruna Lee
Haruna Lee (they/them) is a non-binary Taiwanese/ Japanese/American theatre maker, screenwriter, educator and community steward whose work is rooted in liberation and healing. Plays include War Lesbian, Memory Retrograde, plural (love) and Suicide Forest, for which they received an Obie Award for Playwriting and Conception. harunalee.com
Jesus Valles
Jesús I. Valles (they/them) is a queer Mexican immigrant writer-performer from Ciudad Juárez/El Paso. Winner of the 2023 Yale Drama Series and the 2022 Kernodle Playwriting Prize, their work has been supported by The Bushwick Starr, Clubbed Thumb, The Lortel and more.
Jenn Kidwell
Jenn Kidwell is a performing artist whose latest piece -with the blackening- we come to collect: a flirtation, with capitalism, will premiere at The Flea Theater (New York City) in August 2025. Kidwell is also a faculty member at The University of Texas at Austin.
Arindam Jurakhan
JURAKHAN attempts to capture his perception of reality through genre-bending sonic environments inhabited by collaborators and improvisers. His diverse artistic experience allows him to curate a sonic amalgam of his various influences. Crafting visceral experiences that can transfix an audience, all while recreating the sublime in ephemeral interactions, is his goal.
Please refer to our website for our growing list of guest and technical respondent bios.
We’d like to give a special thanks to Rude Mechs for their additional insight and guest artistry throughout the week of the Festival. Learn more about Rude Mechs at rudemechs.com
THE WINSHIP ATRIUM PROJECT
THE KITCHEN AT A PARTY
Commune. Converse. Relax. Rehearse.
Evolve. Emerge. Now break the verse
Take a seat–our salon, grab a friend Party’s on
Poem by Khoa Le
Artistic Direction of Space by Nora Borre and Khoa Le
Installation Artist Amber Huchton
Bare your fangs Walk your talk
Take a sip It’s your block
What’s more Listen in What’s next Look up close
Only then you will see How the room Gets its teeth Or the floor
Get its clothes
Please enjoy our coffee cart on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday morning.
OPENING CEREMONY
Join us in a celebration of the art we have created together. The opening ceremony will include complimentary breakfast and refreshments as well as words from the festival producers and our keynote speaker, Raasin McIntosh.
Monday, April 7 at 10:00 a.m.
Winship Atrium
LIVE
SCREEN
PRINTING
Drop by the re-imagined Atrium on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for the chance to grab a memento from The Cohen New Works Festival created before your own eyes. Audiences can create a screen-printed festival poster or shirt. This live making event will be led by theatrical design student Rachel Green
Tuesday, April 8 from 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 9 from 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 10 from 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Winship Atrium
WORKSHOPS
Origami Making
Monday, April 7 from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Winship Atrium
Lantern Making
Tuesday, April 8 from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Winship Atrium Zine Making
Wednesday, April 9 from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Winship Atrium
SALONS
Come add your voice!
The Education, Community Engagement and Dramaturgy Committee is excited to host three salons throughout the week of the festival to gather and discuss specific topics around The Cohen New Works Festival 2025. This is a chance for you as an audience member to continue the conversation with other audience members, project leads and guest artists of the festival. We hope you will drop by the Atrium for any amount of time to listen, learn from one another and offer your thoughts!
SALON 1
What’s So New About It?
Reflections on Creative Process and the Development of New Work
As an entity that is equal parts presentational and incubatory, The Cohen New Works Festival provides students with a durational format to develop a single project. For the 2025 Festival, the Student Executive Committee has placed a focus on centering practice and process over product with the hope to support deeper, more intentional and rigorous artistic exploration. Per our value of Development, “The Cohen New Works Festival charges artists into a true spirit of development through bold risk-taking, radical experimentation and methodical artistic evolution.” Additionally, this year the Festival has invested in more interdisciplinary projects where artistic practices and processes can meet and learn from one another. How does interdisciplinary collaboration affect the creative process? What is artistic development? What is so new about The Cohen New Works Festival? Why does newness matter?
LOCATION
Winship Atrium
PERFORMANCE
Tuesday, April 8 from 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
SALON 2
Artistic Identities: Investigating Culture and Community through Art-Making
Our art can be used to accomplish a variety of artistic, civic and educational goals. However, there is longstanding debate about whether and how art fulfills these
CLOSING
purposes. How do we cultivate community and belonging through our artistic processes and products? How does art work to bring people together? What can speaking directly to your intended audience do to facilitate artistic meaning?
LOCATION
Winship Atrium
PERFORMANCE
Wednesday, April 9 from 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
SALON 3
Festival Ecosystems: A Conversation with Iconic Austin Arts Festivals
Austin has become synonymous with festival culture. From the larger SXSW and ACL to the more fringe FronteraFest and OUTsider, Austin is deeply invested in gatherings around art and culture. So then, how does The Cohen New Works Festival fit into the ecosystem of festivals in our city? Join local festival organizers and producers to discuss what it means to be an Austin festival in 2025.
LOCATION
Winship Atrium
PERFORMANCE
Wednesday, April 10 from 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Closing Ceremony
Celebrate another wonderful New Works Festival at the closing ceremony sendoff. We’ll toast the projects and discuss audience experiences before looking ahead to The Cohen New Works Festival 2027.
Friday, April 11 at 5:00 p.m.
Winship Atrium
Closing Celebration
Bring an official end to the week and celebrate all our hard work by dancing to the sounds of DJ Gemz in our transformed Atrium.
Friday, April 11 at 9:00 p.m.
Winship Atrium
Be on the lookout for more events happening the week of the festival on our website: theatredance.utexas.edu/cohen-new-works-festival-2025
NEW WORK
Please consult our website (utnewworksfestival.org) or informational signs in the F. Loren Winship Drama Building for updates and changes to the schedule. Many venues have limited seating, so guests are advised to arrive at least 30 minutes prior to scheduled performance times if a ticket was not secured in advance. Information about ticket reservations can be found at utnewworksfestival.org.
See the map on page 43 for venue locations.
Learn more about the 2025 Cohen New Works Festival: theatredance.utexas.edu/cohen-new-works-festival-2025
are you ok in there?
INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE
are you ok in there? is a solo show for a solo audience — all within the claustrophobic confines of a single bathroom stall. With the aid of soundscapes, projections and myth, the performer — dressed as a Hindu deity — weaves together an intimate story about loss, divinity and those ethereal spaces between ‘here’ and ‘hereafter’ we’ve come to know as bathrooms.
Each experience is meant to be a one-on-one conversation between STRANGERS.
PLEASE DO NOT reserve a ticket if you have ever spoken to the performer, Matt Thekkethala, for longer than 30 SECONDS.
Contains mature language and themes related to death and blasphemy. Recommended for 18+. are you ok in there? may be an uncomfortable experience for some participants. Participants will be seated inside a small bathroom stall with the performer. The show employs UV black lighting. All surfaces in the bathroom will be cleaned before the installation begins. A toilet seat cover will be provided to you.
PROJECT LEAD
Matt Thekkethala
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME
20-30 minutes
LOCATION
Second Floor Men’s Bathroom, F. Loren Winship Drama Building
ArtVend
PERFORMANCES
Tuesday, April 8 at 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 9 at 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 10 at 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m.
This is your chance to sample art created by your very own colleagues and peers! With just a quarter or two, you can visit our machine and receive a random and anonymous 2D artwork of your very own. Each piece is handcrafted by a member of the College of Fine Arts community. Looking forward to you stopping by! Share your experience and what piece you ended up with by including #UTArtVend on social media.
PROJECT LEADS
Marisa Lawrence, Jason Buchanan
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME
Ongoing Installation
LOCATION
First Floor Hallway, F. Loren Winship Drama Building
At This Table
Why do we gather at a table? What draws us to sit, to break bread, to share stories? At This Table is a dance production that explores the profound intimacy of shared meals, inspired by Matthew 9:10-11. More than a place to eat, the table is where stories unfold, relationships form and perspectives collide. Through intricate movement and dynamic partnering, this work embodies the tension, transformation and reconciliation that arise when we gather together. The table becomes a stage for both division and unity, reflecting our shared humanity in all its rawness and grace. Seated, willing and ready, we come together—to give and receive, to listen and be heard, to find connection in the breaking of bread.
Contains strobe lights. Recommended for all ages.
PROJECT LEAD
Makaila Natividad
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME
20-30 minutes
LOCATION
Oscar G. Brockett
Biophilia
PERFORMANCES
Tuesday, April 8 at 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 9 at 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 10 at 8:00 p.m.
Biophilia is a multimedia concert where two intertwined forces drive the piece forward: sonic erasure and the creation of hyperreal ecosystems. Fractured sounds from the natural world delicately unravel, dissolving into shadows of their former selves. Echoes of quiet violence and slowly fading voices weave into the fabric of living landscapes. What lingers are ghostly remnants — artificial worlds that breathe with broken memories. These shimmering soundscapes blur the boundary between presence and absence, creation and ruin, inviting listeners to wander through echoing voids where nature’s voices are mourned and reshaped. Biophilia is a call to listen inwards, to listen to what’s within familiar sounds and to live through soundscapes of dissolution. Contains flashing lights, sensitive themes and loud noises. Recommended for ages 12+.
PROJECT LEAD
Gabriel Araújo
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME 40 minutes
Theatre LOCATION
WIN 1.134
PERFORMANCE
Tuesday, April 8 at 6:00 p.m.
Death and the Girl
Dru dreams of being the first in her family to go to college. Tonight, her dream takes a dark turn when she meets a dead man. Was he electrocuted, beheaded, shot? He can’t remember, but he knows what it feels like to die.
A surreal exploration of restorative justice, gun violence, the afterlife and the misogynistic corners of the internet, Death and the Girl takes place in a dream and purgatory where a girl meets the man who murdered her.
Contains descriptions of violence. Recommended for ages 13+.
PROJECT LEADS
Giulianna Lucia
Marchese, Emily Green
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME
80 minutes
LOCATION
B. Iden Payne Theatre
PERFORMANCES
Monday, April 7 at 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 9 at 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 10 at 2:30 p.m.
Emiliana: A Revolution Cabaret
PLAY/CABARET
Emiliana is a queer woman who leads a double life. By day, she is Silvia Ibarra, the daughter of a prominent, Spanish-descendant doctor. By night, she transforms into Emiliana, a cabaretera who impersonates Emiliano Zapata and rallies her audience to fulfill the revolutionary hero’s mission. Inspired by the prostitute melodramas of the Mexican Golden Age of film and the politics of post-revolutionary Mexico, Emiliana recreates the atmosphere of the cabarets in 1940’s Mexico City to address issues of social justice for Indigenous, femme and queer folks.
This play engages in difficult conversations around identity, including race, ethnicity, gender and sexuality. There are mentions of suicide and physical violence, representation of substance abuse, representations of intimacy and mature language. Recommended for ages 17+.
PROJECT LEADS
Jessica Peña Torres, Laura Camacho
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME 90 minutes
LOCATION
B. Iden Payne Theatre
PERFORMANCES
Tuesday, April 8 at 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 9 at 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 10 at 7:00 p.m.
Ephemera Genesis
A body moves. A space transforms. A world takes shape, only to dissolve and be reborn again. Ephemera Genesis is an immersive theatrical experiment where creation unfolds in real time, where performers become the architecture of an ever-shifting universe. Using movement, light, sound, projections and unexpected materials, the piece erases the boundaries between performer and environment, making scenography something that breathes, pulses and evolves before your eyes.
From the origin of time to the fleeting nature of a single moment, Ephemera Genesis explores the tension between permanence and impermanence, structure and spontaneity. Is the body a foundation or a fleeting spark? Is space something we exist within or something we create? Step inside a world where scenography is alive, where performance and design merge and where every moment is both a beginning and an end.
Audience members will be in and around the action. Lights and projections may occasionally be directed towards the audience. Recommended for ages 16+.
PROJECT LEADS
Daniel Ruiz Bustos, Deen Rawlins, Venese Medovich Alcantar
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME 45 minutes
LOCATION
B. Iden Payne Theatre
PERFORMANCES
Monday, April 7 at 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 9 at 10:00 a.m.
Friday, April 11 at 10:00 a.m.
facePiece
Faces serve as powerful sources of expression across different performances, from artistic to everyday ones. This piece is an exploration of faces where facial muscles - with their complexities and limitations of movement - are the core materials of a composition performed in ‘unison’ across many faces. facePiece reimagines and rethinks faces beyond mere emotion representations, seeking new expressive articulations. Some of which may evoke a sense of musicality.
Recommended for all ages.
PROJECT LEAD
Caio Costa Campos
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME
Ongoing Installation
Fanny Packs
LOCATION
Fine Arts Library
PERFORMANCES
Available all week from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE
What do a peach and a donkey have in common? They both are ways to refer to the buttocks, that piece of anatomy that has folks flocking to the gym, buying special leggings and becoming the focal point of countless bathroom selfies. WHY? Join us in this activation that is part structured performance and part interactive improvisation that blends dance, storytelling, humor and history as we unpack (pun intended) the current obsession with the gluteus, shed light on historical fetishization of the black behind, normalize that every body has a booty and (hopefully) understand the need to twerk and the proper technique. With a live DJ, projection and a cast acting as performers and facilitators, we will create a unique experience to share the many stories our fannies pack.
Contains mature language and images. Recommended for ages 16+.
PROJECT LEAD
Aysha Upchurch
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME
60 Minutes
LOCATION
WIN 2.180
PERFORMANCES
Tuesday, April 8 at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10 at 11:00 a.m.
Godfriend
Godfriend is about us — or, a couple like us. Both have bodies that could carry a child, but neither are sure if they want to. Instead they become obsessed, and then possessed, by The Public Universal Friend, a colonial Quaker preacher who claimed God renounced them of their gender. How do we know what our legacy will be—and where do we put our faith? Using choral speaking that fluctuates between dissenting and unison, this play tries to make sense of the messy impulse to create new life. It looks at how amazing (and confusing) it is to love someone so much that you feel like the same person, whether that person is your spouse, your child, your god or your friend. Co-written and performed by Hal Cosentino and Ellenor Riley-Condit, directed by Caley Chase, with music by Hannah Read.
Content includes struggles of queer parenting and mild transphobia. Recommended for ages 18+.
PROJECT LEADS
Hal Cosentino, Caley Chase
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME 75-90 minutes
Happenchance
LOCATION
B. Iden Payne Theatre
PERFORMANCES
Tuesday, April 8 at 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 10 at 10:00 a.m.
Friday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m.
PLAY/INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE
A tarot reading for the whole audience. Each tarot card pulled is a short play. Each play performed adds chaos and influence to the next, culminating in an attempt at divining our collective past, present and futures. Each and every show is experienced differently at the random or fated pull of a card:
The Fool, The Magician, The High Priestess, The Empress, The Emperor, The Hierophant, The Lovers, The Chariot, Strength, The Hermit, The Wheel of Fortune, Justice, The Hanged Man, Death, Temperance, Devil, The Tower, The Star, The Moon, The Sun, Judgement, The World.
Recommended for all ages.
PROJECT LEAD
Nick Hart
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME 75-90 minutes
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME
WIN 1.134
PERFORMANCES
Wednesday, April 9 at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, April 10 at 6:30 p.m.
Friday, April 11 at 12:30 p.m.
Hysteria
An interactive sculptural installation made from warped plastic and steel, Hysteria invites the public to share their experiences with invisible illness onto the surface of the structure. As more stories are shared, the sculpture becomes a visible representation of the challenges and misconceptions surrounding hidden conditions. Contains mature content including discussions of mental and physical illness. Recommended for ages 12+.
PROJECT LEAD
Leah Austin
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME Ongoing Installation LOCATION B. Iden Payne Theatre Lobby
I Am 33% of the Truth
PERFORMANCE
I Am 33% of the Truth is a multimedia performance portraying the artist’s journey from mundane reality to self-transcendence using her collective unconscious activated by sounds, movements and visuals. The work draws inspiration from “The Conference of the Birds,” a 12th-century Sufi poem by Iranian poet Farīdud-Dīn Attar, narrating the journey of thirty birds led by Hoopoe, the wise old bird, as they traverse seven metaphorical valleys: Quest, Love, Wisdom, Detachment, Unity, Astonishment and Nothingness in their search for the “Truth.”
Contains mature content and loud noises.
PROJECT LEAD
Mojgan Misaghi
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME 45 minutes
LOCATION
Oscar G. Brockett Theatre
PERFORMANCES
Tuesday, April 8 at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, April 9 at 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 11 at 8:00 p.m.
KILELE
KILELE is a cultural experience that immerses audiences in the spirit of the Colombian Pacific coast, blending dance, call-and-response, music and audiovisual dynamics. This performance honors the cultural identity and rich heritage of this Colombian community through Currulao, a traditional dance. The word KILELE, meaning both “celebration” and “rebellion,” is inspired by the traditions, rhythms and stories of the Pacific region. It invites audiences to connect with the essence of this vibrant culture, celebrating life and freedom. Home is never far when it lives within you!
Recommended for all ages.
PROJECT LEAD
Valentina Reyes Rubio
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME
30 minutes
LOCATION
WIN 2.120
PERFORMANCES
Monday, April 7 at 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 9 at 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 10 at 5:00 p.m.
Friday, April 11 at 1:00 p.m.
Laughter in the Deep
PERFORMANCE
Laughter in the Deep is a three-part multimedia performance merging concert and theatre with sound, dance and video projections. Through humor and absurdity, it navigates life’s anxieties and reveals surprising parallels between humans and animals.
“Snow, My Dearest Friend” reflects on Texas’ historic February 2021 freeze, where a performer conveys conflicting emotions—joy at the rare sight of snow and frustration over disrupted utilities. “Word of Mouth” turns a dentist visit into a comedic thriller, where a lone performer recounts their exaggerated fears through sound and imagination, blending reality with absurdity to explore how humor transforms horror into resilience. “Albert Run” highlights our shared nature with animals, featuring captivating dance, immersive soundscapes and dynamic projections; it reflects on freedom and the universal human longing to transcend life’s burdens.
Contains mature language and depictions of mental health struggles, including anxiety and suicidal thoughts. It also features sudden loud sounds, intense scratching and drilling noises, along with audio and visual depictions of dental treatment and drowning.
PROJECT LEAD
Lydia Wayne Chang
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME
40 minutes
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME
Oscar G. Brockett Theatre
PERFORMANCES
Monday, April 7 at 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 8 at 1:30 p.m.
Mountain Lights
Based on my childhood in Appalachia, this installation distills a moment in the mid-summer when I was seven. In the waving oak trees, a galaxy of fireflies mirrored the stars overhead and everything felt so small and infinite and beautiful. To me, it felt like the vinyl lattice of the porch was the only barrier keeping me from tipping forward into space. The distant interstate seemed to rumble in harmony with the cicadas and the wind in the oak leaves. Everything felt so alive and so beautiful.
Contains mature content including discussions of mental and physical illness. Recommended for ages 12+.
PROJECT LEAD
Gavin Strawnato
null(body)
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME
Ongoing Installation
LOCATION Light Lab (WIN 2.121)
INSTALLATION/INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE
null(body) is an interactive virtual reality experience and installation exploring the intersection between digital and physical bodies. Participants will engage in an experiment where they will be encouraged to explore their self-perception with movement, biometric feedback and virtual reality. With this experiment we hope to create a space where our audience can embrace acts of questioning, change and transformation.
Recommended for ages 13+.
PROJECT LEAD
Nitsan Scharf
LOCATION
WIN B.202
Paracussion
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME
Ongoing Installation
PERFORMANCES
Available Monday, April 7 from 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Available Wednesday, April 9 from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Available Friday, April 11 from 10:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
CONCERT
Paracussion is a commissioning project and concert that promotes inclusivity in percussion by addressing inequities. Inspired by the Paralympics, it uses a classification system to ensure the compositions are accessible to and inclusive of musicians with diverse abilities. The project features five new works, each representing a classification, composed and performed by UT Austin students and alumni.
Recommended for all ages.
PROJECT LEAD
Jenna Boone
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME
30-45 minutes
LOCATION
Fine Arts Library
PERFORMANCES
Wednesday, April 9 at 7:00 p.m.
Perhaps While We Were Caught in a Fever
A theatrical treatment of the composition of the world and bodies in the making with and through fire, as thermal spaces and atmospheres, where the notions of being and becoming are subjected to a closer inspection. The flowers I bought yesterday are cold. Mother tongue is warm. Exam papers are freezing cold. Can you describe the rest of the world with thermal properties?
PROJECT LEAD
Yuge Ma
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME
Ongoing Installation
LOCATION
WIN 2.116
PERFORMANCE
Friday, April 11 from 10:00 a.m - 6:30 p.m.
Quiet Tears of Roses
DANCE/VISUAL ART
Roses are the flower of all flowers, existing no longer as themselves but within the symbolism and expectations we have placed upon them. Their delicate, beautiful and soft petals are what we expect to cradle in our hand, until we grasp their stems and bleed mercilessly. The rose has always reminded my sister and I of ourselves - bearing the expectations placed upon our own feminine flesh to conceal the inner suffering unique to our own. A suffering we all conceal beneath the layer of thorns that uphold the soft petals expected from us. If we really took a second to see the rose for what it is, not what we expect it to be, we might finally notice the Quiet Tears of Roses. A multimedia dance and visual arts work, Quiet Tears of Roses compliments contemporary ballet choreography with anaglyph painting techniques to tell the stories of women bearing debilitating reproductive health issues.
Contains mature language, sensitive themes and loud noises. Recommended for ages 14+.
PROJECT LEADS
London Lack, Paris Lack
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME
40 minutes
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME
Oscar G. Brockett Theatre
PERFORMANCES
Monday, April 7 at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 8 at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 11 at 2:30 p.m.
Random + Resonate + React: Interactive Math in the Real World
INSTALLATION/ INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE
This exhibit features three interactive installations that are based on written examples from the book Humble Pi When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World by Matt Parker. The installations are designed with the purpose of helping engage persons with neurodivergence, specifically ADD and ADHD, with the goal of facilitating their learning process. Each one includes mixed media visuals as well as physical interactions, including buttons, musical instruments and even an anemometer.
Recommended for all ages.
PROJECT LEAD
AJ Hurtado
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME
Ongoing Installation LOCATION WIN B.202
Reconstructing Memory: Revisiting Images
Reconstructing Memory: Revisiting Images opens with a screening of our video essay, exploring Iran, shared experiences and the complex connection to homeland while reflecting on socio-political resistance. Combining personal narratives with found footage from recent protests in Iran, it seeks to uncover stories, examining how art documents, responds to and shapes public memory in times of political upheaval.
Following the screening, the project evolves into a series of workshops that merge theoretical and practical approaches to the video essay format. These sessions examine the historical, conceptual, and technical dimensions of working with archival material in visual storytelling.
On the final day, the project culminates in a gallery showcase, where participants present their video installations, offering a collective reflection on the personal themes explored throughout the workshop.
Contains mature content. Recommended for ages 18+.
PROJECT LEADS
Arash Baqipur, Alireza Mirzaeinezhad
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME
Ongoing Installation with a 2 hour opening event/screening
Opening event/screening on Monday, April 7 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Fine Arts Library.
LOCATION
Installation available all day Friday, April 11 in WIN 1.148.
Rigged: the Game Show
An immersive experience that welcomes its audience into the wacky world of reality television, where they will have actual influence on the events of the evening. Now, imagine: you are a production assistant showing up for the first day of your new job working behindthe-scenes of your favorite reality-competition show. Then, enter the contestants— a group of hopefuls ready to give it their all for the chance to win a grand prize of one million dollars. The competition is only getting started and it is anybody’s game.
Choose-your-own-adventure as you watch the competition unfold, with chances along the way to decide who goes home and who wins. With 24 possible outcomes, no two shows are the same!
PROJECT LEADS
Anthony Anello, Julia Kreutzer
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME 80 minutes
riverwild
PERFORMANCES
Tuesday, April 8 at 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 9 at 3:00 p.m.
Friday, April 11 at 2:30 p.m.
One of Lupe’s favorite activities is floating down the river with his cousins on a hot summer day - he’s actually quite the expert. But, what happens when the river splits in two and Lupe is left alone on the river to find his way back to his cousins? Using puppetry, live-streaming video and a topographic map, this play for young audiences is a poem about how humans belong.
Recommended for age 6+.
PROJECT LEAD
Mateo Hernandez
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME 30 minutes LOCATION
PERFORMANCES
Monday, April 7 at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 9 at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 9 at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 10 at 2:00 p.m.
SIMP
“Simp.” An internet term that encapsulates the foolish, almost obsessive devotion of a lover, someone who knows the relentless depths of both yearning and desperation—but only for the perceived facade of another person. This modern cultural archetype, simultaneously ridiculed and sympathized with, becomes the lens through which we explore complex themes of love, obsession and self-destruction.
SIMP is an ambitious, multidisciplinary live performance of an original experimental hip-hop/pop album. Drawing inspiration from the works of Tyler, the Creator, Doechii and other trailblazing artists like Dean Blunt and JPEGMAFIA, the project marries striking visuals, playwriting and innovative production techniques to craft an immersive artistic experience. At its core, SIMP tells the story of “the Simp,” a character whose journey through love, loss and longing reveals why he has earned his infamous title.
Recommended for ages 18+.
PROJECT LEAD
CULTLEADERDON
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME
45 minutes
LOCATION
WIN 2.112
PERFORMANCES
Tuesday, April 8 at 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 9 at 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 10 at 6:00 p.m.
Friday, April 11 at 11:00 a.m.
Softly and Tenderly
What do the dead wear?
INSTALLATION
While working on this piece for the last eight months, the act of pulling thread through fabric began to feel like praying. This installation is the result of myself seeking out the death and burial practices of my ancestors living in Ireland. Drawing on ancient Celtic artwork and the stories of saints, I tried to design a dress so beautiful that it would make the dead want to live again.
Recommended for all ages.
PROJECT LEAD
Katie Concannon
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME
Ongoing installation, with one 30-minute activation
LOCATION
B. Iden Payne Theatre Lobby
There will be a short performance/ activation on Friday, April 11 from 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
the discreet charm of the CEOs
Bill Gates, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are reunited at a small, dank soundstage in Los Angeles to record a YouTube interview for an unspecified Condé Nast property. Much to the chagrin of Daria, the director, Sunny, the DP, and Lucky, the 1st AD, the rest of the criminally underpaid crew has walked out, seemingly in protest of “recent actions” made by some in the trio. The interview begins as planned, but the balance of power between the men and the underpaid crew twists when the CEOs realize that they all are mysteriously unable to leave the sound stage... Here is a farce of little consequence, inspired by the films of Luis Buñuel. A new take on the genre of “eat the rich” style commentaries, but with just a bit more praxis.
Contains simulated fighting, intimacy and inebriation, mature themes and language. Recommended for ages 18+.
PROJECT LEAD
Gabi Giron-Vives
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME 90 minutes
LOCATION
WIN 2.112
PERFORMANCES
Monday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 8 at 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 9 at 8:00 p.m.
The Golden Hour
Imagine this: low-rider cars, grillz, boombox speakers playing hip hop music and dancers freestyling on the street on a sunny day in Houston, Texas. Now, picture this scene reimagined in 2025, with today’s artists and dancers bringing a fresh take on the 90s hip hop culture of the South. This project explores how that iconic era would look if it were reinterpreted by the next generation. Recommended for all ages.
PROJECT LEADS
Giuliana Velez, Saada Diggs
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME 5 minutes
LOCATION
WIN 1.148
PERFORMANCES
The Golden Hour and Things That Happen To A Girl Walking To A Bus Stop will be screened on loop in WIN 1.148 during the following times:
Tuesday, April 8 from 12:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 9 from 12:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 10 from 12:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
THE SERPENTS FLY AT SUNDOWN
OUTDOOR PUPPETRY PERFORMANCE
Underneath a darkening sky and under the guidance of a giant serpent, we will go on a walk to see what is difficult to see, aided by sounds and music that will guide our senses.
Audience will be transporting themselves slowly through the piece through pre-determined routes. Recommended for all ages.
PROJECT LEADS
Khristián Méndez Aguirre, Laura Camacho, Michael DeWhatley
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME 30 minutes
LOCATION
East Patio Outside the F. Loren Winship Drama Building
PERFORMANCES
Monday, April 7 at 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 9 at 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 10 at 8:00 p.m.
A discussion with THE SERPENTS FLY AT SUNDOWN co-lead Khristián Méndez Aguirre will take place Tuesday, April 8 from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. in the Fine Arts Library.
Interested in contributing to this piece? Attend the Atrium Lantern Making Workshop!
The Tiger and the Spigot Consider the Stars
INSTALLATION/SITE-SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE
The Tiger and the Spigot Consider the Stars is an interdisciplinary collaboration between artist Javier Robelo and dancer Leo Briggs, creating wearable sculptures activated through dance and movement to explore how bodies, costume and performance can monument queer feeling.
Recommended for all ages.
PROJECT LEADS
Javier Robelo, Leo Briggs
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME 45 minutes
LOCATION
East Patio Outside the F. Loren Winship Drama Building
PERFORMANCE
Tuesday, April 8 at 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 10 at 12:30 p.m.
Friday, April 11 at 3:00 p.m.
Things That Happen To A Girl Walking To A Bus Stop
Have you ever wished you could go crazy and rid the world of all the problems you face when walking to the bus stop? In this totally unrealistic and made-up scenario, Things That Happen To A Girl Walking to a Bus Stop follows Girl, a person who is just trying to get to her destination but can’t due to the annoying hurdles that block her path, aka disrespectful men. Inspired by the many times women have been stopped and bothered while walking the streets in Austin, Texas. Girl goes through real-life situations; the outcome, however, is the sweet, sweet daydream that has come to life. Contains mature language and themes of harassment and violence.
PROJECT LEADS
Madi Palomo, Kanea McDonald
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME 5 minutes
LOCATION
WIN 1.148
PERFORMANCES
Things That Happen To A Girl Walking To A Bus Stop and The Golden Hour will be screened on loop in WIN 1.148 during the following times:
Tuesday, April 8 from 12:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 9 from 12:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 10 from 12:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
We Are The Only Poets
“We are the only poets… and everyone else is prose.” Emily Dickinson, 1851
We Are The Only Poets is a play that uses the poetry that Emily Dickinson exchanged with Sue Dickinson, her sister in-law and rumored companion, to offer an interpretation of the writer that is not restricted by historical stereotypes or patriarchal narratives. If poetry is the most honest and vulnerable form of language, then Emily should be remembered by the words she wrote– free from the distortions of time and tradition.
Recommended for all ages.
PROJECT LEAD
Lola Rose McNallie
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME
40-60 minutes
LOCATION
WIN 2.120 and WIN 1.108
Yes or No...
PERFORMANCES
Tuesday, April 8 at 12:30 p.m. in WIN 2.120 Thursday, April 10 at 5:00 p.m. in WIN 1.108
Yes or No... is an exploration of curiosity and critique within the context of Theatre for Early Ages. The characters, Yes and No, navigate a world of confusion, ultimately arriving at their own unique reality—Yes-No. It is a surreal realm that taps into the inner child within everyone, using memories and imagery to construct a world where Yes might become No, No might become Yes and confusion remains delightfully unresolved.
Recommended for all ages.
PROJECT LEADS
Ishu, Kanea MacDonald
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME
25-35 minutes
LOCATION
WIN 2.180
PERFORMANCE
Tuesday, April 8 at 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 9 at 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 11 at 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.
You Got My Heart
A powerful and poignant dance piece that explores the complexities of love and codependency. This tragic love story unfolds through movement, revealing the painful truth that sometimes, love may not be enough to keep two people together. In three acts through dance, we aim to capture the universal experience of codependency and the struggles of an average relationship. Dance offers a profound way to express the intricate layers of human emotion, which is why it’s the perfect medium for this story. Through this performance, we invite you to empathize with our characters and, in doing so, hope to inspire a deeper understanding and compassion toward yourself and your own relationships.
Contains strobing lights.
PROJECT LEADS
Jose Salcido, Katelyn Doyle, Gabi Hernandez
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME 15 minutes
LOCATION
WIN 1.172
PERFORMANCES
Monday, April 7 at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 8 at 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 9 at 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 11 at 10:00 a.m.
You Need the Goo!
You Need the Goo! is a full-length dark comedy musical for audiences ages 14+. What is the goo? Do you need it? Signs point to yes. Contains depictions of violence and suggestive/explicit language. Recommended for mature audiences.
PROJECT LEADS
Oren Ederi, Immanuel “Immu” Thomas
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME 120 minutes with one 10-minute intermission
LOCATION
Oscar G. Brockett Theatre
PERFORMANCES
Wednesday, April 9 at 5:00 p.m. Thursday, April 10 at 3:30 p.m. Friday, April 11 at 10:30 a.m.
READING SERIES
(to leave) when you go
A pair of quarks, Charm and Strange, repeatedly attempt to hold onto each other despite the obstacles of time, space and the nature of decay. At times absurd and at times subdued, (to leave) when you go is a theatrical exploration of bonded pairs, the laws of physics and why no matter how strong a relationship is, eventually someone has to leave.
PROJECT LEAD
Kaia L, Walker Zupan
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME 80 minutes LOCATION Lab Theatre
PERFORMANCES
Wednesday, April 9 at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, April 10 at 6:00 p.m.
READING SERIES
Absolute None!
Five strangers seek refuge in a Chicago diner after a sudden government issued shelter-inplace warning. In this crisis that could mean everything or nothing they begin to wonder -- if this really is the end, why not risk it all?
Contains mature language and references to death. Recommended for ages 13+.
PROJECT LEADS
Penny Lou Zimmerman, Natalie Tran
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME 80 minutes
All Engulfing
LOCATION
Lab Theatre
PERFORMANCES
Wednesday, April 9 at 8:00 p.m. Friday, April 11 at 1:00 p.m.
PLAY/FULLY STAGED PERFORMANCE
All Engulfing is a haunting full-length play that traces the implosion of a mixed Jewish family at the hands of dissonance, neo-Nazism, a suspicious social worker and the looming menace of a callous outside world. A slice of life but the pie has molded, this play explores the often-harrowing complexity of family dynamics, the confusion inherent to Jewish identity, the ramifications of caring and the struggle to exist in a world that seems to take pleasure in your misery.
Contains mature content, themes and language, references to sexual abuse, references to suicide and crude humor. Recommended for ages 18+.
PROJECT LEAD
Jax Schuck
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME 1 hours 45 minutes
LOCATION
Lab Theatre
PERFORMANCES
Monday, April 7 at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 8 at 1:00 p.m.
READING SERIES
Her Testimony, Our Story
Her Testimony, Our Story is a powerful performance that brings to life the untold stories of women of color who have shaped American history. Through movement and narrative, this production explores the resilience and struggles of these pioneers, shedding light on their impact while confronting the systemic barriers they faced. With a deep dive into defining moments of the past, Her Testimony, Our Story invites audiences on a journey of remembrance, recognition and empowerment. Contains themes of racial trauma. Recommended for all ages.
PROJECT LEAD
Elyse Rosario
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME 10-15 minutes
LOCATION
Lab Theatre
PERFORMANCES
Monday, April 7 at 1:00 p.m.
Friday, April 11 at 8:30 p.m.
The Tragicall Comedie of Margery Lyall
It had been an uneventful 14th century for Margery Lyall. When she falls pregnant outside of her marriage, she does the expected. She claims she’s pregnant with the second coming of Jesus Christ. Launched from her mediocre life into sainthood, Margery must grapple with her rapidly changing world and the value of truth in it. The Middle Ages—what a time to be alive! Contains mature themes and language. Recommended for 18+.
PROJECT LEAD
Charlie Sharpe
APPROXIMATE RUN TIME 110 minutes
LOCATION
Lab Theatre
PERFORMANCES
Tuesday, April 8 at 5:00 p.m. Thursday, April 10 at 1:00 p.m.
FESTIVAL AT A GLANCE
*Indicates an Installation or looping film. Times denote when the projects are open for viewing.
Monday, April 7
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m.
12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
3:00 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
5:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m.
7:00 p.m. – 7:40 p.m.
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.
Opening Ceremony
Origami Workshop facePiece*
You Got My Heart null(body)*
Her Testimony, Our Story
riverwild
Ephemera Genesis
Laughter in the Deep KILELE
All Engulfing
Reconstructing Memory: Revisiting Images
Death and the Girl
Quiet Tears of Roses the discreet charm of the CEOs
THE SERPENTS FLY AT SUNDOWN
Winship Atrium
Winship Atrium
Fine Arts Library
WIN 1.172
WIN 1.164
LAB
WIN 1.134
B. Iden Payne
Oscar G. Brockett
WIN 2.120
LAB
Fine Arts Library
B. Iden Payne
Oscar G. Brockett
WIN 2.112
Outside East Patio
Tuesday April 8
10:00 a.m. – 10:35 a.m.
10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
12:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
12:00 p.m. – 12:35 p.m.
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
1:30 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m. – 6:50 p.m.
5:30 p.m. – 6:10 p.m.
6:00 p.m. – 6:40 p.m.
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
8:00 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.
8:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m.
9:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Yes or No…
I am 33% of the Truth
facePiece*
Lantern Making Workshop
The Golden Hour
Things That Happen To A Girl Walking To A Bus Stop
Yes or No…
We Are The Only Poets
are you ok in there?
All Engulfing
Laughter in the Deep are you ok in there?
Screen-printing
the discreet charm of the CEOs
Emiliana: A Revolution Cabaret
are you ok in there?
You Got My Heart
The Tiger and the Spigot Consider the Stars
Salon 1: What’s So New About It?
The Tragicall Comedie of Margery Lyall
Quiet Tears of Roses
Biophillia
THE SERPENTS FLY AT SUNDOWN Performance Lecture
Fanny Packs
Godfriend
SIMP
Rigged: the Game Show
At This Table
WIN 2.180
Oscar G Brockett
Fine Arts Library
Winship Atrium
WIN 1.148*
WIN 1.148*
WIN 2.180
WIN 2.120
2nd Fl. Winship Bathroom
LAB
Oscar G. Brockett
2nd Fl. Winship Bathroom
Winship Atrium
WIN 2.112
B. Iden Payne
2nd Fl. Winship Bathroom
WIN 1.172
Outside East Patio
Winship Atrium
LAB
Oscar G Brockett
WIN 1.134
Fine Arts Library
WIN 2.180
B. Iden Payne
WIN 2.112
WIN 1.108
Oscar G. Brockett
Wednesday, April 9
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
10:00 a.m. – 10:35 a.m.
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
12:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
3:00 p.m. – 4:20 p.m.
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
8:00 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.
You Got My Heart riverwild
Yes or No... Ephemera Genesis
I am 33% of the Truth facePiece* riverwild
Yes or No…
Zine Workshop
null(body)*
The Golden Hour
Things That Happen To A Girl Walking To A Bus Stop are you ok in there? (to leave) when you go are you ok in there?
Screen-Printing
At This Table Happenchance
Death and the Girl are you ok in there?
SIMP
Rigged: the Game Show
Salon 2: Artistic Identities
KILELE
You Need the Goo! KILELE
Emiliana: A Revolution Cabaret Paracussion
THE SERPENTS FLY AT SUNDOWN
WIN 1.172
WIN 1.134
WIN 2.180
B. Iden Payne
Oscar G. Brockett
Fine Arts Library
WIN 1.134
WIN 2.180
Winship Atrium
WIN 1.164
WIN 1.148*
WIN 1.148*
2nd Fl. Winship Bathroom
LAB
2nd Fl. Winship Bathroom
Winship Atrium
Oscar G Brockett
WIN 1.134
B. Iden Payne
2nd Fl. Winship Bathroom
WIN 2.112
WIN 1.108
Winship Atrium
WIN 2.120
Oscar G. Brockett
WIN 2.120
B. Iden Payne
Fine Arts Library
Outside East Patio
8:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m.
8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Absolute None! the discreet charm of CEOs
Thursday, April 10
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
12:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
12:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.
3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m.
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
8:00 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.
Godfriend facePiece*
Fanny Packs
The Golden Hour
Things That Happen To A Girl Walking To A Bus Stop
The Tiger and the Spigot Consider the Stars are you ok in there?
The Tragicall Comedie of Margery Lyall
Screen-Printing are you ok in there? riverwild
Death and the Girl
You Need the Goo!
KILELE
We Are The Only Poets SIMP (to leave) when you go
Happenchance
Salon 3: Festival Ecosystems
Emiliana: A Revolution Cabaret
At This Table
THE SERPENTS FLY AT SUNDOWN
LAB
WIN 2.112
B. Iden Payne
Fine Arts Library
WIN 2.180
WIN 1.148*
WIN 1.148*
Outside East Patio
2nd Fl. Winship Bathroom
LAB
Winship Atrium
2nd Fl. Winship Bathroom
WIN 1.134
B. Iden Payne
Oscar G Brockett
WIN 2.120
WIN 1.108
WIN 2.112
LAB
WIN 1.134
Winship Atrium
B. Iden Payne
Oscar G. Brockett
Outside East Patio
Friday, April 1 1
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
10:30 a.m. – 11:05 a.m.
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
12:30 p.m. – 1:05 p.m.
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.
2:30 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.
2:30 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.
3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.
8:30 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.
9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
You Got My Heart
Ephemera Genesis
facePiece*
Perhaps While We Were Caught in a Fever*
Reconstructing Memory: Revisiting Images* null(body)*
Yes or No…
You Need the Goo!
SIMP
Yes or No…
Happenchance
KILELE
Absolute None!
Quiet Tears of Roses
Rigged: the Game Show
The Tiger and the Spigot Consider the Stars
Softly and Tenderly (performance)
Closing Ceremony
Godfriend
I am 33% of the Truth
Her Testimony, Our Story
Closing Celebration
WIN 1.172
B. Iden Payne
Fine Arts Library
WIN 2.116
WIN 1.148
WIN 1.164
WIN 2.180
Oscar G. Brockett
WIN 2.112
WIN 2.180
WIN 1.134
WIN 2.120
LAB
Oscar G Brockett
WIN 1.108
Outside East Patio Payne Lobby
Winship Atrium
B. Iden Payne
Oscar G Brockett
LAB
Winship Atrium
ONGOING INSTALLATIONS
Random + Resonate + React
Mountain Lights
Hysteria
Softly and Tenderly
ArtVend 2.0
WIN B.202
WIN 2.121
B. Iden Payne Lobby
B. Iden Payne Lobby
WIN First Floor Hallway
Tickets and Seating
Tickets will be made available online in advance of the festival (April 7-11).
Ticketholders must check in at least 10 minutes prior to curtain. Tickets that are not claimed when a show begins will be released to walk-up patrons.
For the week of the festival, New Works Festival ticketing ensures that a percentage of tickets are set aside for walk-up entry. We encourage you to embrace the unexpected, make new discoveries and join a walk-up line as you explore the festival.
Installations and exhibitions do not require a ticket unless specified. Please enjoy these projects at any time during the week.
Parking
The university requires all faculty, staff, students and visitors to pay for parking on campus. All parking on campus, including ADA parking, requires a permit or payment of fees. Please read parking signs carefully.
For more information about parking options on campus, please visit: https://theatredance.utexas.edu/tips-parking-campus
Inclement Weather
In case of inclement weather, any performances occurring outdoors will either be delayed, relocated or canceled. Updates will be posted on the New Works Festival and Department of Theatre and Dance social media pages.
Contact Us
512-471-5793 utnewworksfestival.org utnewworks @utnewworks
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THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Artistic Producer
Lily Odekirk (M.F.A. in Theatre (drama and theatre for youth and communities))
Production and Technical Direction Committee
Amanda Earp (B.A. in Theatre and Dance)
Katelyn Nguyen (B.A. in Theatre and Dance)
Kyle Trehem (B.A. in Theatre and Dance)
Applications and Casting Committee
Hal Cosentino (M.F.A. in Theatre (playwriting))
Sarah Ewing (B.F.A. in Theatre Education)
PR and Marketing Committee
Elizabeth Garza (B.F.A. in Dance)
Emma Winder (B.A. in Theatre and Dance)
Education, Community Engagement and Dramaturgy Committee
Georgia Beckmann (M.A. in Theatre (performance as public practice))
Mateo Hernandez (M.F.A. in Theatre (drama and theatre for youth and communities))
Guest Artists and Events Committee
Demian Chavez (B.A. in Theatre and Dance)
Saada Diggs (B.F.A. in Dance)
Audrey Garza (B.A. in Music)
Giuliana Velez (B.F.A. in Dance)
Operations and Front of House Committee
Daniela Albert (B.F.A. in Dance)
Kate Mooney (B.F.A. in Dance)
Faculty/Staff Producers
Nanette Acosta
Corey Allen
Michael Ávila
Rusty Cloyes
EG Gionfriddo
Jenn Kidwell
Lana Lesley
Sydney Pattillo
Patrick Shaw
Joel Valentín-Martínez
Luke Williams
SUPER CREW SPECIAL THANKS
Luis Dominguez
Gillian Gordon
Autumn Handy
Elicia Hartzell
Riley Knecht
Keaton Perro
Dean Ramón Rivera-Servera, Dr. Raquel Monroe, Dr. Laura Gutiérrez, and the College of Fine Arts
Nanette Acosta
Corey Allen
Dr. Megan Alrutz
Michael Ávila
Dr. Peter Carpenter
Rusty Cloyes
Ciceley Fullylove
EG Gionfriddo
Andy Grapko
Jeff Grapko
Jenn Kidwell
Lana Lesley
Niki Luibrand
Kirk Lynn
Dr. Eva Margarita
Dana McLaughlin
Sydney Pattillo
Graham Reynolds
Dr. Molly Roy + The Fine Arts Library
Yevgeniy Sharlat
Patrick Shaw
Ryan Steglich
David Thomases
Joel Valentín-Martínez
Dr. Luke Williams
Rude Mechs
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