DREAM OF PERFECT SLEEP by Kevin Kautzman, University of Texas New Works, April 18 - 27, 2013

(University of Texas theatres, Winship Drama Bldg. (WIN), near 23rd St. and San Jacinto, Austin)

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Dream of Perfect Sleep
Written by Kevin Kautzman
Directed by Courtney Sale
April 18 and 26 at 8:00 p.m.
April 21 and 27 at 2:00 p.m.
Lab Theatre
Tickets: $15 adults/$12 UT faculty and staff/$10 students with valid I.D.
Tickets are available online, by phone at 512-477-6060 or 800-982-BEVO, and in person at:

• Texas Performing Arts’ Bass Concert Hall, Monday - Friday 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
• Winship Drama Building Box Office, Opens one hour prior to curtain. Sales at this time are cash only.

About the playMary and Gene are old. Mary suffers from severe vertigo and just wants to watch her show, gosh-darn-it. Gene has some big news for their middle-aged kids. When new-ager Melissa and recovering-addict Robert return to a home decorated for the holidays (when it’s not the holidays), the family must make a hard decision about what it means to exit this world with grace.

About the playwright
Kevin Kautzman is a playwright originally from North Dakota pursuing his M.F.A. at the Michener Center, with a screenwriting secondary. In 2012 he premiered six plays (three full-lengths and three shorter works) at theatres in Canton, Dallas, Detroit, Fort Worth, New York, and Saint Paul. Honors include the Playwrights’ Center’s Jerome Fellowship, the Tennessee Williams Scholarship, and the International Student Playscript award. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, the Playwrights’ Center, and Scriptworks. He can be found online at kevinkautzman.com.
UTNT (UT New Theatre) is curated by Steven Dietz and Brian Kettler.
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Upcoming: Static by Tom Horan, Lab Theatre, University of Texas, February 17 - 26

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Static

by Tom Horan
directed by Courtney Sale
February 17, 18 and 23 at 8 p.m.; February 25 at 5 p.m.; February 26 at 2 p.m.
Lab Theatre (LTH), University of Texas, located between the Jackson Geological Sciences Building (JGB) and the F. Loren Winship Drama Building (WIN) near 24th and San Jacinto. (click for map)

Tickets are $10 and may be purchased beginning 90 minutes prior to curtain at the Winship Box Office. Cash or check only accepted.

Since Emma was a little girl she has heard the ghost stories told about her neighbors Walter and Millie Burke–how the couple filled their home with strange things, which drove them mad. Years have passed and Emma finds herself the owner of this house that has sat abandoned for years. She discovers, among the jars of buttons and tubs of forks, a box full of cassette tapes filled with the secrets of Walter and Millie.

Contact: Theatre and Dance Info Line inquiry@uts.cc.utexas.edu or telephone 512-471-5793
Parking: Parking available in the San Jacinto Garage on San Jacinto near Dean Keeton.

Upcoming: 360 (Round Dance) by Steven Dietz, University of Texas, November 11 - 20

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360 (Round Dance)

by Steven Dietz
based on the 1900 play Reigen by Arthur Schnitzler
drected by Courtney Sale
presented by the Department of Theatre and Dance

Oscar G. Brockett Theatre, Winship Drama Building, near 23rd and San Jacinto (click for map)

November 11 - 13, 16 - 18, 20 weekdays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m.

This production includes mature content.

Over a century ago, Arthur Schnitzler’s play Reigen ignited conversation, prompting both public outrage and support. Steven Dietz’s adaptation of Schnitzler’s story continues to hold today’s audience rapt as the narrative intertwines pairs of lovers and their encounters.

Steven Dietz is one of the most produced playwrights in America, recently placing eighth on the list of the Top Ten Most Produced Playwrights in America. Current and upcoming productions of Dietz’s work include: Fiction (ZACH Theatre) Jackie and Me (Chicago Children’s Theatre and Seattle Children’s Theatre); Yankee Tavern (Tennessee Repertory Theatre and Stages Repertory Theatre); Becky’s New Car (ZACH Theatre, Baynan Theater Company and Theatre Aspen) and Go, Dog, Go!, adapted by Dietz and Allison Gregory (Seattle Children’s Theatre).

360 (round dance) is presented as part of the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre Season, which offers an intimate setting showcasing the student talent from the Department of Theatre and Dance.

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Upcoming: Emergency Prom by Steve Moulds, University of Texas, December 2 - 4

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Emergency Prom
World Premiere Theatrical Event

December 2, 3, & 4 at 8 p.m.
Oscar G. Brockett Theatre , University of Texas

Tickets $10, limited seating. Tickets available at the Winship Box Office 1.5 hours prior to each performance. Map of the area.

A few days after the biggest night of the year, the students of Glen Burnie High face the fact that prom was a huge disappointment — especially for Gus and Corey, the school's resident couple, who broke up in spectacular fashion. But Gus refuses to let Corey go, so he stages a do-over of Saturday's dance — an “emergency prom” — to not only win Corey back but give the entire school a chance to correct the mistakes of the first prom. Emergency Prom is a comedy about expectation, disappointment, and the precarious threshold between high school and the adult world.

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