Theatre News

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  Meet Our World-Class Faculty: Gabriel Peña

  A conversation with new Assistant Professor of Theatre Gabriel Peña.

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  Devised Theatre Performance in Scotland

  A group of Southwestern students took their devised theater play, The G.H.O.S.T. Unit: The Live Event, to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

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  G.H.O.S.T. Unit Takes Theater to New Dimensions at Southwestern

  What happens when you start a devised theater project with three Southwestern University students and the Anton Checkov play, The Cherry Orchard? You end up with a nationally recognized production called G.H.O.S.T. Unit: The Live Event.

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  The Tale of a Playwright

  James Venhaus ’91 details his story as a published playwright and fine arts educator, sharing wisdom based on his real-world experiences with the theatre industry for the benefit of current and future Southwestern theatre students.

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  Theatre in the Classroom

  Jasmine Renee Thomas ’12 shares her past experiences as a Southwestern theatre student and how they set the stage for her personal and professional development as an educator.

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  A Lawyer’s Appeal for Theatre

  Christi Rodriguez Cottrell ’98 shares how her background in theatre has become an asset for her career in law.

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  SU Exports “The Fall of Don Swan” to Scotland

  “Texas Beauty Pageant Murder: The Fall of Don Swan”

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  Painting for a Cause

  Southwestern alumna Rachel Hancock ’14 uses her abilities to help a community she loves.

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  Writing Dreams into Reality

  Television and film writer Samantha Montgomery McIntyre ’97 looks back at how SU shaped her vision for a creative career, and how chasing dreams in LA led to creating her debut feature film, Unicorn Store.

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  From Southwestern to Hollywood

  A panda who becomes a kung fu master. A snail who wins the Indianapolis 500. These underdog stories have been big hits for Hollywood. They have also helped establish Susan Slagle Rogers ’83 as one of the animation industry’s most talented producers.