Articles from March 2026

Photos: Hit the Red Carpet at Opening Night for Mexodus Off-Broadway

Friday, March 20, 2026
Brian Quijada (2011 BA) and Nygel D. Robinson star in the live-looping musical, back for an encore run after premiering via Audible Theater last year.

UI professor brings students to Bali for an international theatre arts experience

Cathy Parrott (2001 BA) led one undergraduate student and two MFA candidates to Bali, Indonesia, where she had been invited to present at the Bali–Global Axis of Arts and Design II (B‑GAAD II) conference
Left to right: Mary Beth Easley, Mark Bruckner, and Kaelen Novak

USITT announces 2026 publication awards

Faculty members Mary Beth Easley and Mark Bruckner and Kaelen Novak (2023 Design MFA) have received USITT’s Herbert D. Greggs Publication Merit Award, a recognition that honors innovative, in-depth writing about theatre design and technology. Their article, “Making the Unimaginable Real,” was published in the latest issue of USITT’s quarterly journal, Theatre Design & Technology (TD&T).