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Breaking Down the Themes that Shine in Gursimrat Kaur’s RADIANCE

Radiance, by M.F.A. in Playwriting candidate Gursimrat Kaur, weaves together a complex cast of characters whose lives thrive and collapse with and against each other. Set in a developing city fraught with corruption and economic growth, this play balances various important aspects, themes and plot lines in order to portray the depth of each character. Leading up to this weekend’s virtual performances of Radiance as part of UTNT (UT New Theatre), Kaur delves into some of these important aspects, including the creation of her developing city, the building of relationships and the metaphors that shine throughout the script, as well as how the play has been transferred to an online setting.

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Meet the Cast: COMMUNITY GARDEN

Meet the cast of Community Garden, one of our five UTNT (UT New Theatre) productions of the spring 2021 semester. In just a week, these ladies will be performing in a virtual reading of M.F.A. in Playwriting candidate Renae Simone Jarrett’s script, providing audiences with the chance to enjoy the rich language and storyline that she created. Join them for a meditation on self-searching, sacrifice and that lovely glow you get when you feast on the fruits that grow from the graves of dead husbands.

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“Essential Working” – Using Theatre to Document our Difficult Reality

It doesn’t take more than the click of a remote or a swipe on Facebook to see statistics and news segments detailing the ramifications of a global pandemic. In a moment so fraught with personal, physical and financial turmoil, the struggle to come to terms with recent events is an exhausting, daunting task. For KJ Sanchez, head of the playwriting/directing area, theatre is serving as a tool to analyze and come to a deeper understanding of these events. Sanchez is leading a group of collaborators as they unearth the names and faces buried deep within the headlines in a piece of documentary theatre that digs into the complex lives of those we call essential workers.

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