Texas Theatre and Dance presents UTNT (UT New Theatre), showcasing newly developed plays from graduate playwrights. Now in its 19^th season, this festival serves as an incubator for new work that speaks to our current time. Titles presented as part of UTNT (UT New Theatre) 2026 include:

• Vulturine by Matt Thekkethala
  On stage February 26, March 1 and 7 | Lab Theatre (MAP)
  A darkly comedic reckoning with extinction in which a father and son discover the last two vultures on Earth.
• Ordinary Time by Kaia L
  On stage February 27, March 4 and 7 | Oscar G. Brockett Theatre (MAP)
  A durational, experiential performance following an order of Benedictine monks after the disappearance of one of their own.
• A Tale for Home by Chih-Ching Chester Tsai
  On stage February 28, March 5 and 8 | Lab Theatre (MAP)
  Set on an island and interwoven with myth, memory and migration, A Tale for Home investigates what it means to call a place “home.”
• Diet of Worms by Nick Hart
  On stage February 28, March 6 and 8 | Oscar G. Brockett Theatre (MAP)
  A satirical look into an emergency session of Congress in which senators try frantically to address a 487 quadrillion dollar deficit.