The Department’s production work has garnered local critical acclaim including Austin Critics Table awards in Directing and Acting, along with Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival and B. Iden Payne Nominations in design and ensemble performance. The Department regularly cooperates with community organizations such as Austin Shakespeare, Tongue and Groove Theater Company, Present Company, Theater En Bloc, The ProArts Collective, The Long Center, Women in Film, Austin Playhouse, Spectrum Theater Company, and the George Washington Carver Museum to engage students with the wider creative sector.