DIG - A World Premier Play by Natalie Gaupp presented via Video on Demand

The University of Texas at Arlington’s Maverick Theatre Company presents the world premiere of the original work DIG written by UTA’s playwright-in-residence, Dr. Natalie Gaupp as a part of the Theatre Arts Teaching Lab.

DIG follows the story of the Dewitt brothers, two young men who despise each other. Young attorney Victor has had their small-town home in his rearview mirror for years, pursuing his career in a metropolitan city. Eliot has become a virtual recluse caring for their mother, Lina, who is staging with Alzheimer’s. But now Vic’s back, prompted by a disturbing call from a neighbor. Vic is set to interrogate his brother about the present situation, but Eliot has his own slate of questions about the past. Even Lina has an agenda. She’s out in the back lot. Digging. Morning ‘til night. And she’s just about to uncover the answers her sons are looking for, whether they’re ready—or not.

DIG will be streamed via Video On Demand from April 16-18, 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic. To purchase the Video On Demand rental, please visit their virtual Box Office.

Adult Language and Subject Matter

Maverick Theatre Company Opens Its Fall 2020 Season Through On Demand Video Streaming

The Maverick Theatre Company is proud to announce this year’s season will be available online in the form of Video On Demand! They are working with ShowTix4U in order to bring their productions to their audience while staying safe during the ongoing pandemic. To purchase a Video On Demand rental, please visit UTA Theatre's streaming page.

This season the Maverick Theatre Company is starting off with Heal the Divide On and Off Campus which visits topics such as race, LGBTQ+ community, domestic abuse, and more.

The Pirates of Penzance Returns to UTA

The University of Texas at Arlington’s Maverick Theatre Company in association with UTA’s Department of Music proudly presents THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE with book and lyrics by Sir William S. Gilbert and music by Sir Arthur Sullivan. THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE follows young Frederic who has turned 21 and thus completed his apprenticeship to a band of kindhearted pirates. He falls for Mabel, the lovely daughter of law-enforcer Major-General Stanley, only to learn that his birthday falls on February 29, which means through a leap year loophole he is technically still a pirate. It’s a hilarious farce with sentimental pirates, bumbling policemen, dim-witted young lovers, and an eccentric Major-General.

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE is presented in the UTA Mainstage Theatre (Fine Arts Building, North Section, Room 174) located at 502 South Cooper Street on the UTA campus. Performances are February 27, 28, & 29, 2020 at 7:30 pm, and March 1, 2020 at 2:00 pm. Tickets are $12 for the general public and $10 for students/senior citizens/UTA faculty & staff. Groups of 10 or more can use the code PPGRP for $10 tickets. For tickets please call 817-272-9595 or visit UTAtickets.com. For further information, please visit the UTA Department of Theatre Arts website.

UTA's Maverick Theatre Company presents RAGTIME

The University of Texas at Arlington’s Maverick Theatre Company presents RAGTIME, written by the award-winning composer/lyricist team of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, noted playwright Terrence McNally, and based on E.L. Doctorow’s distinguished novel. RAGTIME was the winner of the 1998 Tony Award for Best Score, Book and Orchestrations.

RAGTIME is set at the dawn of a new century in New York, everything is changing... and anything is possible. Three distinctly American tales are woven together – that of a stifled upper-class wife, a determined Jewish immigrant, and a daring young Harlem musician – united by their courage, compassion, and belief in the promise of the future. Together, they confront history’s timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair, and what it means to live in America.

RAGTIME is presented in the UT Arlington Mainstage Theatre (Fine Arts Building, North Section, Room 174) located at 502 South Cooper Street on the UTA campus. Performances of RAGTIME are November 13, 14, 15, 16 at 7:30 pm, and November 17 at 2:00 pm 2019. Tickets are $12 for the general public and $10 for students/senior citizens/UTA faculty & staff. Groups of 10 or more can use the code RAGGRP for $10 tickets. For tickets please call 817-272-9595 or visit UTAtickets.com. For further information, please visit the UTA Department of Theatre Arts website.

Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl is Performed by Maverick Theatre Company April 10, 12, 15 & 17, 2019

The University of Texas at Arlington’s Maverick Theatre Company presents EURYDICE by Sarah Ruhl. In EURYDICE, Sarah Ruhl reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine. Dying too young on her wedding day, Eurydice must journey to the underworld, where she reunites with her father and struggles to remember her lost love. With contemporary characters, ingenious plot twists, and breathtaking visual effects, the play is a fresh look at a timeless love story.

EURYDICE is presented in the UTA Studio Theatre (Fine Arts Building, North Section, Room 137 located at 502 South Cooper Street. Performances of EURYDICE are April 10th, 12th, 15th, and 17th at 8:00 pm and April 13th at 2:30 pm. Tickets are $10 for the general public and $8 for students/senior citizens/UTA faculty & staff. Tickets are available at UTAtickets.com. For further information, please visit the UTA Department of Theatre Arts website.

The University of Texas at Arlington’s Maverick Theatre Company presents HEAL THE DIVIDE ON CAMPUS

HEAL THE DIVIDE ON CAMPUS will be presented by the University of Texas at Arlington, Department of Theatre Arts on March 30th from 1pm-3pm in the Art Gallery. It is comprised of original one-act plays written and performed by students from the Department of Theatre Arts. The pieces focus on topics that directly concern and impact or speak to the millennial generation, such as suicide in the LGBTQ+ Community, Sexual Abuse, the Black Lives Matter movement among others.

HEAL THE DIVIDE ON CAMPUS project is presented in conjunction with colleges and universities across the U.S. that wish to begin conversations about issues concerning their community through the lens of the student playwright. A key to the event is to get local with the material, and to share insight into each community’s current issues of concern. Participating colleges and universities include: California State, Long Beach, Iowa State University/KCACTF region 5, Southern Arkansas University, University of North Carolina-Charlotte, and Wake Forest University. HEAL THE DIVIDE ON CAMPUS is presented by a group of students writing plays representing the University of Texas at Arlington community including junior Nancy Palacio, freshman Devin Sternes, junior Jonathan Ramirez, freshman Dragon Tran and senior Straton Rushing. The supervisor and coordinator of the group is Theatre Professor Detra Payne.

This free event promises to be moving and enlightening.

Maverick Theatre Company's MavLab at UTA March 22-25

The University of Texas at Arlington’s Maverick Theatre Company presents MavLab. Experience the innovative plays that are the Maverick Theatre Company’s MavLab! This semester’s series includes THE RISE AND RISE OF DANIEL ROCKET by Peter Parnell and GRACE by Craig Wright. Production dates are March 22 – March 25, 2018. All MavLab productions are rated PG-13.

Surrounded by taunting peers, Daniel Rocket finds the strength to literally fly above them all. THE RISE AND RISE OF DANIEL ROCKET is a nostalgic yet relative tale of youth, loneliness and the power of believing in others as well as yourself. This play will be presented on March 22 and March 24 at 8 pm at 502 S. Cooper Street, The Studio Theatre, Room 137 of Fine Arts Building North.

In GRACE, sweet, Christian couple move to Florida from Minnesota on a mission to create a Gospel-themed hotel chain. Religious debates with their atheist neighbor and frequent visits from the local bug exterminator quickly turn this seemingly innocent business venture into a grisly crime scene. GRACE will be presented on March 23 at 8pm and March 25 at 2:30pm at 502 S. Cooper Street, The Studio Theatre, Room 137 of Fine Arts Building North.

Tickets are $10 for general public and $8 for students/senior citizens/UTA faculty and staff. For further information, please contact the UT Arlington Department of Theatre Arts box office at 817.272.2669.

Watch a Live Musical Theatre Masterclass with Miranda Crispin at UTA

The University of Texas at Arlington’s Maverick Theatre Company presents a CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL THEATRE MASTERCLASS with Miranda Crispin, Artistic Director of AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE LIVE, PARIS! The Masterclass will be Monday, Feb. 19, 2018 in Studio 143 from 1 – 3 pm in the Fine Arts Building North on the UTA campus (502 South Cooper St.). This event is free and open for viewing to the public. Observers are welcome – arrive at least 15 minutes prior to beginning of the masterclass in order to be seated. Participants will be drawn from the BFA Musical Theatre students.

Miranda Crispin is a world traveler, an actor, director, singer, teacher and language enthusiast. With a Master’s degree in Music Theatre/Opera Performance from Arizona State University, and a B.F.A. from Illinois Wesleyan University, she studied French language at the Sorbonne and has served as an American Ambassadorial Scholar to France from the Arizona State University Institute for the Arts. Currently teaching at the American Conservatory L'Ecole Koenig, Miranda is the star of director Stephane Ly-Cuong’s staging of ‘The Last Five Years’ and vocal director of Ly-Cuong’s production of ‘Edges,’ both set to premiere at Paris’ L’Auguste Theatre.

UTA's Maverick Theatre Company Presents MAVPLAYS 2017

MAVPLAYS 2017 spotlights thought-provoking theatre by iconic playwrights as well as new works from our playwright-in-residence during a repertory two-week run of performances. This year’s festival features SOME OF THESE DAYS, a new work written and directed by Dr. Natalie Gaupp. ENDGAME written by Samuel Beckett and directed by Kevin Duran and Ashley Peaks and TOO MUCH LIGHT MAKES THE BABY GO BLIND (30 plays in 60 minutes) created by Greg Allen and directed by Fate Ritchey.

Performances for SOME OF THESE DAYS are April 13, 15, 21 at 8:00 p.m. and April 23 at 2:30 p.m. SOME OF THESE DAYS will be presented at 502 S. Cooper Street, Fine Arts Building, North Section, Studio 137. Tickets: $10 for the General Public; $8 for Students/Senior Citizens/UTA Faculty & Staff.

ENDGAME and TOO MUCH LIGHT MAKES THE BABY GO BLIND are on the same performance bill. You can see these performances April 14, 20, and 22 at 8:00 p.m. at 502 S. Cooper Street, Fine Arts Building, North Section, Room 174 Mainstage. Tickets: $10 for General Public; $7 for Students/Senior Citizens/UTA Faculty & Staff.

Maverick Theatre Company Presents "West Side Story"

The University of Texas at Arlington’s Maverick Theatre Company presents WEST SIDE STORY. Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy. WEST SIDE STORY runs March 1st – 5th, 2017.

UT Arlington students in WEST SIDE STORY include: Austin Ray Beck (Riff), Richard Del Cristo (Tony), Isaiah McInnis (Action), Tristan Arnold (A-Rab), Cole Shuffield (Baby John), Kace Owens (Snowboy), Dominic Mangiocco (Big Deal), Sam Bullington (Diesel), Francisco Grifaldo (Bernardo), Kevin Duran (Chino), Bismark Quintanilla (Pepe), Coy Rubalcaba, (Indio), Luis Arturo Vargas (Luis), Aaron Cummings (Toro), Jenna Redmond (Graziella), Monica Maria Lockwood (Velma), V Kyle Tyson (Minnie), Victoria Raines (Clarice), Johanna Ramsey Escoe (Peggy), Hannah Jackley (Anybodys), Paulette Cocke (Maria), Elizabeth Stevens (Anita), Deanna Marie Gonzales (Rosalia), Tiffany Sellers (Consuelo), Kristin McQuaid (Teresita), Marla Acevedo (Francisca), Monica Chapa (Estella), Breanna Wilson (Margarita), Whitney Jones (Gabriella), AJ Martinez (Doc), Alex Pope (Schrank), Austin Bender (Krupke), Bradley Kelm (Glad Hand).

Direction of WEST SIDE STORY is by Assistant Professor Dr. Anne Healy. Musical Direction is by Dr. Katherine Noone. Orchestra Director is Dr. Clifton Evans. Pianist is Tiffany Tsay. Choreographers are Amanda Jackson and Meredith Knight. Dance Captain is Marissa Bateman. Lighting Designer is Peter Leonard. Scenic Designer is Kim LaFontaine, Sound Designer is Matt McGregor, Costume Design is Laurie Land, DJ Badon is Technical Director and Joe Pauli is Asst. Technical Director, Jared Land is Production Manager. Neil Farrell is stage manager.

WEST SIDE STORY is presented in the UT Arlington Mainstage Theatre (Fine Arts Building, North Section) located at 502 South Cooper Street on the UT Arlington campus. Performances of WEST SIDE STORY are March 1, 2, 3, 4 at 8pm and March 5 at 2:30 pm, 2017. Tickets are $12 for general public and $10 for students/senior citizens/UTA faculty & staff. Box Office: UTAtickets.com. For further information, please contact the UT Arlington Department of Theatre Arts box office at 817.272.2669.

Flight 12 Comedy Improv at UTA

University of Texas at Arlington

Fine Arts Building North, Room 137

Comedy Improv Produced by the Maverick Theatre Company

$5.00

Feb. 3rd and Feb. 4th, 2017

8:00 pm

Tickets at: UTAtickets.com

UTA’s Maverick Theatre Company presents TROUPERS: A MUSICAL VAUDEVILLE

TROUPERS takes you back to New York City and the time of Vaudeville – the stirring of America’s melting pot, the beginnings of “show business,” and the new sounds of Ragtime. Based on the actual stories, acts, and music of Vaudeville’s performers, you’ll experience a day in the life of some of the hardest working people in show business – the “Troupers”!

TROUPERS runs October 12 – 16th, 2016 and will be presented in the UT Arlington Mainstage Theatre (Fine Arts Building, North Section) located at 502 South Cooper Street on the UT Arlington campus. Performances of TROUPERS are October 12, 13, 14, and 15 at 8pm and October 16 at 2:30 pm, 2016. Tickets are $12 for general public and $10 for students/senior citizens/UTA faculty & staff. For tickets/reservations, group rates, or further information, please contact the UT Arlington Department of Theatre Arts box office at 817.272.2669 or check out their website.

Maverick Theatre Company Presents Flight 12 Improv

Full of oh-no-you-didn't moments and steeped-in-fun, the University of Texas at Arlington's Maverick Theatre Company's FLIGHT 12 IMPROV has a style that's always outrageous and never stale! This 12-member troupe features students from UT-Arlington and is directed by Associate Professor Joe Chapa. FLIGHT 12 IMPROV performances are September 23 and September 24, 2016 at 8:00 pm at 502 South Cooper, Fine Arts Bldg. North, Studio Theatre, Room 137. Tickets $5.00.