Program Content Style Guide

1. Bios should be no more than 75 words in length.
   
   
   

2. Bios should be written in third-person tense.
   
   
   

3. Bios should be professional and straight-forward.The Department of Theatre and Dance does not allow inappropriate language or unrelated content.
   
   
   

4. Please include preferred pronouns where applicable.
   
   
   

5. While many areas may have unique internal titles, only the following degree program titles approved for the UT curriculum can be used in Texas Theatre and Dance programs. If you have questions, please direct inquiries to Katy Wiggins (kathryn.wiggins@austin.utexas.edu). Options are:

   1. B.F.A. in Acting major

   2. B.A. in Theatre and Dance major with an emphasis in [choose whatever is applicable]:

      1. dance performance and choreography

      2. design and technology

         1. (this includes stage management)

      3. history, literature and dramaturgy

      4. performer's process

      5. playwriting and directing

      6. theatre for youth and communities

   3. B.F.A. in Dance major with an emphasis in [choose whatever is applicable]:

      1. performance and choreography

      2. dance education

   4. B.F.A. in Theatre Education

   5. M.F.A. in Dance

   6. M.F.A. in Theatre candidate with a specialization in live design and production ([choose whatever is applicable]) (i.e. M.F.A. in Theatre candidate with a specialization in live design and production (costume design)):

      1. costume design

      2. costume technology

      3. integrated media for live performance

      4. lighting design

      5. scene design

   7. M.F.A. in Theatre candidate with a specialization in directing

   8. M.F.A. in Theatre candidate with a specialization in drama and theatre for youth and communities

   9. M.F.A. in Theatre candidate with a specialization in playwriting

   10. M.A., M.F.A. or Ph.D. in Theatre candidate with a specialization in performance as public practice
       
       
       

6. Avoid designations like “freshman,” “sophomore,” etc., in favor of “first-year,” “second-year,” etc.
   
   
   

7. It is your responsibility to ensure that all credits you submit are accurate. This includes the title of each production, your role on the production and the producing theatre for the production.
   
   
   

8. If you include any acronyms, please spell out the full title or phrase.
   
   
   

9. If you refer to The University of Texas at all in your bio, it should first appear as “The University of Texas at Austin.” You may thereafter use the abbreviation “UT.”
   
   
   

10. The Department may be referred to either as "the Department of Theatre and Dance" or "Texas Theatre and Dance."

Example Bio: Christian Henley (Character Name) is a B.F.A. in Acting major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has an extensive background in both dance and acting. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include In the Heights, Fame the Musical and In the Red and Brown Water, in addition to multiple projects as part of The Cohen New Works Festival.