Faculty Profile for Kara-Lynn Vaeni

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Kara-Lynn Vaeni
Associate Professor — Department of Theatre & Dance
THEA 101
phone: (512) 245-1450

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Director, playwright, Shape. August 2023 - February 2024.
    Performances:
    • February 8, 2024 - February 25, 2024 Kitchen Dog Theatre, Dallas, TX.
  • Vaeni, K.-L., Severson-Irby, E., Marvin, C., & Gilich, Y. (n.d.). Practicing Anti-Racism: Being Accountable to Each Other in Academia and Beyond. Retrieved from https://activisthistory.com
  • Director, Deviser, Playwright, In Search of the Sublime; an Online Interactive Performance. With Jokes. October 2020 - March 2021.
    Performances:
    • Theatre and Live Streamed. February 2021 - March 2021 Stage West Theatre, Fort Worth, TX.

Selected Grants

  • Vaeni, Kara-Lynn. Ath(literature); Equitable, Accessible Physical Theatre, University Research Council, Institutional (Higher Ed), $15000. Grant.
  • Vaeni, Kara-Lynn (Principal). Artist Residency Stage West, Meadows Faculty Development Grant, Institutional (Higher Ed), $4500. (Funded: November 2020 - March 2021). Grant.
  • Vaeni, Kara-Lynn (Principal). Arts Project Grant, National Endowment for the Arts, Federal, $10000. (Funded: January 2020 - June 2020). Grant.
  • Vaeni, Kara-Lynn (Principal). Sam Taylor Fellowship, Sam Taylor Fellowship Fund of the Division of Higher Education, United Methodist General Board of Higher Education and Ministry., Federal, $1294. (Funded: December 20, 2019 - July 2020). Grant.
  • Vaeni, Kara-Lynn. Meadows Faculty Development Grant, Institutional (Higher Ed), $735. (Funded: October 2019). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Interaction with Industry
Stage West
January 2022-April 2022
Reviewer, Playwriting Lab and Directing Lab submissions
WP Theatre
February 2020-April 2020
Artist Mentor to early career theatre director
Statera Arts
January 2019-June 2019
Reviewer, Playwriting Lab and Directing Lab submissions
WP Theatre
March 2018-August 2018