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The Association for Hispanic Classical Theater held its 2026 Symposium at UCLA from September 17 to 19, alongside the LA Escena festival. Three days of panels, roundtables, staged readings and performances brought together scholars,… Read more: The 2026 AHCT Symposium in Los Angeles in Images

UCLA, Los Angeles, September 19, 2026. Saturday, the final day of the symposium at UCLA, was highlighted by the AHCT awards and by the Donald T. Dietz Plenary Lecture, delivered by Barbara Fuchs, director… Read more: AHCT Symposium 2026: Awards and Closing Day

A chronicle of the second day of the AHCT symposium at UCLA: LA Escena artists, translation, chivalric comedia, heritage, Sor Juana, and two performances at the festival.

The association opened its annual symposium at UCLA with LA Escena and Diversifying the Classics: adaptation, Mexican baroque, training and production, and a screening of Fuenteovejuna 2026.

The AHCT and Siglo Latinx invite you to two live conversations with artists and specialists of the Spanish Golden Age, streamed on the AHCT YouTube channel. Watch here Tuesday, 8 September 2026, 11:30 CDMX… Read more: Live conversations with Golden Age artists, 8 and 10 September

The Association for Hispanic Classical Theater (AHCT) is delighted to announce that the full program for its Annual Spanish Golden Age Theater Symposium, held in collaboration with the LA Escena Festival, is now available.… Read more: The Program for the 2026 AHCT Symposium Is Now Available

We are delighted to announce that registration for the 2026 Symposium of the Association for Hispanic Classical Theater (AHCT 26) is officially open. Join scholars, educators, students, and theater practitioners for an exciting gathering… Read more: Registration is now open for AHCT 26

The deadline for the Hesse Grant Award has been extended to 15 June 2026. The grant recognizes outstanding scholarship by graduate students working on early modern Hispanic theater and performance studies. Deadline15 June 2026,… Read more: June 15, 2026- Hesse Award Deadline Extended

The AHCT invites proposals for the sessions it sponsors at the annual conference of the Renaissance Society of America, in Philadelphia, from 11 to 13 March 2027. ConferenceRSA 2027, Philadelphia, 11 to 13 March… Read more: CfP: AHCT Sponsored Sessions at RSA March 2027

Call for Papers — The Sixteenth Century Society: A Society for Early Modern Studies Chicago, IL, October 29-31, 2026 The Sixteenth Century Society (SCS) is pleased to invite proposals for individual presentations, panels, roundtables,… Read more: CfP – The Sixteenth Century Society: A Society for Early Modern Studies – deadline 12 April 2026

AHCT Symposium. Los Angeles: September 17-19, 2026 Welcome to Los Angeles! AHCT will hold its Annual Spanish Golden Age Theater Symposium on the beautiful campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in conjunction… Read more: ACHT 2026 – Los Angeles – Sept 17-19 2026

2026 Conference AHCT/LA Conference 2026 Spanish Call for Papers The Association for Hispanic Classical Theater (AHCT) invites submissions for its 2026 Symposium, to be held Sep. 17-19 (Los Angeles, CA) in conjunction with the… Read more: CfP for the AHCT 2026 Conference – deadline 15 May 2026

The Hesse Grant Award The Hesse Grant was established in honor of AHCT founder Everett Hesse to recognize outstanding scholarship by graduate students working on early modern Hispanic theater and performance studies. This award… Read more: The Hesse Grant Award for Grad Students – deadline 1 June 2026

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS The AHCT is pleased to announce this Call for Nominations for the following prizes to be awarded in 2026: NOMINATIONS DUE APRIL 1, 2026 Please direct questions to Rob Bayliss: rbayliss@ku.edu… Read more: AHCT Prizes – deadline 1 April 2026