Drama News
UCI Drama Alumnus Alan Mingo Jr. Returns to Campus During The Wiz run at Segerstrom
Broadway and touring veteran speaks with music theatre students about craft, financial sustainability and professional practice While performing as The Wizard in The Wiz at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, UCI Drama alumnus Alan Mingo Jr., a Broadway and national touring performer whose credits...
The Mutable Archive Brings Arts Research into Dialogue with Medical Humanities
Organized by Associate Dean of Research and Innovation Jesse Colin Jackson and Director for the Center of Medical Humanities, Dr. Kelli Sharp, the Feb. 12–13 xMPL program features Patricia Olynyk and Adam Hogan in a two-day expanded cinema event UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts...
UCI Drama Alumni Chris Renfro ’14 and Justine Rafael ’21 Join Center Theatre Group’s Here Lies Love at the Mark Taper Forum
Center Theatre Group’s Here Lies Love brings an all-Filipino cast to Los Angeles, featuring UC Irvine drama alumni Two alumni from UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama have been cast in Center Theatre Group’s upcoming production of Here Lies Love at the Mark Taper Forum...
Kurt Sanchez Kanazawa Confronts Injustice Through Performance
Medici Circle Scholar Kurt Sanchez Kanazawa and L’OPERA! By Gamy Cortes “Anytime you put pen to paper, whether you want to acknowledge it or not, you are political,” said Kurt Sanchez Kanazawa, M.F.A. student in UC Irvine’s Department of Drama. Funding Creativity Founded in 2004, the...
UCI Arts 2025 Year in Review
Reflecting back on a year of exceptional milestones The past year marked a significant moment for the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, coinciding with UC Irvine’s 60th anniversary and the continued celebration of the 25th anniversary of the naming of the school. Together, these milestones...
South Coast Repertory and UCI Arts Launch Pilot Program for Emerging Artists
The Next Stage places UC Irvine Drama students into South Coast Repertory's professional environment, providing real-world Experience, mentorship and more ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., Dec. 9, 2025 — Bridging the gap between the classroom and the stage, UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts...
UC Irvine Drama Faculty Member Marcy Froehlich Receives BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Nomination
Froehlich recognized for costume design on Ensemble Theatre Company’s Dracula: A Comedy of Errors UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Associate Professor of Costume Design Marcy Froehlich has been nominated for a 2025 Santa Barbara BroadwayWorld Award for her work on Dracula: A Comedy of...
Professor Andrew Palermo Choreographs New Sweet Smell of Success at Lincoln Center
The MasterVoices production earned enthusiastic audience response and acclaim for Palermo’s movement direction UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Professor of Music Theatre Andrew Palermo choreographed the newly re-envisioned production of Sweet Smell of Success presented by MasterVoices...
UCI Drama Wins at 2025 Orange Curtain Review Awards
La Belle et la Bête earns Best College Show alongside 9 to 5’s Best Young Actor honor UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama received top honors at the 2025 Orange Curtain Review Awards, with La Belle et la Bête named Best College Show and actor Drew Downs recognized as...
UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Alumna Molly Cotten '05 Featured in VoyageLA
UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts alum Molly Cotten was recently featured in VoyageLA, where she shared her path from the arts and education nonprofit sector to her current role as Director of Major Gifts at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.
Arts Advocates: R. Michael Gros, M.F.A. ’81
LEGACY BUILDER Q&A with R. Michael Gros For over 40 years, R. Michael Gros, M.F.A. ’81 has been a director, producer, artistic director, educator and arts advocate. He is a professor emeritus of Santa Barbara City College and has served as co-artistic director of PlayFest Santa...
UCI Arts Summer 2025 Faculty Highlights
A look at faculty news and creative activity from summer 2025 From curating thought-provoking exhibitions and premiering new choreography to receiving national awards and fellowships, faculty across the UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts (UCI Arts) remained active throughout the summer....
OCDE and UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Launch ‘Earn and Learn’ Apprenticeships
The collaboration creates stronger pathways connecting classrooms, communities and careers in the arts The Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) and UC Irvine are partnering to create new registered apprenticeships that combine paid, hands-on experience with industry-recognized...
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Anteaters in the Arts
UCI Drama Alumnus Alan Mingo Jr. Returns to Campus During The Wiz run at Segerstrom
The Mutable Archive Brings Arts Research into Dialogue with Medical Humanities
UCI Drama Alumni Chris Renfro ’14 and Justine Rafael ’21 Join Center Theatre Group’s Here Lies Love at the Mark Taper Forum
The Next Stage
& Juliet's Teal Wicks on How Stephen Schwartz Has Shaped Her Career
Kurt Sanchez Kanazawa Confronts Injustice Through Performance
UCI Arts 2025 Year in Review
South Coast Repertory and UCI Arts Launch Pilot Program for Emerging Artists
UC Irvine Drama Faculty Member Marcy Froehlich Receives BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Nomination
Professor Andrew Palermo Choreographs New Sweet Smell of Success at Lincoln Center
World Stages
UCI Drama Wins at 2025 Orange Curtain Review Awards
New Swan Shakespeare Named One of the 52 Best Places to see Plays and Musicals in Southern California
UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Alumna Molly Cotten '05 Featured in VoyageLA
Arts Advocates: R. Michael Gros, M.F.A. ’81
UCI Arts Summer 2025 Faculty Highlights
OCDE and UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Launch ‘Earn and Learn’ Apprenticeships