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IMPROV REVOLUTION PRESENTS COUP DE COMEDY 2016

IMPROV REVOLUTION PRESENTS COUP DE COMEDY 2016 FEATURING ARETHA SILLS, GRANDDAUGHTER OF VIOLA SPOLIN, DAUGHTER OF PAUL SILLS FOUR DAY FESTIVAL IS COMPLETELY FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC IRVINE, Calif. (April 27, 2016) – UCI's Improv Revolution (iRev) will produce The Coup de Comedy...

Director Jane Page reveals her motivation and vision for AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE

DIRECTOR JANE PAGE REVEALS HER MOTIVATION AND VISION IN THE DIRECTOR’S NOTE FOR AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE Professor Jane Page, Head of Directing for the Department of Drama, is no stranger to storytelling while tackling current themes afflicting the world today. Page is known for drawing parallels...

One Story, Two Rooms: The Telematic Project

Responsibility. Heroes. Morals versus rules. Bureaucracy. Confusion. Desperation. Siblings. Chaos. Fuck the man! Distance versus closeness. Passive aggressiveness. Safety. Fire. Decisions. Privilege. This potpourri comprises the smattering of audience...

Orange County’s Phil Anthropy House Supports Lorna & Robert Cohen Star Celebration

ORANGE COUNTY’S PHIL ANTHROPY HOUSE SUPPORTS LORNA & ROBERT COHEN STAR CELEBRATION IRVINE, Calif.  (April 14, 2016) – Irvine-based Phil Anthropy House recently signed on as sponsor of the upcoming celebration of Lorna and Robert Cohen, presented by UC Irvine’s Department of Drama and...

David Golbeck cast in ‘The Big Meal’

David Golbeck (BA 1981) was cast in The Big Meal at the Chance Theater in Anaheim, California. The show runs April 21, 2016 – May 22, 2016. LINK.

UCI Drama explores the price of truth-telling in Ibsen’s AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE

UCI DRAMA EXPLORES THE PRICE OF TRUTH-TELLING IN IBSEN’S AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE IRVINE, Calif. (March 24, 2016) – UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama presents Henrik Ibsen’s classic An Enemy of the People, an examination of societal dynamics that is perhaps even more...

Sepideh Moafi Booked a Role in Notorious

Sepideh Moafi (MFA 2013) has booked a series regular role opposite Daniel Sunjata and Piper Perabo in ABC’s drama pilot Notorious. LINK.

Registration for 2016 Summer Academies in the Arts is Open

UC IRVINE’S CLAIRE TREVOR SCHOOL OF THE ARTS LAUNCHES REGISTRATION FOR 2016 SUMMER ACADEMIES IN THE ARTS FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IRVINE, Calif., (February 18, 2016) – The Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) has launched...

Experience Shakespeare’s 400 In London with the Collaborative Arts Development Experience (CADE)

EXPERIENCE SHAKESPEARE’S 400 IN LONDON WITH EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO THE WEST END AS THREE ORANGE COUNTY UNIVERSITIES LAUNCH COLLABORATIVE ARTS DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE (CADE) IRVINE, Calif. – Faculty and staff from Chapman University’s College of Performing Arts, CSU Fullerton’s College of the...

UCI Drama Explores the Psychiatry of Dehumanization in Georg Büchner’s Woyzeck

UCI DRAMA EXPLORES THE PSYCHIATRY OF DEHUMANIZATION IN GEORG BÜCHNER’S WOYZECK IRVINE, Calif. (February 12, 2016) – UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama presents George Büchner’s challenging and influential play Woyzeck. Famously unfinished when Büchner died in 1837,...

Ben Jacoby Stars in Beautiful-The Carole King Musical

Ben Jacoby (MFA 2012) has been tapped to take over the role of "Barry Mann" in Broadway's production of Beautiful-The Carole King Musical. LINK.

Guest director Andrew Borba opens up to Daniel Gary Busby about WOYZECK

DRAMA CHAIR DANIEL GARY BUSBY SAT DOWN WITH GUEST DIRECTOR ANDREW BORBA TO DISCUSS UCI DRAMA'S UPCOMING PRODUCTION OF WOYZECK: Daniel Gary Busby: I know this style of script is not in your usual milieu…are you excited about directing it? Andrew Borba: No. I'm kidding, I'm kidding! Yes, I'm...

Alan Mingo Plays Lead Roll in Kinky Boots on Broadway

Alan Mingo, Jr. (MFA 1998) is set to take over the lead role of "Lola" in the Tony Award winning musical Kinky Boots, on Broadway. LINK.

“Clybourne Park” Debuts Sunday and Unapologetically Mirrors Racial Tensions

If the purpose of theater is to hold a cracked mirror to society, then UCI drama’s latest production unapologetically reflected ugly truths, as Bruce Norris’ “Clybourne Park” premiered last Saturday at Claire Trevor’s Robert Cohen Theater. Actress...

Teresa K. Pond Named Producing Artistic Director

Teresa K. Pond (MFA 2003) has been named Producing Artistic Director for the Cyrano’s Theatre Company in Anchorage, Alaska. Teresa previously served as the Producing Artistic Director of Millbrook Playhouse in Mill Hall, Pennsylvania. She also served as Executive Director of Anchorage Community...

From LOST to Claire Trevor: Leslie Ishii Fights Racism in Clybourne Park

LOST actress Leslie Ishii crossed the color line when she and her family became the first Asian-Americans to settle in an all-white Seattle neighborhood in 1959. Now, over 4 decades later, Ishii continues to defy the status quo as the first woman of...

Legendary actor William Needles dies at 97

William "Bill" Needles, former professor of Drama and one of Canada's best-known Shakespearean actors, has died at age 97. Needles served as an acting teacher at the University of California for a number of years and was a mentor to hundreds. "Perhaps the greatest of his many talents was his...

Care/Cure/Corruption: What it and Why it Matters

What do care, cure and corruption all have in common? Yes, they all start with C, but they are also the three tenets of the Drama Department’s 2016 season: “Care/Cure/Corruption” (CCC). The Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) brands each season...