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UCI Drama explores race relations and real estate in Bruce Norris’ CLYBOURNE PARKUCI Drama explores race relations and real estate in Bruce Norris’ CLYBOURNE PARK
UCI DRAMA EXPLORES RACE RELATIONS AND REAL ESTATE IN BRUCE NORRIS’ CLYBOURNE PARK IRVINE, Calif. (December 18, 2015) – UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama presents Bruce Norris’ Clybourne Park, which was awarded the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and the 2012 Tony...
Daniel Gary Busby with CLYBOURNE PARK director Leslie IshiiDaniel Gary Busby with CLYBOURNE PARK director Leslie Ishii
DRAMA CHAIR DANIEL GARY BUSBY SAT DOWN WITH DIRECTOR LESLIE ISHII TO DISCUSS UCI DRAMA’S UPCOMING PRODUCTION OF BRUCE NORRIS’ CLYBOURNE PARK. Daniel Gary Busby: First of all, what drew you to this material? Leslie Ishii: Well…you asked!! No, seriously, Clybourne Park is a Pulitzer Prize-...
UCI Drama Alumni Talk Post-Grad SuccessUCI Drama Alumni Talk Post-Grad Success
UC Irvine drama alumni Garrett Deagon (BFA 2011) and Madisen Johnson (BFA 2015) recently returned to their alma mater to discuss their experience on the road with the national tour of “Annie,” which had local runs at OC’s Segerstrom Center for the Arts and LA’s Pantages Theatre... New University...
Take My Story, Add Your Story, and You Get Our Stories!Take My Story, Add Your Story, and You Get Our Stories!
The final bell rings as classrooms turn into a whirlwind of departure. Bags are packed with worksheets and math problems and crayons and juice boxes. Eager legs scurry to the playground, their parents’ arms, soccer practice. But for 15 students at Culverdale Elementary School, school ending means...
Have you ever wondered what a Dramaturg does for the theatre? Have you ever wondered what a Dramaturg does for the theatre?
IRVINE, CA (November 20, 2015) - Have you ever wondered what a Dramaturg does for the theatre? UCI Drama utilizes a Dramaturg for main stage productions offering the audience insight and depth into the playwright’s context, language, and backstory. The director will guide and mold the...
Director Sarah Butts opens up about THESE SHINING LIVESDirector Sarah Butts opens up about THESE SHINING LIVES
Director Sarah Butts opens up about THESE SHINING LIVES Recently Dr. Daniel Gary Busby, Chair of the Department of Drama, sat down with Director Sarah Butts to discuss her upcoming performances of These Shining Lives by playwright Melanie Marnich. DGB: What about this play excites...
Ansel Adams' Student Photo CallAnsel Adams' Student Photo Call
(c) Theater Times - November 14, 2015 by Cristofer Gross with Robert Cohen ANSEL ADAMS' STUDENT PHOTO CALL A surprising photo credit for a college rehearsal shot sparks inquiry. Walking into UC Irvine’s main library in 2008, I stopped before a poster bearing a remarkable photograph. The...
Director Don Hill’s Take on “La Mancha”
UCI Drama Presents: Man of La Mancha
‘Elsewhere’ Here at Claire Trevor‘Elsewhere’ Here at Claire Trevor
Annie Loui’s Elsewhere presented by Counter-Balance Theater returns to UC Irvine as part of the Chancellor’s Illuminations initiative. The play, based on the Kazuo Ishiguro’s book “Never Let Me Go,” questions the boundaries of medical ethics and explores the universal-timeless search for self-...
Jane Page Received Great Reviews for Directing “I and You” at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Jane Page Received Great Reviews for Directing “I and You” at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Professor of Drama Jane Page receives great reviews from multiple media outlets for her work directing “I and You” at the Repertory Theater of St. Louis. The show runs from October 28-November 15, 2015. To read all reviews click on the links below. http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2015/11/02/i-and-...
Live this month in OC: Man of La Mancha AND Laguna Art MuseumLive this month in OC: Man of La Mancha AND Laguna Art Museum
UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts director Don Hill presents his version of “Man of La Mancha,” in this year’s dramatic arts theme Care/Cure/Corruption, at the Irvine Barclay Theater. Ticket sales are brisk and available at www.arts.uci.edu or the...
UCI Drama Explores Corporate Greed and Personal Resilience In Melanie Marnich’s These Shining Lives">
UCI Drama Explores Corporate Greed and Personal Resilience In Melanie Marnich’s These Shining Lives
UCI DRAMA EXPLORES CORPORATE GREED AND PERSONAL RESILIENCE IN MELANIE MARNICH’S THESE SHINING LIVES IRVINE, Calif. (October 28, 2015) – UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama presents Melanie Marnich’s engaging social drama These Shining Lives. Based on the true story...
UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts VideoUCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts Video
UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts Video (click here if the above image doesn't work) Credits: Bryan Jackson, Director Quyen Tran, Director of Photography Austin Kearsley, Editor Steve Chieh-Wei Chiu, Composer Special thanks to Steve Zylius and UCI Strategic Communications for...
UCI Drama Returns to the Irvine Barclay Theatre with Man of La Mancha UCI Drama Returns to the Irvine Barclay Theatre with Man of La Mancha
UCI DRAMA RETURNS TO THE IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE WITH BROADWAY MUSICAL CLASSIC MAN OF LA MANCHA FOR EIGHT REMARKABLE PERFORMANCES IRVINE, Calif. (October 20, 2015) – UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama presents the classic Broadway musical, Man of La Mancha, November...
Shaken, Not Stirred
Jaymi Smith, Noelle Hoffman (MFA '11), and Karyn Lawrence (MFA '12) Nominated for Ovation AwardsJaymi Smith, Noelle Hoffman (MFA '11), and Karyn Lawrence (MFA '12) Nominated for Ovation Awards
Congratulations to our outstanding faculty and CTSA alumna for their 2015 Ovation Award nominations. The Ovation Awards are the only peer-judged theatre awards in Los Angeles, created to recognize excellence in theatrical performance, production and design in the Greater Los Angeles area...
You've only got 10 minutes: Can you put on a musical? They did, in contest performances at UCYou've only got 10 minutes: Can you put on a musical? They did, in contest performances at UC
The winners of a national musical-writing competition for college and high school students were declared Aug. 29 after the six student finalists debuted their shows at UC Irvine. Judges at the Showsearch performance in the Claire Trevor Theatre...
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