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FNAM & UC Irvine Launch Show Search for New MusicalsFNAM & UC Irvine Launch Show Search for New Musicals
The Festival of New American Musicals and the University of California, Irvine a nnounce the launch of a nationwide search for new, short musicals created by writers between the ages of 14 - 23. The Festival produced a pilot of ShowSearch in 2013 in...
THE ELECTRA PROJECT: A conversation between Daniel Gary Busby and Mihai ManiutiuTHE ELECTRA PROJECT: A conversation between Daniel Gary Busby and Mihai Maniutiu
IRVINE, Calif. (February 26, 2015) – In preparation for the Drama Department's presentation of THE ELECTRA PROJECT, UCI Drama Department Chair Daniel Gary Busby sat down with the Creator/Director and Distinguished Professor Mihai Maniutiu for some Q & A. Daniel Gary Busby: Where does THE...
THE ELECTRA PROJECT Brings an International Cast Together for a Music and Cultural Experimentation">
THE ELECTRA PROJECT Brings an International Cast Together for a Music and Cultural Experimentation
IRVINE, Calif. (February 19, 2015) – UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) Drama Department presents THE ELECTRA PROJECT, March 7 – 15, 2015. The production, which is the fifth installment in the department’s LOVE, LUST & GREED season, is written and directed by Mihai Maniutiu...
CTSA Launches Registration for 2015 Summer Academies in the ArtsCTSA Launches Registration for 2015 Summer Academies in the Arts
CTSA Launches Registration for 2015 Summer Academies in the Arts for High School and Middle School Students IRVINE, Calif., (February 6, 2015) – The Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) at the University of California, Irvine launched registration for its 2015 Summer Academies in...
Complete Casting Announced for Finding Neverland on Broadway; Teal Wicks to Play Mary Barrie Complete Casting Announced for Finding Neverland on Broadway; Teal Wicks to Play Mary Barrie
Casting is now complete for the Broadway production of Finding Neverland. Teal Wicks (Jekyll & Hyde, Wicked) and more will join a company that includes the previously announced Matthew Morrison, Kelsey Grammer, Laura Michelle Kelly and Carolee Carmello...
UCI Play Explores American Racism, Through a Glass DarklyUCI Play Explores American Racism, Through a Glass Darkly
Black History Month doesn't officially begin until Feb. 1, but for Orange County theater, it came a bit early. In early January, South Coast Repertory mounted a production of Matthew Lopez' Obie-Award-winning play The Whipping Man, set in the turbulent...
THE LIQUID PLAIN Explores Themes of Sexuality and Violence as Part of the Season of Love, Lust and GreedTHE LIQUID PLAIN Explores Themes of Sexuality and Violence as Part of the Season of Love, Lust and Greed
IRVINE, Calif. (January 9, 2015) – UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) Drama Department will present Naomi Wallace’s play THE LIQUID PLAIN from January 31 through February 8. The production is commissioned through the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s American Revolutions: the United...
PASSION to Take the Stage at UC Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts, 1/23-25PASSION to Take the Stage at UC Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts, 1/23-25
UC Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) Drama Department will produce Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's musical PASSION with guest Director Kent Nicholson, January 23 - 25, 2015. The play is an essential part of the Department's second...
A Musical Theatre Revue for the Holidays!A Musical Theatre Revue for the Holidays!
A group of grads and undergrads performed a musical theatre revue for an audience of 300 at Leisure World, Laguna Hills on December 11, 2014. Pictured left to right: Joey Abrego (BFA/Music Theatre ’16), Catherine Nickerson (BFA/Music Theatre ’15), Haylee Cotta (BFA/Music Theatre ’15), Zak...
PASSION Takes the Stage At Claire Trevor School of the Arts, An Interview with Director Kent NicholsonPASSION Takes the Stage At Claire Trevor School of the Arts, An Interview with Director Kent Nicholson
IRVINE, Calif. (December 20, 2014) – UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) Drama Department will produce Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s musical PASSION with guest Director Kent Nicholson, January 23 – 25, 2015. The play is an essential part of the Department’s second themed...
Education & Training Learning resources for theatre professionals: December 15 
UCI Irvine's CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF Elevates Production with Professional Chops; Runs 12/6-14UCI Irvine's CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF Elevates Production with Professional Chops; Runs 12/6-14
The Department of Drama, Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) at the University of California, Irvine will mount Tennessee Williams' classic, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, opening December 6 and running through December 14. The play, which was the winner...
Theatre review: The Last Lifeboat at Claire Trevor School of the ArtsTheatre review: The Last Lifeboat at Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Is there more to the sinking of the Titanic than we’ve been told? Have we been misled by the usual account depicted in books, newspaper articles and movies covering the tragic event? The astonishing answers are yes and yes! Having just enjoyed...
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Elevates the Production with Professional ChopsCat on a Hot Tin Roof Elevates the Production with Professional Chops
CTSA Drama Gives Back to Orange County Community IRVINE, Calif. (Nov. 25, 2014) – The Department of Drama, Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) at the University of California, Irvine will mount Tennessee Williams’ classic, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, opening December 6 and running through...
‘The Last Lifeboat': The Other Side of Titanic‘The Last Lifeboat': The Other Side of Titanic
The story of the Titanic has been one of vast cultural significance ever since the first film based on the incident was released only 29 days following the actual sinking. Fast forward a century later and its inspiration has been translated in every art..
Play at UC Irvine considers Ismay's role in the Titanic Play at UC Irvine considers Ismay's role in the Titanic
On the night of April 14, 1912, an iceberg struck the RMS Titanic on its maiden voyage. J. Bruce Ismay, the managing director of the White Star Line, which operated the ship, found a seat on a lifeboat and made his way through the freezing night to...
UC Irvine Department of Drama Founder Robert Cohen RetiresUC Irvine Department of Drama Founder Robert Cohen Retires
When Robert Cohen wakes up in his Laguna Beach home, Samuel Beckett is in the kitchen, cooking breakfast. Jerzy Grotowski is on his couch, watching the morning news. Patrick Stewart walks in the front door, carrying the newspaper. Or maybe it just...
Improv Helps Ph.D.'s Explain Their Work—and Loosen UpImprov Helps Ph.D.'s Explain Their Work—and Loosen Up
The question surprised Lyl Tomlinson. The graduate student in neuroscience was telling a room full of about 150 people about his research into how exercise improved memory in mice, when a query from a panel threw him a curveball: Could there be a link...
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