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UCI Arts names 2024 Lauds and Laurels recipient

May 21

UC Irvine Alumni Association to Honor Darcy Prevost M.F.A. ’09 with Distinguished Alumni Award Recognizing Darcy Prevost’s, M.F.A. ’09, exceptional contributions to the field of set and production design for theatre, film and television
9 to 5: The Musical

November 21 - November 24 Irvine Barclay Theatre

Originally produced on Broadway by Robert Greenblatt in April 2009 and based on the 20th Century Fox film, 9 to 5: The Musical features music and lyrics by the beloved Dolly Parton and a book by the original screenwriter, Patricia Resnick. This ...
Gloria

January 31 - February 8 Robert Cohen Theatre

Get ready for the explosive Pulitzer Prize finalist Gloria, a dark comedy by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins that skewers the cutthroat culture of modern media. Follow a group of twentysomething editorial assistants at a prestigious Manhattan ...
Theater of Community

January 27 - March 2 Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL)

Rooted in the University of California’s commitments to respect, equity, learning, and justice, Theater of Community explores through performances, workshops, and dialogue bias and bigotry, particularly anti-Blackness, Islamophobia, and anti-Semitism...
Quit Bitchin'

February 28 - March 15 Claire Trevor Theatre

Step into a world pulsating with energy, where every moment crackles with the intensity of life. Maddie, Tig, and Jules are in a laundromat in rural America, exploding with pent-up rage from young motherhood, workplace misogyny, and uncertainties about...
La Belle et la Bête

May 2 - May 10 Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL)

A woman is given in marriage to a beast – based on a true story. Belle is sent to live in an enchanted castle with a hideous Beast to pay off the debt of her father. Gabrielle Suzanne Villeneuve, author of the ...
Starmites

May 30 - June 7 Claire Trevor Theatre

Eleanor, a shy teenager, escapes the challenges of growing up by immersing herself in sci-fi comic books. Her life changes dramatically when she is transported into the comic book world where she must learn to harness her inner strength to defeat her ...

Working “9 to 5”

Dolly Parton's hit musical brings showstopping performances to UC Irvine with a message of pay equity Irvine, Calif., Sept. 16, 2024 — UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama presents 9 to 5: The Musical as its 2024 fall production. This adaptation of the classic 1980 film...

Faculty

Leading with Light

How Jaymi Lee Smith is shaping the future of graduate education at UC Irvine: A Q...

Alumni

Celebrating Alumni in the Arts

Alumni Appreciation Month at Claire Trevor School of the Arts August marks Alumni Appreciation Month at UC Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA). This initiative honors the achievements of graduates in the fields of art, dance, drama and music. This year, we are excited to highlight...