Welcome to Department of Drama | Claire Trevor School of the Arts | Department of Drama

Three dynamic professors join the Department of Drama

September 30

The new UCI faculty members bring diverse backgrounds and fresh ideas to the disciplines of doctoral studies, scene design and music direction.
"The Jubilee and Me" - Songs I never got to sing.

November 28 - December 13 Online

Join us for a new musical revue featuring students from the department of drama presented entirely online!
Drama: Arts & Innovation Series

October 15 - December 17 Online

UCI Drama Professor Joel Veenstra and Kim Scott, a Las Vegas-based live entertainment technical education and sourcing consultant, bring a series of discussions to UCI all quarter. Check for updates on topics and registration!
She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms, By Qui Nguyen

December 5 - December 13 Online

A comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games! In this high-octane dramatic comedy laden with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres and 90s pop culture, acclaimed playwright Qui Nguyen offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior...
Claire Trevor School of the Arts Virtual Tour

October 21

Visit the arts campus in the virtual world.

Claire Trevor School of the Arts Virtual Tour

With the current restriction of COVID-19, our campus is closed to the public. If you are looking to get a closer view inside the school, take our new virtual tour! You may also learn more through our Student Affairs pages on the main menu..

Faculty

Prof. Zachary Dietz and UCI Drama Tests Aloha Software to Reduce Music Latency

The World’s Leading Music Schools Turn to Aloha By Elk Real-Time Music Creation and Performance Service to Reconnect Teachers and Students Royal College of Music in Stockholm, University of California-Irvine, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, part of Birmingham City University and Saint Louis...

In the News

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It’s all around town. Laugh at the Improv. Cry at the New Swan Theater. Engage your senses with 4DX movies at Regal Irvine Spectrum. Groove to Grammy-winning jazz. Take a look.

Graduate Programs

UCI is devoted to the development of working professional actors: actors who can make for themselves a successful professional life in an extraordinarily competitive field and who possess the skills, insight, intelligence, creativity, and vision to create the theatre of the future.

"The Jubilee and Me" - Songs I never got to sing.