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Robert Cohen, the founding chair of the Department of Drama at UC Irvine passes

November 19

A towering figure in the theater world, Cohen was a founding faculty of the Department of Drama at UC Irvine. He passed away on Nov. 15 at the age of 86.
Drama Costume Designers join the Art + Nature initiative at the Laguna Art Museum

October 18

Drama Costume Designers join the Art + Nature initiative at the Laguna Art Museum
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 Festival

November 20 - May 17 Arts Campus

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 ...

Robert Cohen, the founding chair of the Department of Drama at UC Irvine passes

Robert Cohen (1938-2024) Claire Trevor Professor of Drama Emeritus Robert Cohen passed away on Nov. 15, 2024, at 86. A towering figure in the theater world, Cohen was a founding faculty of the Department of Drama at UC Irvine. Cohen joined UCI in 1965 after earning his undergraduate degree from...

Faculty |Student

‘9 to 5’ hits all the right notes

Department of Drama presents Dolly Parton’s hit musical with a message of equality Claire Trevor School of the Arts is preparing for a rollicking production of 9 to 5: The Musical, set to take the stage from Nov. 21-24 at the Irvine Barclay Theatre. Based on the 1980s film, this lively musical...

Faculty |Student

Drama Costume Designers join the Art + Nature initiative at the Laguna Art Museum

Professor Holly Poe Durbin, fellow faculty, staff and students present a sustainable fashion show in collaboration with the Laguna Art Museum By Haily Lewis-Eastman On November 2, 2024, in collaboration with the Laguna Art Museum’s (LAM) Art + Nature initiative, Holly Poe Durbin, head of the...