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Colt McGuire Engineers Stories

Medici Circle Scholar Colt McGuire and his internship at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival By Gamy Cortes  Until his senior year of high school, Colt McGuire believed that spending his days coding was his only calling. After gaining experience in scenic construction and acting, however, he found a...
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The Art of Opportunity

Through two paid internship programs, the office of Access...
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UCI Drama Alumnus Alan Mingo Jr. Returns to Campus During The Wiz run at Segerstrom

Broadway and touring veteran speaks with music theatre students about craft, financial sustainability and professional practice While performing as The Wizard in The Wiz at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, UCI Drama alumnus Alan Mingo Jr., a Broadway and national touring performer whose credits...
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The Next Stage

A UC Irvine...
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Kurt Sanchez Kanazawa Confronts Injustice Through Performance

Medici Circle Scholar Kurt Sanchez Kanazawa and L’OPERA! By Gamy Cortes “Anytime you put pen to paper, whether you want to acknowledge it or not, you are political,” said Kurt Sanchez Kanazawa, M.F.A. student in UC Irvine’s Department of Drama. Funding Creativity Founded in 2004, the Medici...
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UCI Arts 2025 Year in Review

Reflecting back on a year of exceptional milestones  The past year marked a significant moment for the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, coinciding with UC Irvine’s 60th anniversary and the continued celebration of the 25th anniversary of the naming of the school. Together, these milestones...
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World Stages

Two recent graduates channel their training across the globe’s most exciting stages  By Diana Kalaji For Abigail Mesel (M.F.A. music ’25) and Sloane Ptashek (B.F.A. music theatre ’25), studying at UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts meant having access to the world’s most exciting stages,...
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UCI Drama Wins at 2025 Orange Curtain Review Awards

La Belle et la Bête earns Best College Show alongside 9 to 5’s Best Young Actor honor UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama received top honors at the 2025 Orange Curtain Review Awards, with La Belle et la Bête named Best College Show and actor Drew Downs recognized as...
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OCDE and UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Launch ‘Earn and Learn’ Apprenticeships

The collaboration creates stronger pathways connecting classrooms, communities and careers in the arts The Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) and UC Irvine are partnering to create new registered apprenticeships that combine paid, hands-on experience with industry-recognized credentials...
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UC Irvine Department of Drama Recognized with URTA Excellence Award in Undergraduate Training

National award highlights UC Irvine’s excellence in design and technology training The Department of Drama at UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts has been honored with a 2025 Excellence Award in Undergraduate Training from the University Resident Theatre Association (URTA). UC Irvine...
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Growth and Experimentation: The UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts (2000-2025)

by Peter Lefevre  It’s the turn of the millennium. We’ve escaped the mortal threat of Y2K. Beanie Babies are the next big thing.  And the UC Irvine School of the Arts is launching itself into a new and transformative era.  It started with a new name.  Orange County resident and Oscar-winning...
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Origins and Evolution: The UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts (1965-1999)

by Peter Lefevre  Six decades. 25 Guggenheim Fellows. More than 1,000 students every year, producing hundreds of performances and exhibitions.  Numbers don’t tell the whole story of the UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts, but they’re a revealing snapshot of the outsized impact the school...
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Graduation Spotlight Series: All Roads Lead to New York for Music Theatre student Sloane Ptashek ’25

With a B.F.A. in music theatre and an agent, Ptashek is ready to shine in her next stage By Christine Byrd After she graduates this June, Sloane Ptashek will return to her hometown, which also happens to be home to Broadway. Ptashek’s B.F.A. in music theatre with a minor in art history have...
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2025 Medici Circle Scholars

UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts names 14 new Medici Circle Scholars UC Irvine Arts is pleased to announce the 2025 Medici Circle Scholars. These scholarships allow recipients to extend their education beyond the classroom, collaborating with academics and artists in the community and...
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CTSA Research & Innovation and Theater of Community Faculty and Graduate Student 2024-25 Research & Innovation Grants

Creative Research in the Arts Now in its fourth year, the UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) Department of Research and Innovation continues to prioritize projects that feature cutting-edge research and interdisciplinary collaborations with potential for external recognition and...
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UC Irvine Undergraduates Bell Hernandez ’27 and Jeyna Lynn Gonzales ’25 Awarded Cody Renard Richard Scholarship

Department of Drama students recognized for leadership in theater arts  UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama students Bell Hernandez and Jeyna Lynn Gonzales have been selected for the Cody Renard Richard (CCR) Scholarship Program. In its fifth year, the CCR celebrates...
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Creative Communities

How Claire Trevor School of the Arts clubs cultivate belonging and equity beyond the classroom and across campus By Diana Kalaji At UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA), students’ success goes beyond main-stage productions, choral performances and thesis exhibitions. With over 100...
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UCI Drama Students Shine in Masterclass with Broadway’s Kerry Butler

Masterclass leads to a surprise duet as Butler invites student Nathan Bravo to perform at her concert. On Friday, January 24, UC Irvine Drama faculty members Daniel Keeling and Myrona DeLaney accompanied 25 music theatre students to the Segerstrom Center for the Arts for a special masterclass with...