Make a Gift
Faculty 
Dean López to Be a Featured Panelist for OC Forum’s “Visual Arts: Connecting Diverse Communities”

Dean Tiffany Ana López, Ph.D., the Dean of the UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA), has been selected as a featured panelist for the OC Forum’s upcoming luncheon program, “Visual Arts: Connecting Diverse Communities.” The event will take place on Thursday, June 29, 2023, at 11:30 a.m. at...
Student 
Tania Katan to Give the UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts Commencement Address

Trailblazing storyteller and champion of creativity to inspire the Class of 2023   Tania Katan, a powerful storyteller, bestselling author, and co-creator of the globally viral social impact campaign #ItWasNeverADress, has been chosen as the 2023 commencement speaker for the joint ceremony for UC...
Faculty, Student 
UROP Honors Claire Trevor School of the Arts 2023 Undergraduate Mentors

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) held the annual UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium, where they presented the Chancellor's Award Recipients for Undergraduate Mentorship. The ceremony occurred on May 19, 2023, at the Bren Center, where winners of the Chancellor's Award from...
Faculty, Connect 
He’s Paid ‘Rent’ in Full

Broadway veteran Telly Leung comes full circle by guest-directing UCI Drama production of landmark 1996 rock musical whose themes particularly resonate in 2023 By Greg Hardesty When he was 16, native New Yorker Telly Leung was a self-described Rent head. He would line up on 41st Street outside...
Faculty 
Sara Guerrero on Directing THE SWEETHEART DEAL (video)

Tiffany Ana López, Ph.D., Dean and Claire Trevor Professor in the Department of Drama (pictured right), recently sat down with guest director Sara Guerrero (left) to talk about UCI Drama's upcoming production of The Sweetheart Deal, opening April 29 and running through May 7, 2023 in the Robert...
Faculty, Student 
Coup De Comedy Festival Celebrates 10 Years of Free Fun!

UCI Hosts Comedy Festival and GII Exploration: Evolution of Improvisation May 10-13, 2023 The Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) at UC Irvine will host the 10th annual Coup de Comedy Festival, a four-day event with panels, workshops, and performances available for free to the community. This...
Alumni 
Marissa Diaz Lights the Way

Alumna Marissa Diaz, M.F.A. ‘19, is the recipient of the 2022 Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Training from the University Resident Theatre Association (URTA). Since 2017, Diaz has been an assistant professor of Lighting Design and Technology at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)....
Alumni 
Alumni Wang Chong presents a Global Conversations event at UCI

UC Irvine will host prominent Sinophone artist and Department of Drama alum Wang Chong. Chong will present “Global Conversations | Sinophone Experimental Performance (Zoom, Online)” with his colleagues River Lin and Xiaoyi Liu. The work challenges conventional notions of political, national, ethnic...
Alumni 
Donovan Sherman, Ph.D. '11, gives a lecture on Shakespeare and Stoicism

UC Irvine welcomes back alumnus Donovan Sherman, who will be giving a talk on the connections between Stoicism and Shakespearean performance. Sherman, an associate professor of English and director of graduate studies at Seton Hall University, published The Philosopher’s Toothache: Embodied...
Alumni 
Alumna Chantrell Lewis Named 2023 Community Engagement Grantee

Chantrell M. Lewis, M.F.A. ’22, has been named a 2023 Community Engagement Grantee. Community Engagement is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in Orange County, CA. The organization supports artists and art programs that reimagine shared spaces and stimulate social engagement, creative...
Faculty, Student 
The Pursuit of Artistic Inquiry

Research and innovation are at the core of the mission at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts by Greg Hardesty | UCI Magazine, Winter 2023 | March 1, 2023 Annie Loui, professor of acting in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, remembers being recruited to UCI from her cozy, full-time faculty...
Faculty 
Three Faculty Join UCI Faculty Academy for Teaching Excellence

Three esteemed faculty members from the Claire Trevor School of the Arts have joined the inaugural class of UCI Faculty Academy for Teaching Excellence (FATE) fellows. They are Dr. Kelli Sharp from the Department of Dance, David Trend from the Department of Art, and Joel Veenstra from the...
Alumni, Faculty, Connect 
Arts Advocates: Joel Veenstra

INSPIRATIONAL IMPROVISOR Q...
 
The Facemelters join the production team for UCI Drama’s AIRNESS

A Q&A with Jason and Lisa Farnan A conversation with Mia Hammett By day, Jason Farnan is a Director of UX Design; Lisa Farnan is a professional fundraiser and grant writer. By night, they’re doubly known as The Facemelters—San Diego residents and household names of U.S. Air Guitar.   Welcome to...
Faculty, Student, Connect 
UCI's Creative Engine

Through art, dance, music and drama, UCI artists push boundaries and fuel innovation By Christine Byrd This winter, the Claire Trevor School of the Arts will treat audiences to riveting performances and thought-provoking exhibitions, all of which are the result of a thriving creative engine that...
Student, Connect 
Living the Dream

M.F.A. student Blake Elliott returns to UCI after following career aspirations in New York City By Christine Byrd For students dreaming of a career in theater, nothing beats working on a New York City stage. Just ask second-year M.F.A. student Blake Elliott, who returns to UCI this winter after a...
Alumni 
Two UCI Drama alums win at the Emmys!

Darcy Prevost (M.F.A. ’09) and Jeanine Ringer (M.F.A. ’09), alumni from the scenic design program in the Department of Drama, each won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design at the National Academy of Television Arts...
Faculty 
UCI Drama Professor Daphne Lei, Ph.D. Wins Distinguished Scholar Award

Daphne P. Lei (Ph.D. ’99), professor of doctoral studies in the UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) Department of Drama, has received the 2022 Distinguished Scholar Award for outstanding achievement in scholarship in the field of theatre studies. Presented by the American Society for...