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DESCRIPTION:La Belle et la Bête Written by Gabrielle Suzanne Villeneuve<br 
 />\nAdapted for the stage by Annie Loui Annie Loui\, director<br />\nEfren
  Delgadillo\, scenic design<br />\nYee Eun Nam and Junyuan (Betty) Xiong\,
  co-projection design<br />\nAshley Morgan\, costume design<br />\nJacob N
 guyen\, lighting design<br />\nAndrew Yoder\, sound design<br />\nMike Hoo
 ker\, music composition<br />\nVicky Michalopoulou\, dramaturg<br />\nDJ M
 aloney\, stage management Dedicated to the memory of Maisie Crimmins <p> <
 /p> May 2-10\, 2025 Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL) <p> </p> <p>
  VIEW EVENT PROGRAM</p> <p> </p> <p>Where does an artist get inspiration f
 rom?</p> <p>The virtuous Belle\, in order to save her bankrupt father’s li
 fe\, surrenders her person to the Bête\, whom she eventually agrees to mar
 ry when her feelings of gratitude outweigh the drawbacks of his repulsive 
 physique. This is the moral of the fairytale “Beauty and the Beast” writte
 n by Mme. Gabrielle Suzanne Villeneuve in 1742. Driven by her father’s deb
 ts to the Paris salons of Louis XIV\, impoverished noblewoman and newcomer
  Mme. Villeneuve is mocked by courtiers. She is befriended by the shabby b
 ut infamous poet Crébillon\, who prefers animals to humans and honesty to 
 the wit of the court.  </p> <p>A short time later\, “La Belle et la Bête” 
 was published and became an instant hit. Voltaire\, Mme. Pompadour and Mac
 hiavelli join Crébillon as characters in Mme. Villeneuve's world. The inte
 rwoven stories of her own life and her fairytale about the transformative 
 powers of love are told in movement\, dialogue and music in the style of C
 ounterBalance Theater. Based on a true story. </p> <p>Hear Director and Ad
 apter Annie Loui introduce the show here.</p> <p>Approximate length: 90 mi
 nutes (no intermission)</p> <ul> <li>Recommended for age 12+.</li> <li>Thi
 s production has some mature content. Please check with box office for det
 ails.</li>\n</ul> <p>Major support for La Belle et la Bête is provided by 
 Robert and Lorna Cohen Endowment for Excellence in Drama\, the Theatre Gui
 ld\, and the Claire Trevor Society.</p> <p>Image design: Neo Patel\, Joel 
 Veenstra</p> <p><strong>VIP Priority Seating:</strong> Current Theatre Gui
 ld and Claire Trevor Society members are invited to enjoy early access to 
 seating at all CTSA Department of Drama productions. Please arrive 30 minu
 tes before curtain to select your seats and simply check in with your name
  at the designated entrance. General seating will open 20 minutes before t
 he show. Members arriving after the early entry period are asked to please
  join the main entry line.</p> <p>Learn how to become a Theatre Guild or C
 laire Trevor Society member\, here.</p> <p><u>Performances</u><br />\nEven
 ings: May 2\, 3\, 8\, 9\, 10 at 8 p.m.<br />\nMatinees: May 3\, 4*\, 10 at
  2 p.m.<br />\nEvening: May 7 at 7:30 p.m.<br />\n* Please join us after t
 he performance for a talkback with company members and scholars.</p> <p><u
 >Tickets</u><br />\nGeneral Admission: $25<br />\nSenior Age 62+: $22<br /
 >\nUCI Faculty\, Alumni\, Staff\, Emeriti and Retirees: $22<br />\nArts Pa
 ckages (3+ events): $21<br />\nGroups 10+: $20<br />\nStudents & Youth Age
  17/Below: $10</p> <p><strong>Buy Tickets</strong></p> <p> </p>    <strong
 >Know Before You Go</strong><br /> Helpful hints for your visits including
  parking\, directions\, and more! <p> </p> <p>Please visit our secure dire
 ct giving page and make a gift to support Drama today!<br />\n<strong>Make
  a Gift</strong></p> <p> </p>
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250503T000000
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SUMMARY:La Belle et la Bête
TRANSP:OPAQUE
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:La Belle et la Bête Written by Gabrielle Suzan
 ne Villeneuve<br /> Adapted for the stage by Annie Loui Annie Loui\, direc
 tor<br /> Efren Delgadillo\, scenic design<br /> Yee Eun Nam and Junyuan (
 Betty) Xiong\, co-projection design<br /> Ashley Morgan\, costume design<b
 r /> Jacob Nguyen\, lighting design<br /> Andrew Yoder\, sound design<br /
 > Mike Hooker\, music composition<br /> Vicky Michalopoulou\, dramaturg<br
  /> DJ Maloney\, stage management Dedicated to the memory of Maisie Crimmi
 ns <p> </p> May 2-10\, 2025 Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL) <p> 
 </p> <p><img alt='' src='/sites/default/files/u134/EYE%20ICON.jpg' style='
 width: 50px\; height: 30px\;' /> VIEW EVENT PROGRAM</p> <p> </p> <p>Where 
 does an artist get inspiration from?</p> <p>The virtuous Belle\, in order 
 to save her bankrupt father’s life\, surrenders her person to the Bête\, w
 hom she eventually agrees to marry when her feelings of gratitude outweigh
  the drawbacks of his repulsive physique. This is the moral of the fairyta
 le “Beauty and the Beast” written by Mme. Gabrielle Suzanne Villeneuve in 
 1742. Driven by her father’s debts to the Paris salons of Louis XIV\, impo
 verished noblewoman and newcomer Mme. Villeneuve is mocked by courtiers. S
 he is befriended by the shabby but infamous poet Crébillon\, who prefers a
 nimals to humans and honesty to the wit of the court.  </p> <p>A short tim
 e later\, “La Belle et la Bête” was published and became an instant hit. V
 oltaire\, Mme. Pompadour and Machiavelli join Crébillon as characters in M
 me. Villeneuve's world. The interwoven stories of her own life and her fai
 rytale about the transformative powers of love are told in movement\, dial
 ogue and music in the style of CounterBalance Theater. Based on a true sto
 ry. </p> <p>Hear Director and Adapter Annie Loui introduce the show here.<
 /p> <p>Approximate length: 90 minutes (no intermission)</p> <ul> <li>Recom
 mended for age 12+.</li> <li>This production has some mature content. Plea
 se check with box office for details.</li> </ul> <p>Major support for La B
 elle et la Bête is provided by Robert and Lorna Cohen Endowment for Excell
 ence in Drama\, the Theatre Guild\, and the Claire Trevor Society.</p> <p>
 Image design: Neo Patel\, Joel Veenstra</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>VIP Pr
 iority Seating:</strong> Current Theatre Guild and Claire Trevor Society m
 embers are invited to enjoy early access to seating at all CTSA Department
  of Drama productions. Please arrive 30 minutes before curtain to select y
 our seats and simply check in with your name at the designated entrance. G
 eneral seating will open 20 minutes before the show. Members arriving afte
 r the early entry period are asked to please join the main entry line.</p>
  <p>Learn how to become a Theatre Guild or Claire Trevor Society member\, 
 here.</p> </blockquote> <p><u>Performances</u><br /> Evenings: May 2\, 3\,
  8\, 9\, 10 at 8 p.m.<br /> Matinees: May 3\, 4*\, 10 at 2 p.m.<br /> Even
 ing: May 7 at 7:30 p.m.<br /> * Please join us after the performance for a
  talkback with company members and scholars.</p> <p><u>Tickets</u><br /> G
 eneral Admission: $25<br /> Senior Age 62+: $22<br /> UCI Faculty\, Alumni
 \, Staff\, Emeriti and Retirees: $22<br /> Arts Packages (3+ events): $21<
 br /> Groups 10+: $20<br /> Students & Youth Age 17/Below: $10</p> <p><str
 ong>Buy Tickets</strong></p> <p> </p> <img alt='' src='/sites/default/file
 s/u134/Infobox_info_icon.svg_.png' style='width: 50px\; height: 50px\;' />
    <strong>Know Before You Go</strong><br /> Helpful hints for your visits
  including parking\, directions\, and more! <p> </p> <p>Please visit our s
 ecure direct giving page and make a gift to support Drama today!<br /> <st
 rong>Make a Gift</strong></p> <p> </p>
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DESCRIPTION:La Belle et la Bête Written by Gabrielle Suzanne Villeneuve<br 
 />\nAdapted for the stage by Annie Loui Annie Loui\, director<br />\nEfren
  Delgadillo\, scenic design<br />\nYee Eun Nam and Junyuan (Betty) Xiong\,
  co-projection design<br />\nAshley Morgan\, costume design<br />\nJacob N
 guyen\, lighting design<br />\nAndrew Yoder\, sound design<br />\nMike Hoo
 ker\, music composition<br />\nVicky Michalopoulou\, dramaturg<br />\nDJ M
 aloney\, stage management Dedicated to the memory of Maisie Crimmins <p> <
 /p> May 2-10\, 2025 Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL) <p> </p> <p>
  VIEW EVENT PROGRAM</p> <p> </p> <p>Where does an artist get inspiration f
 rom?</p> <p>The virtuous Belle\, in order to save her bankrupt father’s li
 fe\, surrenders her person to the Bête\, whom she eventually agrees to mar
 ry when her feelings of gratitude outweigh the drawbacks of his repulsive 
 physique. This is the moral of the fairytale “Beauty and the Beast” writte
 n by Mme. Gabrielle Suzanne Villeneuve in 1742. Driven by her father’s deb
 ts to the Paris salons of Louis XIV\, impoverished noblewoman and newcomer
  Mme. Villeneuve is mocked by courtiers. She is befriended by the shabby b
 ut infamous poet Crébillon\, who prefers animals to humans and honesty to 
 the wit of the court.  </p> <p>A short time later\, “La Belle et la Bête” 
 was published and became an instant hit. Voltaire\, Mme. Pompadour and Mac
 hiavelli join Crébillon as characters in Mme. Villeneuve's world. The inte
 rwoven stories of her own life and her fairytale about the transformative 
 powers of love are told in movement\, dialogue and music in the style of C
 ounterBalance Theater. Based on a true story. </p> <p>Hear Director and Ad
 apter Annie Loui introduce the show here.</p> <p>Approximate length: 90 mi
 nutes (no intermission)</p> <ul> <li>Recommended for age 12+.</li> <li>Thi
 s production has some mature content. Please check with box office for det
 ails.</li>\n</ul> <p>Major support for La Belle et la Bête is provided by 
 Robert and Lorna Cohen Endowment for Excellence in Drama\, the Theatre Gui
 ld\, and the Claire Trevor Society.</p> <p>Image design: Neo Patel\, Joel 
 Veenstra</p> <p><strong>VIP Priority Seating:</strong> Current Theatre Gui
 ld and Claire Trevor Society members are invited to enjoy early access to 
 seating at all CTSA Department of Drama productions. Please arrive 30 minu
 tes before curtain to select your seats and simply check in with your name
  at the designated entrance. General seating will open 20 minutes before t
 he show. Members arriving after the early entry period are asked to please
  join the main entry line.</p> <p>Learn how to become a Theatre Guild or C
 laire Trevor Society member\, here.</p> <p><u>Performances</u><br />\nEven
 ings: May 2\, 3\, 8\, 9\, 10 at 8 p.m.<br />\nMatinees: May 3\, 4*\, 10 at
  2 p.m.<br />\nEvening: May 7 at 7:30 p.m.<br />\n* Please join us after t
 he performance for a talkback with company members and scholars.</p> <p><u
 >Tickets</u><br />\nGeneral Admission: $25<br />\nSenior Age 62+: $22<br /
 >\nUCI Faculty\, Alumni\, Staff\, Emeriti and Retirees: $22<br />\nArts Pa
 ckages (3+ events): $21<br />\nGroups 10+: $20<br />\nStudents & Youth Age
  17/Below: $10</p> <p><strong>Buy Tickets</strong></p> <p> </p>    <strong
 >Know Before You Go</strong><br /> Helpful hints for your visits including
  parking\, directions\, and more! <p> </p> <p>Please visit our secure dire
 ct giving page and make a gift to support Drama today!<br />\n<strong>Make
  a Gift</strong></p> <p> </p>
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250503T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250504T000000
LAST-MODIFIED:20250920T015118Z
SUMMARY:La Belle et la Bête
TRANSP:OPAQUE
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:La Belle et la Bête Written by Gabrielle Suzan
 ne Villeneuve<br /> Adapted for the stage by Annie Loui Annie Loui\, direc
 tor<br /> Efren Delgadillo\, scenic design<br /> Yee Eun Nam and Junyuan (
 Betty) Xiong\, co-projection design<br /> Ashley Morgan\, costume design<b
 r /> Jacob Nguyen\, lighting design<br /> Andrew Yoder\, sound design<br /
 > Mike Hooker\, music composition<br /> Vicky Michalopoulou\, dramaturg<br
  /> DJ Maloney\, stage management Dedicated to the memory of Maisie Crimmi
 ns <p> </p> May 2-10\, 2025 Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL) <p> 
 </p> <p><img alt='' src='/sites/default/files/u134/EYE%20ICON.jpg' style='
 width: 50px\; height: 30px\;' /> VIEW EVENT PROGRAM</p> <p> </p> <p>Where 
 does an artist get inspiration from?</p> <p>The virtuous Belle\, in order 
 to save her bankrupt father’s life\, surrenders her person to the Bête\, w
 hom she eventually agrees to marry when her feelings of gratitude outweigh
  the drawbacks of his repulsive physique. This is the moral of the fairyta
 le “Beauty and the Beast” written by Mme. Gabrielle Suzanne Villeneuve in 
 1742. Driven by her father’s debts to the Paris salons of Louis XIV\, impo
 verished noblewoman and newcomer Mme. Villeneuve is mocked by courtiers. S
 he is befriended by the shabby but infamous poet Crébillon\, who prefers a
 nimals to humans and honesty to the wit of the court.  </p> <p>A short tim
 e later\, “La Belle et la Bête” was published and became an instant hit. V
 oltaire\, Mme. Pompadour and Machiavelli join Crébillon as characters in M
 me. Villeneuve's world. The interwoven stories of her own life and her fai
 rytale about the transformative powers of love are told in movement\, dial
 ogue and music in the style of CounterBalance Theater. Based on a true sto
 ry. </p> <p>Hear Director and Adapter Annie Loui introduce the show here.<
 /p> <p>Approximate length: 90 minutes (no intermission)</p> <ul> <li>Recom
 mended for age 12+.</li> <li>This production has some mature content. Plea
 se check with box office for details.</li> </ul> <p>Major support for La B
 elle et la Bête is provided by Robert and Lorna Cohen Endowment for Excell
 ence in Drama\, the Theatre Guild\, and the Claire Trevor Society.</p> <p>
 Image design: Neo Patel\, Joel Veenstra</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>VIP Pr
 iority Seating:</strong> Current Theatre Guild and Claire Trevor Society m
 embers are invited to enjoy early access to seating at all CTSA Department
  of Drama productions. Please arrive 30 minutes before curtain to select y
 our seats and simply check in with your name at the designated entrance. G
 eneral seating will open 20 minutes before the show. Members arriving afte
 r the early entry period are asked to please join the main entry line.</p>
  <p>Learn how to become a Theatre Guild or Claire Trevor Society member\, 
 here.</p> </blockquote> <p><u>Performances</u><br /> Evenings: May 2\, 3\,
  8\, 9\, 10 at 8 p.m.<br /> Matinees: May 3\, 4*\, 10 at 2 p.m.<br /> Even
 ing: May 7 at 7:30 p.m.<br /> * Please join us after the performance for a
  talkback with company members and scholars.</p> <p><u>Tickets</u><br /> G
 eneral Admission: $25<br /> Senior Age 62+: $22<br /> UCI Faculty\, Alumni
 \, Staff\, Emeriti and Retirees: $22<br /> Arts Packages (3+ events): $21<
 br /> Groups 10+: $20<br /> Students & Youth Age 17/Below: $10</p> <p><str
 ong>Buy Tickets</strong></p> <p> </p> <img alt='' src='/sites/default/file
 s/u134/Infobox_info_icon.svg_.png' style='width: 50px\; height: 50px\;' />
    <strong>Know Before You Go</strong><br /> Helpful hints for your visits
  including parking\, directions\, and more! <p> </p> <p>Please visit our s
 ecure direct giving page and make a gift to support Drama today!<br /> <st
 rong>Make a Gift</strong></p> <p> </p>
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DTSTAMP:20260529T172702Z
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CREATED:20250920T015118Z
DESCRIPTION:La Belle et la Bête Written by Gabrielle Suzanne Villeneuve<br 
 />\nAdapted for the stage by Annie Loui Annie Loui\, director<br />\nEfren
  Delgadillo\, scenic design<br />\nYee Eun Nam and Junyuan (Betty) Xiong\,
  co-projection design<br />\nAshley Morgan\, costume design<br />\nJacob N
 guyen\, lighting design<br />\nAndrew Yoder\, sound design<br />\nMike Hoo
 ker\, music composition<br />\nVicky Michalopoulou\, dramaturg<br />\nDJ M
 aloney\, stage management Dedicated to the memory of Maisie Crimmins <p> <
 /p> May 2-10\, 2025 Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL) <p> </p> <p>
  VIEW EVENT PROGRAM</p> <p> </p> <p>Where does an artist get inspiration f
 rom?</p> <p>The virtuous Belle\, in order to save her bankrupt father’s li
 fe\, surrenders her person to the Bête\, whom she eventually agrees to mar
 ry when her feelings of gratitude outweigh the drawbacks of his repulsive 
 physique. This is the moral of the fairytale “Beauty and the Beast” writte
 n by Mme. Gabrielle Suzanne Villeneuve in 1742. Driven by her father’s deb
 ts to the Paris salons of Louis XIV\, impoverished noblewoman and newcomer
  Mme. Villeneuve is mocked by courtiers. She is befriended by the shabby b
 ut infamous poet Crébillon\, who prefers animals to humans and honesty to 
 the wit of the court.  </p> <p>A short time later\, “La Belle et la Bête” 
 was published and became an instant hit. Voltaire\, Mme. Pompadour and Mac
 hiavelli join Crébillon as characters in Mme. Villeneuve's world. The inte
 rwoven stories of her own life and her fairytale about the transformative 
 powers of love are told in movement\, dialogue and music in the style of C
 ounterBalance Theater. Based on a true story. </p> <p>Hear Director and Ad
 apter Annie Loui introduce the show here.</p> <p>Approximate length: 90 mi
 nutes (no intermission)</p> <ul> <li>Recommended for age 12+.</li> <li>Thi
 s production has some mature content. Please check with box office for det
 ails.</li>\n</ul> <p>Major support for La Belle et la Bête is provided by 
 Robert and Lorna Cohen Endowment for Excellence in Drama\, the Theatre Gui
 ld\, and the Claire Trevor Society.</p> <p>Image design: Neo Patel\, Joel 
 Veenstra</p> <p><strong>VIP Priority Seating:</strong> Current Theatre Gui
 ld and Claire Trevor Society members are invited to enjoy early access to 
 seating at all CTSA Department of Drama productions. Please arrive 30 minu
 tes before curtain to select your seats and simply check in with your name
  at the designated entrance. General seating will open 20 minutes before t
 he show. Members arriving after the early entry period are asked to please
  join the main entry line.</p> <p>Learn how to become a Theatre Guild or C
 laire Trevor Society member\, here.</p> <p><u>Performances</u><br />\nEven
 ings: May 2\, 3\, 8\, 9\, 10 at 8 p.m.<br />\nMatinees: May 3\, 4*\, 10 at
  2 p.m.<br />\nEvening: May 7 at 7:30 p.m.<br />\n* Please join us after t
 he performance for a talkback with company members and scholars.</p> <p><u
 >Tickets</u><br />\nGeneral Admission: $25<br />\nSenior Age 62+: $22<br /
 >\nUCI Faculty\, Alumni\, Staff\, Emeriti and Retirees: $22<br />\nArts Pa
 ckages (3+ events): $21<br />\nGroups 10+: $20<br />\nStudents & Youth Age
  17/Below: $10</p> <p><strong>Buy Tickets</strong></p> <p> </p>    <strong
 >Know Before You Go</strong><br /> Helpful hints for your visits including
  parking\, directions\, and more! <p> </p> <p>Please visit our secure dire
 ct giving page and make a gift to support Drama today!<br />\n<strong>Make
  a Gift</strong></p> <p> </p>
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250503T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250504T000000
LAST-MODIFIED:20250920T015118Z
SUMMARY:La Belle et la Bête
TRANSP:OPAQUE
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:La Belle et la Bête Written by Gabrielle Suzan
 ne Villeneuve<br /> Adapted for the stage by Annie Loui Annie Loui\, direc
 tor<br /> Efren Delgadillo\, scenic design<br /> Yee Eun Nam and Junyuan (
 Betty) Xiong\, co-projection design<br /> Ashley Morgan\, costume design<b
 r /> Jacob Nguyen\, lighting design<br /> Andrew Yoder\, sound design<br /
 > Mike Hooker\, music composition<br /> Vicky Michalopoulou\, dramaturg<br
  /> DJ Maloney\, stage management Dedicated to the memory of Maisie Crimmi
 ns <p> </p> May 2-10\, 2025 Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL) <p> 
 </p> <p><img alt='' src='/sites/default/files/u134/EYE%20ICON.jpg' style='
 width: 50px\; height: 30px\;' /> VIEW EVENT PROGRAM</p> <p> </p> <p>Where 
 does an artist get inspiration from?</p> <p>The virtuous Belle\, in order 
 to save her bankrupt father’s life\, surrenders her person to the Bête\, w
 hom she eventually agrees to marry when her feelings of gratitude outweigh
  the drawbacks of his repulsive physique. This is the moral of the fairyta
 le “Beauty and the Beast” written by Mme. Gabrielle Suzanne Villeneuve in 
 1742. Driven by her father’s debts to the Paris salons of Louis XIV\, impo
 verished noblewoman and newcomer Mme. Villeneuve is mocked by courtiers. S
 he is befriended by the shabby but infamous poet Crébillon\, who prefers a
 nimals to humans and honesty to the wit of the court.  </p> <p>A short tim
 e later\, “La Belle et la Bête” was published and became an instant hit. V
 oltaire\, Mme. Pompadour and Machiavelli join Crébillon as characters in M
 me. Villeneuve's world. The interwoven stories of her own life and her fai
 rytale about the transformative powers of love are told in movement\, dial
 ogue and music in the style of CounterBalance Theater. Based on a true sto
 ry. </p> <p>Hear Director and Adapter Annie Loui introduce the show here.<
 /p> <p>Approximate length: 90 minutes (no intermission)</p> <ul> <li>Recom
 mended for age 12+.</li> <li>This production has some mature content. Plea
 se check with box office for details.</li> </ul> <p>Major support for La B
 elle et la Bête is provided by Robert and Lorna Cohen Endowment for Excell
 ence in Drama\, the Theatre Guild\, and the Claire Trevor Society.</p> <p>
 Image design: Neo Patel\, Joel Veenstra</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>VIP Pr
 iority Seating:</strong> Current Theatre Guild and Claire Trevor Society m
 embers are invited to enjoy early access to seating at all CTSA Department
  of Drama productions. Please arrive 30 minutes before curtain to select y
 our seats and simply check in with your name at the designated entrance. G
 eneral seating will open 20 minutes before the show. Members arriving afte
 r the early entry period are asked to please join the main entry line.</p>
  <p>Learn how to become a Theatre Guild or Claire Trevor Society member\, 
 here.</p> </blockquote> <p><u>Performances</u><br /> Evenings: May 2\, 3\,
  8\, 9\, 10 at 8 p.m.<br /> Matinees: May 3\, 4*\, 10 at 2 p.m.<br /> Even
 ing: May 7 at 7:30 p.m.<br /> * Please join us after the performance for a
  talkback with company members and scholars.</p> <p><u>Tickets</u><br /> G
 eneral Admission: $25<br /> Senior Age 62+: $22<br /> UCI Faculty\, Alumni
 \, Staff\, Emeriti and Retirees: $22<br /> Arts Packages (3+ events): $21<
 br /> Groups 10+: $20<br /> Students & Youth Age 17/Below: $10</p> <p><str
 ong>Buy Tickets</strong></p> <p> </p> <img alt='' src='/sites/default/file
 s/u134/Infobox_info_icon.svg_.png' style='width: 50px\; height: 50px\;' />
    <strong>Know Before You Go</strong><br /> Helpful hints for your visits
  including parking\, directions\, and more! <p> </p> <p>Please visit our s
 ecure direct giving page and make a gift to support Drama today!<br /> <st
 rong>Make a Gift</strong></p> <p> </p>
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
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CLASS:PUBLIC
CREATED:20250920T015118Z
DESCRIPTION:La Belle et la Bête Written by Gabrielle Suzanne Villeneuve<br 
 />\nAdapted for the stage by Annie Loui Annie Loui\, director<br />\nEfren
  Delgadillo\, scenic design<br />\nYee Eun Nam and Junyuan (Betty) Xiong\,
  co-projection design<br />\nAshley Morgan\, costume design<br />\nJacob N
 guyen\, lighting design<br />\nAndrew Yoder\, sound design<br />\nMike Hoo
 ker\, music composition<br />\nVicky Michalopoulou\, dramaturg<br />\nDJ M
 aloney\, stage management Dedicated to the memory of Maisie Crimmins <p> <
 /p> May 2-10\, 2025 Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL) <p> </p> <p>
  VIEW EVENT PROGRAM</p> <p> </p> <p>Where does an artist get inspiration f
 rom?</p> <p>The virtuous Belle\, in order to save her bankrupt father’s li
 fe\, surrenders her person to the Bête\, whom she eventually agrees to mar
 ry when her feelings of gratitude outweigh the drawbacks of his repulsive 
 physique. This is the moral of the fairytale “Beauty and the Beast” writte
 n by Mme. Gabrielle Suzanne Villeneuve in 1742. Driven by her father’s deb
 ts to the Paris salons of Louis XIV\, impoverished noblewoman and newcomer
  Mme. Villeneuve is mocked by courtiers. She is befriended by the shabby b
 ut infamous poet Crébillon\, who prefers animals to humans and honesty to 
 the wit of the court.  </p> <p>A short time later\, “La Belle et la Bête” 
 was published and became an instant hit. Voltaire\, Mme. Pompadour and Mac
 hiavelli join Crébillon as characters in Mme. Villeneuve's world. The inte
 rwoven stories of her own life and her fairytale about the transformative 
 powers of love are told in movement\, dialogue and music in the style of C
 ounterBalance Theater. Based on a true story. </p> <p>Hear Director and Ad
 apter Annie Loui introduce the show here.</p> <p>Approximate length: 90 mi
 nutes (no intermission)</p> <ul> <li>Recommended for age 12+.</li> <li>Thi
 s production has some mature content. Please check with box office for det
 ails.</li>\n</ul> <p>Major support for La Belle et la Bête is provided by 
 Robert and Lorna Cohen Endowment for Excellence in Drama\, the Theatre Gui
 ld\, and the Claire Trevor Society.</p> <p>Image design: Neo Patel\, Joel 
 Veenstra</p> <p><strong>VIP Priority Seating:</strong> Current Theatre Gui
 ld and Claire Trevor Society members are invited to enjoy early access to 
 seating at all CTSA Department of Drama productions. Please arrive 30 minu
 tes before curtain to select your seats and simply check in with your name
  at the designated entrance. General seating will open 20 minutes before t
 he show. Members arriving after the early entry period are asked to please
  join the main entry line.</p> <p>Learn how to become a Theatre Guild or C
 laire Trevor Society member\, here.</p> <p><u>Performances</u><br />\nEven
 ings: May 2\, 3\, 8\, 9\, 10 at 8 p.m.<br />\nMatinees: May 3\, 4*\, 10 at
  2 p.m.<br />\nEvening: May 7 at 7:30 p.m.<br />\n* Please join us after t
 he performance for a talkback with company members and scholars.</p> <p><u
 >Tickets</u><br />\nGeneral Admission: $25<br />\nSenior Age 62+: $22<br /
 >\nUCI Faculty\, Alumni\, Staff\, Emeriti and Retirees: $22<br />\nArts Pa
 ckages (3+ events): $21<br />\nGroups 10+: $20<br />\nStudents & Youth Age
  17/Below: $10</p> <p><strong>Buy Tickets</strong></p> <p> </p>    <strong
 >Know Before You Go</strong><br /> Helpful hints for your visits including
  parking\, directions\, and more! <p> </p> <p>Please visit our secure dire
 ct giving page and make a gift to support Drama today!<br />\n<strong>Make
  a Gift</strong></p> <p> </p>
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:La Belle et la Bête Written by Gabrielle Suzan
 ne Villeneuve<br /> Adapted for the stage by Annie Loui Annie Loui\, direc
 tor<br /> Efren Delgadillo\, scenic design<br /> Yee Eun Nam and Junyuan (
 Betty) Xiong\, co-projection design<br /> Ashley Morgan\, costume design<b
 r /> Jacob Nguyen\, lighting design<br /> Andrew Yoder\, sound design<br /
 > Mike Hooker\, music composition<br /> Vicky Michalopoulou\, dramaturg<br
  /> DJ Maloney\, stage management Dedicated to the memory of Maisie Crimmi
 ns <p> </p> May 2-10\, 2025 Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL) <p> 
 </p> <p><img alt='' src='/sites/default/files/u134/EYE%20ICON.jpg' style='
 width: 50px\; height: 30px\;' /> VIEW EVENT PROGRAM</p> <p> </p> <p>Where 
 does an artist get inspiration from?</p> <p>The virtuous Belle\, in order 
 to save her bankrupt father’s life\, surrenders her person to the Bête\, w
 hom she eventually agrees to marry when her feelings of gratitude outweigh
  the drawbacks of his repulsive physique. This is the moral of the fairyta
 le “Beauty and the Beast” written by Mme. Gabrielle Suzanne Villeneuve in 
 1742. Driven by her father’s debts to the Paris salons of Louis XIV\, impo
 verished noblewoman and newcomer Mme. Villeneuve is mocked by courtiers. S
 he is befriended by the shabby but infamous poet Crébillon\, who prefers a
 nimals to humans and honesty to the wit of the court.  </p> <p>A short tim
 e later\, “La Belle et la Bête” was published and became an instant hit. V
 oltaire\, Mme. Pompadour and Machiavelli join Crébillon as characters in M
 me. Villeneuve's world. The interwoven stories of her own life and her fai
 rytale about the transformative powers of love are told in movement\, dial
 ogue and music in the style of CounterBalance Theater. Based on a true sto
 ry. </p> <p>Hear Director and Adapter Annie Loui introduce the show here.<
 /p> <p>Approximate length: 90 minutes (no intermission)</p> <ul> <li>Recom
 mended for age 12+.</li> <li>This production has some mature content. Plea
 se check with box office for details.</li> </ul> <p>Major support for La B
 elle et la Bête is provided by Robert and Lorna Cohen Endowment for Excell
 ence in Drama\, the Theatre Guild\, and the Claire Trevor Society.</p> <p>
 Image design: Neo Patel\, Joel Veenstra</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>VIP Pr
 iority Seating:</strong> Current Theatre Guild and Claire Trevor Society m
 embers are invited to enjoy early access to seating at all CTSA Department
  of Drama productions. Please arrive 30 minutes before curtain to select y
 our seats and simply check in with your name at the designated entrance. G
 eneral seating will open 20 minutes before the show. Members arriving afte
 r the early entry period are asked to please join the main entry line.</p>
  <p>Learn how to become a Theatre Guild or Claire Trevor Society member\, 
 here.</p> </blockquote> <p><u>Performances</u><br /> Evenings: May 2\, 3\,
  8\, 9\, 10 at 8 p.m.<br /> Matinees: May 3\, 4*\, 10 at 2 p.m.<br /> Even
 ing: May 7 at 7:30 p.m.<br /> * Please join us after the performance for a
  talkback with company members and scholars.</p> <p><u>Tickets</u><br /> G
 eneral Admission: $25<br /> Senior Age 62+: $22<br /> UCI Faculty\, Alumni
 \, Staff\, Emeriti and Retirees: $22<br /> Arts Packages (3+ events): $21<
 br /> Groups 10+: $20<br /> Students & Youth Age 17/Below: $10</p> <p><str
 ong>Buy Tickets</strong></p> <p> </p> <img alt='' src='/sites/default/file
 s/u134/Infobox_info_icon.svg_.png' style='width: 50px\; height: 50px\;' />
    <strong>Know Before You Go</strong><br /> Helpful hints for your visits
  including parking\, directions\, and more! <p> </p> <p>Please visit our s
 ecure direct giving page and make a gift to support Drama today!<br /> <st
 rong>Make a Gift</strong></p> <p> </p>
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DESCRIPTION:La Belle et la Bête Written by Gabrielle Suzanne Villeneuve<br 
 />\nAdapted for the stage by Annie Loui Annie Loui\, director<br />\nEfren
  Delgadillo\, scenic design<br />\nYee Eun Nam and Junyuan (Betty) Xiong\,
  co-projection design<br />\nAshley Morgan\, costume design<br />\nJacob N
 guyen\, lighting design<br />\nAndrew Yoder\, sound design<br />\nMike Hoo
 ker\, music composition<br />\nVicky Michalopoulou\, dramaturg<br />\nDJ M
 aloney\, stage management Dedicated to the memory of Maisie Crimmins <p> <
 /p> May 2-10\, 2025 Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL) <p> </p> <p>
  VIEW EVENT PROGRAM</p> <p> </p> <p>Where does an artist get inspiration f
 rom?</p> <p>The virtuous Belle\, in order to save her bankrupt father’s li
 fe\, surrenders her person to the Bête\, whom she eventually agrees to mar
 ry when her feelings of gratitude outweigh the drawbacks of his repulsive 
 physique. This is the moral of the fairytale “Beauty and the Beast” writte
 n by Mme. Gabrielle Suzanne Villeneuve in 1742. Driven by her father’s deb
 ts to the Paris salons of Louis XIV\, impoverished noblewoman and newcomer
  Mme. Villeneuve is mocked by courtiers. She is befriended by the shabby b
 ut infamous poet Crébillon\, who prefers animals to humans and honesty to 
 the wit of the court.  </p> <p>A short time later\, “La Belle et la Bête” 
 was published and became an instant hit. Voltaire\, Mme. Pompadour and Mac
 hiavelli join Crébillon as characters in Mme. Villeneuve's world. The inte
 rwoven stories of her own life and her fairytale about the transformative 
 powers of love are told in movement\, dialogue and music in the style of C
 ounterBalance Theater. Based on a true story. </p> <p>Hear Director and Ad
 apter Annie Loui introduce the show here.</p> <p>Approximate length: 90 mi
 nutes (no intermission)</p> <ul> <li>Recommended for age 12+.</li> <li>Thi
 s production has some mature content. Please check with box office for det
 ails.</li>\n</ul> <p>Major support for La Belle et la Bête is provided by 
 Robert and Lorna Cohen Endowment for Excellence in Drama\, the Theatre Gui
 ld\, and the Claire Trevor Society.</p> <p>Image design: Neo Patel\, Joel 
 Veenstra</p> <p><strong>VIP Priority Seating:</strong> Current Theatre Gui
 ld and Claire Trevor Society members are invited to enjoy early access to 
 seating at all CTSA Department of Drama productions. Please arrive 30 minu
 tes before curtain to select your seats and simply check in with your name
  at the designated entrance. General seating will open 20 minutes before t
 he show. Members arriving after the early entry period are asked to please
  join the main entry line.</p> <p>Learn how to become a Theatre Guild or C
 laire Trevor Society member\, here.</p> <p><u>Performances</u><br />\nEven
 ings: May 2\, 3\, 8\, 9\, 10 at 8 p.m.<br />\nMatinees: May 3\, 4*\, 10 at
  2 p.m.<br />\nEvening: May 7 at 7:30 p.m.<br />\n* Please join us after t
 he performance for a talkback with company members and scholars.</p> <p><u
 >Tickets</u><br />\nGeneral Admission: $25<br />\nSenior Age 62+: $22<br /
 >\nUCI Faculty\, Alumni\, Staff\, Emeriti and Retirees: $22<br />\nArts Pa
 ckages (3+ events): $21<br />\nGroups 10+: $20<br />\nStudents & Youth Age
  17/Below: $10</p> <p><strong>Buy Tickets</strong></p> <p> </p>    <strong
 >Know Before You Go</strong><br /> Helpful hints for your visits including
  parking\, directions\, and more! <p> </p> <p>Please visit our secure dire
 ct giving page and make a gift to support Drama today!<br />\n<strong>Make
  a Gift</strong></p> <p> </p>
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:La Belle et la Bête Written by Gabrielle Suzan
 ne Villeneuve<br /> Adapted for the stage by Annie Loui Annie Loui\, direc
 tor<br /> Efren Delgadillo\, scenic design<br /> Yee Eun Nam and Junyuan (
 Betty) Xiong\, co-projection design<br /> Ashley Morgan\, costume design<b
 r /> Jacob Nguyen\, lighting design<br /> Andrew Yoder\, sound design<br /
 > Mike Hooker\, music composition<br /> Vicky Michalopoulou\, dramaturg<br
  /> DJ Maloney\, stage management Dedicated to the memory of Maisie Crimmi
 ns <p> </p> May 2-10\, 2025 Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL) <p> 
 </p> <p><img alt='' src='/sites/default/files/u134/EYE%20ICON.jpg' style='
 width: 50px\; height: 30px\;' /> VIEW EVENT PROGRAM</p> <p> </p> <p>Where 
 does an artist get inspiration from?</p> <p>The virtuous Belle\, in order 
 to save her bankrupt father’s life\, surrenders her person to the Bête\, w
 hom she eventually agrees to marry when her feelings of gratitude outweigh
  the drawbacks of his repulsive physique. This is the moral of the fairyta
 le “Beauty and the Beast” written by Mme. Gabrielle Suzanne Villeneuve in 
 1742. Driven by her father’s debts to the Paris salons of Louis XIV\, impo
 verished noblewoman and newcomer Mme. Villeneuve is mocked by courtiers. S
 he is befriended by the shabby but infamous poet Crébillon\, who prefers a
 nimals to humans and honesty to the wit of the court.  </p> <p>A short tim
 e later\, “La Belle et la Bête” was published and became an instant hit. V
 oltaire\, Mme. Pompadour and Machiavelli join Crébillon as characters in M
 me. Villeneuve's world. The interwoven stories of her own life and her fai
 rytale about the transformative powers of love are told in movement\, dial
 ogue and music in the style of CounterBalance Theater. Based on a true sto
 ry. </p> <p>Hear Director and Adapter Annie Loui introduce the show here.<
 /p> <p>Approximate length: 90 minutes (no intermission)</p> <ul> <li>Recom
 mended for age 12+.</li> <li>This production has some mature content. Plea
 se check with box office for details.</li> </ul> <p>Major support for La B
 elle et la Bête is provided by Robert and Lorna Cohen Endowment for Excell
 ence in Drama\, the Theatre Guild\, and the Claire Trevor Society.</p> <p>
 Image design: Neo Patel\, Joel Veenstra</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>VIP Pr
 iority Seating:</strong> Current Theatre Guild and Claire Trevor Society m
 embers are invited to enjoy early access to seating at all CTSA Department
  of Drama productions. Please arrive 30 minutes before curtain to select y
 our seats and simply check in with your name at the designated entrance. G
 eneral seating will open 20 minutes before the show. Members arriving afte
 r the early entry period are asked to please join the main entry line.</p>
  <p>Learn how to become a Theatre Guild or Claire Trevor Society member\, 
 here.</p> </blockquote> <p><u>Performances</u><br /> Evenings: May 2\, 3\,
  8\, 9\, 10 at 8 p.m.<br /> Matinees: May 3\, 4*\, 10 at 2 p.m.<br /> Even
 ing: May 7 at 7:30 p.m.<br /> * Please join us after the performance for a
  talkback with company members and scholars.</p> <p><u>Tickets</u><br /> G
 eneral Admission: $25<br /> Senior Age 62+: $22<br /> UCI Faculty\, Alumni
 \, Staff\, Emeriti and Retirees: $22<br /> Arts Packages (3+ events): $21<
 br /> Groups 10+: $20<br /> Students & Youth Age 17/Below: $10</p> <p><str
 ong>Buy Tickets</strong></p> <p> </p> <img alt='' src='/sites/default/file
 s/u134/Infobox_info_icon.svg_.png' style='width: 50px\; height: 50px\;' />
    <strong>Know Before You Go</strong><br /> Helpful hints for your visits
  including parking\, directions\, and more! <p> </p> <p>Please visit our s
 ecure direct giving page and make a gift to support Drama today!<br /> <st
 rong>Make a Gift</strong></p> <p> </p>
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CREATED:20250920T015118Z
DESCRIPTION:La Belle et la Bête Written by Gabrielle Suzanne Villeneuve<br 
 />\nAdapted for the stage by Annie Loui Annie Loui\, director<br />\nEfren
  Delgadillo\, scenic design<br />\nYee Eun Nam and Junyuan (Betty) Xiong\,
  co-projection design<br />\nAshley Morgan\, costume design<br />\nJacob N
 guyen\, lighting design<br />\nAndrew Yoder\, sound design<br />\nMike Hoo
 ker\, music composition<br />\nVicky Michalopoulou\, dramaturg<br />\nDJ M
 aloney\, stage management Dedicated to the memory of Maisie Crimmins <p> <
 /p> May 2-10\, 2025 Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL) <p> </p> <p>
  VIEW EVENT PROGRAM</p> <p> </p> <p>Where does an artist get inspiration f
 rom?</p> <p>The virtuous Belle\, in order to save her bankrupt father’s li
 fe\, surrenders her person to the Bête\, whom she eventually agrees to mar
 ry when her feelings of gratitude outweigh the drawbacks of his repulsive 
 physique. This is the moral of the fairytale “Beauty and the Beast” writte
 n by Mme. Gabrielle Suzanne Villeneuve in 1742. Driven by her father’s deb
 ts to the Paris salons of Louis XIV\, impoverished noblewoman and newcomer
  Mme. Villeneuve is mocked by courtiers. She is befriended by the shabby b
 ut infamous poet Crébillon\, who prefers animals to humans and honesty to 
 the wit of the court.  </p> <p>A short time later\, “La Belle et la Bête” 
 was published and became an instant hit. Voltaire\, Mme. Pompadour and Mac
 hiavelli join Crébillon as characters in Mme. Villeneuve's world. The inte
 rwoven stories of her own life and her fairytale about the transformative 
 powers of love are told in movement\, dialogue and music in the style of C
 ounterBalance Theater. Based on a true story. </p> <p>Hear Director and Ad
 apter Annie Loui introduce the show here.</p> <p>Approximate length: 90 mi
 nutes (no intermission)</p> <ul> <li>Recommended for age 12+.</li> <li>Thi
 s production has some mature content. Please check with box office for det
 ails.</li>\n</ul> <p>Major support for La Belle et la Bête is provided by 
 Robert and Lorna Cohen Endowment for Excellence in Drama\, the Theatre Gui
 ld\, and the Claire Trevor Society.</p> <p>Image design: Neo Patel\, Joel 
 Veenstra</p> <p><strong>VIP Priority Seating:</strong> Current Theatre Gui
 ld and Claire Trevor Society members are invited to enjoy early access to 
 seating at all CTSA Department of Drama productions. Please arrive 30 minu
 tes before curtain to select your seats and simply check in with your name
  at the designated entrance. General seating will open 20 minutes before t
 he show. Members arriving after the early entry period are asked to please
  join the main entry line.</p> <p>Learn how to become a Theatre Guild or C
 laire Trevor Society member\, here.</p> <p><u>Performances</u><br />\nEven
 ings: May 2\, 3\, 8\, 9\, 10 at 8 p.m.<br />\nMatinees: May 3\, 4*\, 10 at
  2 p.m.<br />\nEvening: May 7 at 7:30 p.m.<br />\n* Please join us after t
 he performance for a talkback with company members and scholars.</p> <p><u
 >Tickets</u><br />\nGeneral Admission: $25<br />\nSenior Age 62+: $22<br /
 >\nUCI Faculty\, Alumni\, Staff\, Emeriti and Retirees: $22<br />\nArts Pa
 ckages (3+ events): $21<br />\nGroups 10+: $20<br />\nStudents & Youth Age
  17/Below: $10</p> <p><strong>Buy Tickets</strong></p> <p> </p>    <strong
 >Know Before You Go</strong><br /> Helpful hints for your visits including
  parking\, directions\, and more! <p> </p> <p>Please visit our secure dire
 ct giving page and make a gift to support Drama today!<br />\n<strong>Make
  a Gift</strong></p> <p> </p>
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250509T000000
LAST-MODIFIED:20250920T015118Z
SUMMARY:La Belle et la Bête
TRANSP:OPAQUE
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:La Belle et la Bête Written by Gabrielle Suzan
 ne Villeneuve<br /> Adapted for the stage by Annie Loui Annie Loui\, direc
 tor<br /> Efren Delgadillo\, scenic design<br /> Yee Eun Nam and Junyuan (
 Betty) Xiong\, co-projection design<br /> Ashley Morgan\, costume design<b
 r /> Jacob Nguyen\, lighting design<br /> Andrew Yoder\, sound design<br /
 > Mike Hooker\, music composition<br /> Vicky Michalopoulou\, dramaturg<br
  /> DJ Maloney\, stage management Dedicated to the memory of Maisie Crimmi
 ns <p> </p> May 2-10\, 2025 Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL) <p> 
 </p> <p><img alt='' src='/sites/default/files/u134/EYE%20ICON.jpg' style='
 width: 50px\; height: 30px\;' /> VIEW EVENT PROGRAM</p> <p> </p> <p>Where 
 does an artist get inspiration from?</p> <p>The virtuous Belle\, in order 
 to save her bankrupt father’s life\, surrenders her person to the Bête\, w
 hom she eventually agrees to marry when her feelings of gratitude outweigh
  the drawbacks of his repulsive physique. This is the moral of the fairyta
 le “Beauty and the Beast” written by Mme. Gabrielle Suzanne Villeneuve in 
 1742. Driven by her father’s debts to the Paris salons of Louis XIV\, impo
 verished noblewoman and newcomer Mme. Villeneuve is mocked by courtiers. S
 he is befriended by the shabby but infamous poet Crébillon\, who prefers a
 nimals to humans and honesty to the wit of the court.  </p> <p>A short tim
 e later\, “La Belle et la Bête” was published and became an instant hit. V
 oltaire\, Mme. Pompadour and Machiavelli join Crébillon as characters in M
 me. Villeneuve's world. The interwoven stories of her own life and her fai
 rytale about the transformative powers of love are told in movement\, dial
 ogue and music in the style of CounterBalance Theater. Based on a true sto
 ry. </p> <p>Hear Director and Adapter Annie Loui introduce the show here.<
 /p> <p>Approximate length: 90 minutes (no intermission)</p> <ul> <li>Recom
 mended for age 12+.</li> <li>This production has some mature content. Plea
 se check with box office for details.</li> </ul> <p>Major support for La B
 elle et la Bête is provided by Robert and Lorna Cohen Endowment for Excell
 ence in Drama\, the Theatre Guild\, and the Claire Trevor Society.</p> <p>
 Image design: Neo Patel\, Joel Veenstra</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>VIP Pr
 iority Seating:</strong> Current Theatre Guild and Claire Trevor Society m
 embers are invited to enjoy early access to seating at all CTSA Department
  of Drama productions. Please arrive 30 minutes before curtain to select y
 our seats and simply check in with your name at the designated entrance. G
 eneral seating will open 20 minutes before the show. Members arriving afte
 r the early entry period are asked to please join the main entry line.</p>
  <p>Learn how to become a Theatre Guild or Claire Trevor Society member\, 
 here.</p> </blockquote> <p><u>Performances</u><br /> Evenings: May 2\, 3\,
  8\, 9\, 10 at 8 p.m.<br /> Matinees: May 3\, 4*\, 10 at 2 p.m.<br /> Even
 ing: May 7 at 7:30 p.m.<br /> * Please join us after the performance for a
  talkback with company members and scholars.</p> <p><u>Tickets</u><br /> G
 eneral Admission: $25<br /> Senior Age 62+: $22<br /> UCI Faculty\, Alumni
 \, Staff\, Emeriti and Retirees: $22<br /> Arts Packages (3+ events): $21<
 br /> Groups 10+: $20<br /> Students & Youth Age 17/Below: $10</p> <p><str
 ong>Buy Tickets</strong></p> <p> </p> <img alt='' src='/sites/default/file
 s/u134/Infobox_info_icon.svg_.png' style='width: 50px\; height: 50px\;' />
    <strong>Know Before You Go</strong><br /> Helpful hints for your visits
  including parking\, directions\, and more! <p> </p> <p>Please visit our s
 ecure direct giving page and make a gift to support Drama today!<br /> <st
 rong>Make a Gift</strong></p> <p> </p>
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CREATED:20250920T015118Z
DESCRIPTION:La Belle et la Bête Written by Gabrielle Suzanne Villeneuve<br 
 />\nAdapted for the stage by Annie Loui Annie Loui\, director<br />\nEfren
  Delgadillo\, scenic design<br />\nYee Eun Nam and Junyuan (Betty) Xiong\,
  co-projection design<br />\nAshley Morgan\, costume design<br />\nJacob N
 guyen\, lighting design<br />\nAndrew Yoder\, sound design<br />\nMike Hoo
 ker\, music composition<br />\nVicky Michalopoulou\, dramaturg<br />\nDJ M
 aloney\, stage management Dedicated to the memory of Maisie Crimmins <p> <
 /p> May 2-10\, 2025 Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL) <p> </p> <p>
  VIEW EVENT PROGRAM</p> <p> </p> <p>Where does an artist get inspiration f
 rom?</p> <p>The virtuous Belle\, in order to save her bankrupt father’s li
 fe\, surrenders her person to the Bête\, whom she eventually agrees to mar
 ry when her feelings of gratitude outweigh the drawbacks of his repulsive 
 physique. This is the moral of the fairytale “Beauty and the Beast” writte
 n by Mme. Gabrielle Suzanne Villeneuve in 1742. Driven by her father’s deb
 ts to the Paris salons of Louis XIV\, impoverished noblewoman and newcomer
  Mme. Villeneuve is mocked by courtiers. She is befriended by the shabby b
 ut infamous poet Crébillon\, who prefers animals to humans and honesty to 
 the wit of the court.  </p> <p>A short time later\, “La Belle et la Bête” 
 was published and became an instant hit. Voltaire\, Mme. Pompadour and Mac
 hiavelli join Crébillon as characters in Mme. Villeneuve's world. The inte
 rwoven stories of her own life and her fairytale about the transformative 
 powers of love are told in movement\, dialogue and music in the style of C
 ounterBalance Theater. Based on a true story. </p> <p>Hear Director and Ad
 apter Annie Loui introduce the show here.</p> <p>Approximate length: 90 mi
 nutes (no intermission)</p> <ul> <li>Recommended for age 12+.</li> <li>Thi
 s production has some mature content. Please check with box office for det
 ails.</li>\n</ul> <p>Major support for La Belle et la Bête is provided by 
 Robert and Lorna Cohen Endowment for Excellence in Drama\, the Theatre Gui
 ld\, and the Claire Trevor Society.</p> <p>Image design: Neo Patel\, Joel 
 Veenstra</p> <p><strong>VIP Priority Seating:</strong> Current Theatre Gui
 ld and Claire Trevor Society members are invited to enjoy early access to 
 seating at all CTSA Department of Drama productions. Please arrive 30 minu
 tes before curtain to select your seats and simply check in with your name
  at the designated entrance. General seating will open 20 minutes before t
 he show. Members arriving after the early entry period are asked to please
  join the main entry line.</p> <p>Learn how to become a Theatre Guild or C
 laire Trevor Society member\, here.</p> <p><u>Performances</u><br />\nEven
 ings: May 2\, 3\, 8\, 9\, 10 at 8 p.m.<br />\nMatinees: May 3\, 4*\, 10 at
  2 p.m.<br />\nEvening: May 7 at 7:30 p.m.<br />\n* Please join us after t
 he performance for a talkback with company members and scholars.</p> <p><u
 >Tickets</u><br />\nGeneral Admission: $25<br />\nSenior Age 62+: $22<br /
 >\nUCI Faculty\, Alumni\, Staff\, Emeriti and Retirees: $22<br />\nArts Pa
 ckages (3+ events): $21<br />\nGroups 10+: $20<br />\nStudents & Youth Age
  17/Below: $10</p> <p><strong>Buy Tickets</strong></p> <p> </p>    <strong
 >Know Before You Go</strong><br /> Helpful hints for your visits including
  parking\, directions\, and more! <p> </p> <p>Please visit our secure dire
 ct giving page and make a gift to support Drama today!<br />\n<strong>Make
  a Gift</strong></p> <p> </p>
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250510T000000
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SUMMARY:La Belle et la Bête
TRANSP:OPAQUE
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:La Belle et la Bête Written by Gabrielle Suzan
 ne Villeneuve<br /> Adapted for the stage by Annie Loui Annie Loui\, direc
 tor<br /> Efren Delgadillo\, scenic design<br /> Yee Eun Nam and Junyuan (
 Betty) Xiong\, co-projection design<br /> Ashley Morgan\, costume design<b
 r /> Jacob Nguyen\, lighting design<br /> Andrew Yoder\, sound design<br /
 > Mike Hooker\, music composition<br /> Vicky Michalopoulou\, dramaturg<br
  /> DJ Maloney\, stage management Dedicated to the memory of Maisie Crimmi
 ns <p> </p> May 2-10\, 2025 Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL) <p> 
 </p> <p><img alt='' src='/sites/default/files/u134/EYE%20ICON.jpg' style='
 width: 50px\; height: 30px\;' /> VIEW EVENT PROGRAM</p> <p> </p> <p>Where 
 does an artist get inspiration from?</p> <p>The virtuous Belle\, in order 
 to save her bankrupt father’s life\, surrenders her person to the Bête\, w
 hom she eventually agrees to marry when her feelings of gratitude outweigh
  the drawbacks of his repulsive physique. This is the moral of the fairyta
 le “Beauty and the Beast” written by Mme. Gabrielle Suzanne Villeneuve in 
 1742. Driven by her father’s debts to the Paris salons of Louis XIV\, impo
 verished noblewoman and newcomer Mme. Villeneuve is mocked by courtiers. S
 he is befriended by the shabby but infamous poet Crébillon\, who prefers a
 nimals to humans and honesty to the wit of the court.  </p> <p>A short tim
 e later\, “La Belle et la Bête” was published and became an instant hit. V
 oltaire\, Mme. Pompadour and Machiavelli join Crébillon as characters in M
 me. Villeneuve's world. The interwoven stories of her own life and her fai
 rytale about the transformative powers of love are told in movement\, dial
 ogue and music in the style of CounterBalance Theater. Based on a true sto
 ry. </p> <p>Hear Director and Adapter Annie Loui introduce the show here.<
 /p> <p>Approximate length: 90 minutes (no intermission)</p> <ul> <li>Recom
 mended for age 12+.</li> <li>This production has some mature content. Plea
 se check with box office for details.</li> </ul> <p>Major support for La B
 elle et la Bête is provided by Robert and Lorna Cohen Endowment for Excell
 ence in Drama\, the Theatre Guild\, and the Claire Trevor Society.</p> <p>
 Image design: Neo Patel\, Joel Veenstra</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>VIP Pr
 iority Seating:</strong> Current Theatre Guild and Claire Trevor Society m
 embers are invited to enjoy early access to seating at all CTSA Department
  of Drama productions. Please arrive 30 minutes before curtain to select y
 our seats and simply check in with your name at the designated entrance. G
 eneral seating will open 20 minutes before the show. Members arriving afte
 r the early entry period are asked to please join the main entry line.</p>
  <p>Learn how to become a Theatre Guild or Claire Trevor Society member\, 
 here.</p> </blockquote> <p><u>Performances</u><br /> Evenings: May 2\, 3\,
  8\, 9\, 10 at 8 p.m.<br /> Matinees: May 3\, 4*\, 10 at 2 p.m.<br /> Even
 ing: May 7 at 7:30 p.m.<br /> * Please join us after the performance for a
  talkback with company members and scholars.</p> <p><u>Tickets</u><br /> G
 eneral Admission: $25<br /> Senior Age 62+: $22<br /> UCI Faculty\, Alumni
 \, Staff\, Emeriti and Retirees: $22<br /> Arts Packages (3+ events): $21<
 br /> Groups 10+: $20<br /> Students & Youth Age 17/Below: $10</p> <p><str
 ong>Buy Tickets</strong></p> <p> </p> <img alt='' src='/sites/default/file
 s/u134/Infobox_info_icon.svg_.png' style='width: 50px\; height: 50px\;' />
    <strong>Know Before You Go</strong><br /> Helpful hints for your visits
  including parking\, directions\, and more! <p> </p> <p>Please visit our s
 ecure direct giving page and make a gift to support Drama today!<br /> <st
 rong>Make a Gift</strong></p> <p> </p>
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DTSTAMP:20260529T172702Z
CLASS:PUBLIC
CREATED:20250920T015118Z
DESCRIPTION:La Belle et la Bête Written by Gabrielle Suzanne Villeneuve<br 
 />\nAdapted for the stage by Annie Loui Annie Loui\, director<br />\nEfren
  Delgadillo\, scenic design<br />\nYee Eun Nam and Junyuan (Betty) Xiong\,
  co-projection design<br />\nAshley Morgan\, costume design<br />\nJacob N
 guyen\, lighting design<br />\nAndrew Yoder\, sound design<br />\nMike Hoo
 ker\, music composition<br />\nVicky Michalopoulou\, dramaturg<br />\nDJ M
 aloney\, stage management Dedicated to the memory of Maisie Crimmins <p> <
 /p> May 2-10\, 2025 Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL) <p> </p> <p>
  VIEW EVENT PROGRAM</p> <p> </p> <p>Where does an artist get inspiration f
 rom?</p> <p>The virtuous Belle\, in order to save her bankrupt father’s li
 fe\, surrenders her person to the Bête\, whom she eventually agrees to mar
 ry when her feelings of gratitude outweigh the drawbacks of his repulsive 
 physique. This is the moral of the fairytale “Beauty and the Beast” writte
 n by Mme. Gabrielle Suzanne Villeneuve in 1742. Driven by her father’s deb
 ts to the Paris salons of Louis XIV\, impoverished noblewoman and newcomer
  Mme. Villeneuve is mocked by courtiers. She is befriended by the shabby b
 ut infamous poet Crébillon\, who prefers animals to humans and honesty to 
 the wit of the court.  </p> <p>A short time later\, “La Belle et la Bête” 
 was published and became an instant hit. Voltaire\, Mme. Pompadour and Mac
 hiavelli join Crébillon as characters in Mme. Villeneuve's world. The inte
 rwoven stories of her own life and her fairytale about the transformative 
 powers of love are told in movement\, dialogue and music in the style of C
 ounterBalance Theater. Based on a true story. </p> <p>Hear Director and Ad
 apter Annie Loui introduce the show here.</p> <p>Approximate length: 90 mi
 nutes (no intermission)</p> <ul> <li>Recommended for age 12+.</li> <li>Thi
 s production has some mature content. Please check with box office for det
 ails.</li>\n</ul> <p>Major support for La Belle et la Bête is provided by 
 Robert and Lorna Cohen Endowment for Excellence in Drama\, the Theatre Gui
 ld\, and the Claire Trevor Society.</p> <p>Image design: Neo Patel\, Joel 
 Veenstra</p> <p><strong>VIP Priority Seating:</strong> Current Theatre Gui
 ld and Claire Trevor Society members are invited to enjoy early access to 
 seating at all CTSA Department of Drama productions. Please arrive 30 minu
 tes before curtain to select your seats and simply check in with your name
  at the designated entrance. General seating will open 20 minutes before t
 he show. Members arriving after the early entry period are asked to please
  join the main entry line.</p> <p>Learn how to become a Theatre Guild or C
 laire Trevor Society member\, here.</p> <p><u>Performances</u><br />\nEven
 ings: May 2\, 3\, 8\, 9\, 10 at 8 p.m.<br />\nMatinees: May 3\, 4*\, 10 at
  2 p.m.<br />\nEvening: May 7 at 7:30 p.m.<br />\n* Please join us after t
 he performance for a talkback with company members and scholars.</p> <p><u
 >Tickets</u><br />\nGeneral Admission: $25<br />\nSenior Age 62+: $22<br /
 >\nUCI Faculty\, Alumni\, Staff\, Emeriti and Retirees: $22<br />\nArts Pa
 ckages (3+ events): $21<br />\nGroups 10+: $20<br />\nStudents & Youth Age
  17/Below: $10</p> <p><strong>Buy Tickets</strong></p> <p> </p>    <strong
 >Know Before You Go</strong><br /> Helpful hints for your visits including
  parking\, directions\, and more! <p> </p> <p>Please visit our secure dire
 ct giving page and make a gift to support Drama today!<br />\n<strong>Make
  a Gift</strong></p> <p> </p>
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250510T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250511T000000
LAST-MODIFIED:20250920T015118Z
SUMMARY:La Belle et la Bête
TRANSP:OPAQUE
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:La Belle et la Bête Written by Gabrielle Suzan
 ne Villeneuve<br /> Adapted for the stage by Annie Loui Annie Loui\, direc
 tor<br /> Efren Delgadillo\, scenic design<br /> Yee Eun Nam and Junyuan (
 Betty) Xiong\, co-projection design<br /> Ashley Morgan\, costume design<b
 r /> Jacob Nguyen\, lighting design<br /> Andrew Yoder\, sound design<br /
 > Mike Hooker\, music composition<br /> Vicky Michalopoulou\, dramaturg<br
  /> DJ Maloney\, stage management Dedicated to the memory of Maisie Crimmi
 ns <p> </p> May 2-10\, 2025 Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL) <p> 
 </p> <p><img alt='' src='/sites/default/files/u134/EYE%20ICON.jpg' style='
 width: 50px\; height: 30px\;' /> VIEW EVENT PROGRAM</p> <p> </p> <p>Where 
 does an artist get inspiration from?</p> <p>The virtuous Belle\, in order 
 to save her bankrupt father’s life\, surrenders her person to the Bête\, w
 hom she eventually agrees to marry when her feelings of gratitude outweigh
  the drawbacks of his repulsive physique. This is the moral of the fairyta
 le “Beauty and the Beast” written by Mme. Gabrielle Suzanne Villeneuve in 
 1742. Driven by her father’s debts to the Paris salons of Louis XIV\, impo
 verished noblewoman and newcomer Mme. Villeneuve is mocked by courtiers. S
 he is befriended by the shabby but infamous poet Crébillon\, who prefers a
 nimals to humans and honesty to the wit of the court.  </p> <p>A short tim
 e later\, “La Belle et la Bête” was published and became an instant hit. V
 oltaire\, Mme. Pompadour and Machiavelli join Crébillon as characters in M
 me. Villeneuve's world. The interwoven stories of her own life and her fai
 rytale about the transformative powers of love are told in movement\, dial
 ogue and music in the style of CounterBalance Theater. Based on a true sto
 ry. </p> <p>Hear Director and Adapter Annie Loui introduce the show here.<
 /p> <p>Approximate length: 90 minutes (no intermission)</p> <ul> <li>Recom
 mended for age 12+.</li> <li>This production has some mature content. Plea
 se check with box office for details.</li> </ul> <p>Major support for La B
 elle et la Bête is provided by Robert and Lorna Cohen Endowment for Excell
 ence in Drama\, the Theatre Guild\, and the Claire Trevor Society.</p> <p>
 Image design: Neo Patel\, Joel Veenstra</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>VIP Pr
 iority Seating:</strong> Current Theatre Guild and Claire Trevor Society m
 embers are invited to enjoy early access to seating at all CTSA Department
  of Drama productions. Please arrive 30 minutes before curtain to select y
 our seats and simply check in with your name at the designated entrance. G
 eneral seating will open 20 minutes before the show. Members arriving afte
 r the early entry period are asked to please join the main entry line.</p>
  <p>Learn how to become a Theatre Guild or Claire Trevor Society member\, 
 here.</p> </blockquote> <p><u>Performances</u><br /> Evenings: May 2\, 3\,
  8\, 9\, 10 at 8 p.m.<br /> Matinees: May 3\, 4*\, 10 at 2 p.m.<br /> Even
 ing: May 7 at 7:30 p.m.<br /> * Please join us after the performance for a
  talkback with company members and scholars.</p> <p><u>Tickets</u><br /> G
 eneral Admission: $25<br /> Senior Age 62+: $22<br /> UCI Faculty\, Alumni
 \, Staff\, Emeriti and Retirees: $22<br /> Arts Packages (3+ events): $21<
 br /> Groups 10+: $20<br /> Students & Youth Age 17/Below: $10</p> <p><str
 ong>Buy Tickets</strong></p> <p> </p> <img alt='' src='/sites/default/file
 s/u134/Infobox_info_icon.svg_.png' style='width: 50px\; height: 50px\;' />
    <strong>Know Before You Go</strong><br /> Helpful hints for your visits
  including parking\, directions\, and more! <p> </p> <p>Please visit our s
 ecure direct giving page and make a gift to support Drama today!<br /> <st
 rong>Make a Gift</strong></p> <p> </p>
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UID:65336238-3063-4236-b965-666164616363
DTSTAMP:20260529T172702Z
CLASS:PUBLIC
CREATED:20250920T015118Z
DESCRIPTION:La Belle et la Bête Written by Gabrielle Suzanne Villeneuve<br 
 />\nAdapted for the stage by Annie Loui Annie Loui\, director<br />\nEfren
  Delgadillo\, scenic design<br />\nYee Eun Nam and Junyuan (Betty) Xiong\,
  co-projection design<br />\nAshley Morgan\, costume design<br />\nJacob N
 guyen\, lighting design<br />\nAndrew Yoder\, sound design<br />\nMike Hoo
 ker\, music composition<br />\nVicky Michalopoulou\, dramaturg<br />\nDJ M
 aloney\, stage management Dedicated to the memory of Maisie Crimmins <p> <
 /p> May 2-10\, 2025 Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL) <p> </p> <p>
  VIEW EVENT PROGRAM</p> <p> </p> <p>Where does an artist get inspiration f
 rom?</p> <p>The virtuous Belle\, in order to save her bankrupt father’s li
 fe\, surrenders her person to the Bête\, whom she eventually agrees to mar
 ry when her feelings of gratitude outweigh the drawbacks of his repulsive 
 physique. This is the moral of the fairytale “Beauty and the Beast” writte
 n by Mme. Gabrielle Suzanne Villeneuve in 1742. Driven by her father’s deb
 ts to the Paris salons of Louis XIV\, impoverished noblewoman and newcomer
  Mme. Villeneuve is mocked by courtiers. She is befriended by the shabby b
 ut infamous poet Crébillon\, who prefers animals to humans and honesty to 
 the wit of the court.  </p> <p>A short time later\, “La Belle et la Bête” 
 was published and became an instant hit. Voltaire\, Mme. Pompadour and Mac
 hiavelli join Crébillon as characters in Mme. Villeneuve's world. The inte
 rwoven stories of her own life and her fairytale about the transformative 
 powers of love are told in movement\, dialogue and music in the style of C
 ounterBalance Theater. Based on a true story. </p> <p>Hear Director and Ad
 apter Annie Loui introduce the show here.</p> <p>Approximate length: 90 mi
 nutes (no intermission)</p> <ul> <li>Recommended for age 12+.</li> <li>Thi
 s production has some mature content. Please check with box office for det
 ails.</li>\n</ul> <p>Major support for La Belle et la Bête is provided by 
 Robert and Lorna Cohen Endowment for Excellence in Drama\, the Theatre Gui
 ld\, and the Claire Trevor Society.</p> <p>Image design: Neo Patel\, Joel 
 Veenstra</p> <p><strong>VIP Priority Seating:</strong> Current Theatre Gui
 ld and Claire Trevor Society members are invited to enjoy early access to 
 seating at all CTSA Department of Drama productions. Please arrive 30 minu
 tes before curtain to select your seats and simply check in with your name
  at the designated entrance. General seating will open 20 minutes before t
 he show. Members arriving after the early entry period are asked to please
  join the main entry line.</p> <p>Learn how to become a Theatre Guild or C
 laire Trevor Society member\, here.</p> <p><u>Performances</u><br />\nEven
 ings: May 2\, 3\, 8\, 9\, 10 at 8 p.m.<br />\nMatinees: May 3\, 4*\, 10 at
  2 p.m.<br />\nEvening: May 7 at 7:30 p.m.<br />\n* Please join us after t
 he performance for a talkback with company members and scholars.</p> <p><u
 >Tickets</u><br />\nGeneral Admission: $25<br />\nSenior Age 62+: $22<br /
 >\nUCI Faculty\, Alumni\, Staff\, Emeriti and Retirees: $22<br />\nArts Pa
 ckages (3+ events): $21<br />\nGroups 10+: $20<br />\nStudents & Youth Age
  17/Below: $10</p> <p><strong>Buy Tickets</strong></p> <p> </p>    <strong
 >Know Before You Go</strong><br /> Helpful hints for your visits including
  parking\, directions\, and more! <p> </p> <p>Please visit our secure dire
 ct giving page and make a gift to support Drama today!<br />\n<strong>Make
  a Gift</strong></p> <p> </p>
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250510T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250511T000000
LAST-MODIFIED:20250920T015118Z
SUMMARY:La Belle et la Bête
TRANSP:OPAQUE
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:La Belle et la Bête Written by Gabrielle Suzan
 ne Villeneuve<br /> Adapted for the stage by Annie Loui Annie Loui\, direc
 tor<br /> Efren Delgadillo\, scenic design<br /> Yee Eun Nam and Junyuan (
 Betty) Xiong\, co-projection design<br /> Ashley Morgan\, costume design<b
 r /> Jacob Nguyen\, lighting design<br /> Andrew Yoder\, sound design<br /
 > Mike Hooker\, music composition<br /> Vicky Michalopoulou\, dramaturg<br
  /> DJ Maloney\, stage management Dedicated to the memory of Maisie Crimmi
 ns <p> </p> May 2-10\, 2025 Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL) <p> 
 </p> <p><img alt='' src='/sites/default/files/u134/EYE%20ICON.jpg' style='
 width: 50px\; height: 30px\;' /> VIEW EVENT PROGRAM</p> <p> </p> <p>Where 
 does an artist get inspiration from?</p> <p>The virtuous Belle\, in order 
 to save her bankrupt father’s life\, surrenders her person to the Bête\, w
 hom she eventually agrees to marry when her feelings of gratitude outweigh
  the drawbacks of his repulsive physique. This is the moral of the fairyta
 le “Beauty and the Beast” written by Mme. Gabrielle Suzanne Villeneuve in 
 1742. Driven by her father’s debts to the Paris salons of Louis XIV\, impo
 verished noblewoman and newcomer Mme. Villeneuve is mocked by courtiers. S
 he is befriended by the shabby but infamous poet Crébillon\, who prefers a
 nimals to humans and honesty to the wit of the court.  </p> <p>A short tim
 e later\, “La Belle et la Bête” was published and became an instant hit. V
 oltaire\, Mme. Pompadour and Machiavelli join Crébillon as characters in M
 me. Villeneuve's world. The interwoven stories of her own life and her fai
 rytale about the transformative powers of love are told in movement\, dial
 ogue and music in the style of CounterBalance Theater. Based on a true sto
 ry. </p> <p>Hear Director and Adapter Annie Loui introduce the show here.<
 /p> <p>Approximate length: 90 minutes (no intermission)</p> <ul> <li>Recom
 mended for age 12+.</li> <li>This production has some mature content. Plea
 se check with box office for details.</li> </ul> <p>Major support for La B
 elle et la Bête is provided by Robert and Lorna Cohen Endowment for Excell
 ence in Drama\, the Theatre Guild\, and the Claire Trevor Society.</p> <p>
 Image design: Neo Patel\, Joel Veenstra</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>VIP Pr
 iority Seating:</strong> Current Theatre Guild and Claire Trevor Society m
 embers are invited to enjoy early access to seating at all CTSA Department
  of Drama productions. Please arrive 30 minutes before curtain to select y
 our seats and simply check in with your name at the designated entrance. G
 eneral seating will open 20 minutes before the show. Members arriving afte
 r the early entry period are asked to please join the main entry line.</p>
  <p>Learn how to become a Theatre Guild or Claire Trevor Society member\, 
 here.</p> </blockquote> <p><u>Performances</u><br /> Evenings: May 2\, 3\,
  8\, 9\, 10 at 8 p.m.<br /> Matinees: May 3\, 4*\, 10 at 2 p.m.<br /> Even
 ing: May 7 at 7:30 p.m.<br /> * Please join us after the performance for a
  talkback with company members and scholars.</p> <p><u>Tickets</u><br /> G
 eneral Admission: $25<br /> Senior Age 62+: $22<br /> UCI Faculty\, Alumni
 \, Staff\, Emeriti and Retirees: $22<br /> Arts Packages (3+ events): $21<
 br /> Groups 10+: $20<br /> Students & Youth Age 17/Below: $10</p> <p><str
 ong>Buy Tickets</strong></p> <p> </p> <img alt='' src='/sites/default/file
 s/u134/Infobox_info_icon.svg_.png' style='width: 50px\; height: 50px\;' />
    <strong>Know Before You Go</strong><br /> Helpful hints for your visits
  including parking\, directions\, and more! <p> </p> <p>Please visit our s
 ecure direct giving page and make a gift to support Drama today!<br /> <st
 rong>Make a Gift</strong></p> <p> </p>
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