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UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts Annual Open House 2016

October 24, 2016

UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts Annual Open House Presents a Backstage View to a World of Talent

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UCI Drama Presents the Powerful Musical PARADE

October 4, 2016

A Deeply Moving Piece Which Highlights Issues of Civil Rights

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UCI Drama Presents THE ILIAD: MENIN (RAGE)

September 29, 2016

Director Annie Loui Explores Cultural Alienation and Illuminates Great Literature

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Beth Lopes Directing ‘Atlas Pit’ at the Working Stage Theatre

August 31, 2016

Beth Lopes (MFA 2011) is directing Atlas Pit, a new play by Alex Burkart.

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Summer Shakespeare: A critic's take on the secret to theatrical success

August 18, 2016

By Charles McNulty, Theater Critic August 16, 2016 Summer Shakespeare. These words can strike fear in the heart of a reluctant theatergoer. Yes, the plays are supposed to be good for you. But semiprofessional productions in which the artistic company...

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Shakespeare Invades OC This Summer

July 29, 2016

... But the Shakespeare that ought to get the pulse of any Shakespeare-lover truly pulsing can be found in the county's most unique theater: the New Swan, a portable, 16-ton, three-level, steel-and-wood cylinder stationed on the campus of UC Irvine...

Production photos from “Hamlet” (2016) directed by Beth Lopes, photography by Paul Kennedy

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On Theater: UCI brushing up its Shakespeare

July 8, 2016

For a fellow who's been pondering whether to be or not to be since the 16th century, "Hamlet" certainly still gets around, especially around Orange County. Shakespeare's greatest tragedy is currently being offered at three countywide venues — Costa Mesa'

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Stephen Barker named dean of UCI’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts

July 5, 2016

Stephen Barker to serve as dean of UCI’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts.

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Theater setting gives the Bard that extra something

June 16, 2016

New Swan Shakespeare Festival's fifth season is featured in the Daily Pilot. (Photo by Paul R. Kennedy)

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THR Ranks the 25 Best Drama Schools for an MFA

June 6, 2016

There are enough schools offering master's degrees in the performing arts to fill every page of this magazine — about 17,000 students get an MFA degree a year. Of course, a lot of those diplomas aren't worth the parchment they're printed on, much less...