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Kurt Sanchez Kanazawa Confronts Injustice Through PerformanceKurt 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...
UCI Arts 2025 Year in ReviewUCI 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...
South Coast Repertory and UCI Arts Launch Pilot Program for Emerging ArtistsSouth Coast Repertory and UCI Arts Launch Pilot Program for Emerging Artists
The Next Stage places UC Irvine Drama students into South Coast Repertory's professional environment, providing real-world Experience, mentorship and more ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., Dec. 9, 2025 — Bridging the gap between the classroom and the stage, UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts...
UC Irvine Drama Faculty Member Marcy Froehlich Receives BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara NominationUC Irvine Drama Faculty Member Marcy Froehlich Receives BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Nomination
Froehlich recognized for costume design on Ensemble Theatre Company’s Dracula: A Comedy of Errors UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Associate Professor of Costume Design Marcy Froehlich has been nominated for a 2025 Santa Barbara BroadwayWorld Award for her work on Dracula: A Comedy of...
Professor Andrew Palermo Choreographs New Sweet Smell of Success at Lincoln CenterProfessor Andrew Palermo Choreographs New Sweet Smell of Success at Lincoln Center
The MasterVoices production earned enthusiastic audience response and acclaim for Palermo’s movement direction UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Professor of Music Theatre Andrew Palermo choreographed the newly re-envisioned production of Sweet Smell of Success presented by MasterVoices...
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UCI Drama Wins at 2025 Orange Curtain Review AwardsUCI 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...
New Swan Shakespeare Named One of the 52 Best Places to see Plays and Musicals in Southern California
UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Alumna Molly Cotten '05 Featured in VoyageLAUC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Alumna Molly Cotten '05 Featured in VoyageLA
UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts alum Molly Cotten was recently featured in VoyageLA, where she shared her path from the arts and education nonprofit sector to her current role as Director of Major Gifts at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.
UCI Arts Summer 2025 Faculty HighlightsUCI Arts Summer 2025 Faculty Highlights
A look at faculty news and creative activity from summer 2025 From curating thought-provoking exhibitions and premiering new choreography to receiving national awards and fellowships, faculty across the UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts (UCI Arts) remained active throughout the summer....
Arts Advocates: R. Michael Gros, M.F.A. ’81Arts Advocates: R. Michael Gros, M.F.A. ’81
LEGACY BUILDER Q&A with R. Michael Gros For over 40 years, R. Michael Gros, M.F.A. ’81 has been a director, producer, artistic director, educator and arts advocate. He is a professor emeritus of Santa Barbara City College and has served as co-artistic director of PlayFest Santa...
OCDE and UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Launch ‘Earn and Learn’ ApprenticeshipsOCDE 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...
UC Irvine Department of Drama Recognized with URTA Excellence Award in Undergraduate TrainingUC 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...
A Legacy Worth CelebratingA Legacy Worth Celebrating
Anniversaries of UC Irvine and the Claire Trevor School of the Arts offer a moment of reflection and possibility By Christine Byrd Every day, UC Irvine students and visitors walk by Claire Trevor’s Oscar and Emmy awards outside the theater named in her honor — golden reminders of that...
UCI Arts Alumnus Julian Tushabe Performs in The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the ParkUCI Arts Alumnus Julian Tushabe Performs in The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park
The 2025 graduate joins the cast of Twelfth Night at the newly revitalized Delacorte Theater in Central Park UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama alumnus Julian Tushabe (M.F.A. ’25) recently made his postgrad debut in Twelfth Night at The Public Theater’s Free...
Myrona DeLaney Named 2025 Dean’s HonoreeMyrona DeLaney Named 2025 Dean’s Honoree
Celebrated for her dedication to cultivating emerging artists Myrona DeLaney, professor of teaching in music theatre and head of the Music Theatre program at the UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts (UCI Arts), has been named a 2025 Dean’s Honoree by the UCI Celebration of Teaching, part...
Alumni Appreciation Month: Bri McWhorter ’14 transforms acting tools into powerful communication strategiesAlumni Appreciation Month: Bri McWhorter ’14 transforms acting tools into powerful communication strategies
UC Irvine Department of Drama alumna empowers individuals and organizations through her company, Activate to Captivate For Bri McWhorter (M.F.A. Drama, ’14), theater training became the foundation for a unique career in communication. As Founder and CEO of Activate to Captivate, McWhorter draws...
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