Drama News
‘Elsewhere’ Here at Claire Trevor
Annie Loui’s Elsewhere presented by Counter-Balance Theater returns to UC Irvine as part of the Chancellor’s Illuminations initiative. The play, based on the Kazuo Ishiguro’s book “Never Let Me Go,” questions the boundaries of medical ethics and explores the universal-timeless search for self-...
Jane Page Received Great Reviews for Directing “I and You” at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Professor of Drama Jane Page receives great reviews from multiple media outlets for her work directing “I and You” at the Repertory Theater of St. Louis. The show runs from October 28-November 15, 2015. To read all reviews click on the links below. http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2015/11/02/i-and-...
Live this month in OC: Man of La Mancha AND Laguna Art Museum
UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts director Don Hill presents his version of “Man of La Mancha,” in this year’s dramatic arts theme Care/Cure/Corruption, at the Irvine Barclay Theater. Ticket sales are brisk and available at www.arts.uci.edu or the...

UCI Drama Explores Corporate Greed and Personal Resilience In Melanie Marnich’s These Shining Lives
UCI DRAMA EXPLORES CORPORATE GREED AND PERSONAL RESILIENCE IN MELANIE MARNICH’S THESE SHINING LIVES IRVINE, Calif. (October 28, 2015) – UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama presents Melanie Marnich’s engaging social drama These Shining Lives. Based on the true story...
UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts Video
UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts Video (click here if the above image doesn't work) Credits: Bryan Jackson, Director Quyen Tran, Director of Photography Austin Kearsley, Editor Steve Chieh-Wei Chiu, Composer Special thanks to Steve Zylius and UCI Strategic Communications for...
UCI Drama Returns to the Irvine Barclay Theatre with Man of La Mancha
UCI DRAMA RETURNS TO THE IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE WITH BROADWAY MUSICAL CLASSIC MAN OF LA MANCHA FOR EIGHT REMARKABLE PERFORMANCES IRVINE, Calif. (October 20, 2015) – UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama presents the classic Broadway musical, Man of La Mancha, November...
Jaymi Smith, Noelle Hoffman (MFA '11), and Karyn Lawrence (MFA '12) Nominated for Ovation Awards
Congratulations to our outstanding faculty and CTSA alumna for their 2015 Ovation Award nominations. The Ovation Awards are the only peer-judged theatre awards in Los Angeles, created to recognize excellence in theatrical performance, production and design in the Greater Los Angeles area...
You've only got 10 minutes: Can you put on a musical? They did, in contest performances at UC
The winners of a national musical-writing competition for college and high school students were declared Aug. 29 after the six student finalists debuted their shows at UC Irvine. Judges at the Showsearch performance in the Claire Trevor Theatre...
Student-written musical gets the star treatment
The Festival of New American Musicals, in residence at UC Irvine, hosts a nationwide search each year for new short musicals created by high school and college students. Show Search 2015 included six musicals written by aspiring artists ages 16-23 and...
Six New Musicals by High School and College Students Debut at ShowSearch
SIX NEW MUSICALS BY HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS DEBUT AT SHOWSEARCH ON AUGUST 29, 2015 IRVINE, CA (August 19, 2015) - After a nationwide search for new short musicals created by young writers, the six final shows have been selected for SHOWSEARCH, produced by The...
UCI's first fine arts dean, Clayton Garrison, dies at 93
Clayton Garrison, stage director, theater professor and inaugural dean of the school of fine arts at UC Irvine, died July 27. He was 93. The university's founding chancellor, Daniel G. Aldrich Jr., invited Garrison to create the school in 1964, luring...
Founder of UC Irvine fine arts school was a 'Renaissance man'
Clayton Garrison, an internationally acclaimed choreographer and director, left a lasting legacy at UC Irvine. The founding dean of the School of Fine Arts, now known as the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, he envisioned a full-fledged conservatory...
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