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Feats of Engineering & ArtistryFeats of Engineering & Artistry
By Christine Byrd If you see opera singers on a flying alligator’s back or snakes chasing Mozart, if it rains inside the theatre or a wild owl swoops overhead, it’s not magic. It’s just another day’s work for the Claire Trevor School of the Arts production team. “We’re prototyping and...
UCI students put diversity center stage in a summer series for young theatre professionalsUCI students put diversity center stage in a summer series for young theatre professionals
UCI graduate students and their colleagues present Re-Creating the Stage: a round table for our new reality, a six-week digital summer program produced and organized by K.B. Theatre Company and collaborators. The program consists of panel conversations and workshops with industry professionals...
Going ‘solo’ to come togetherGoing ‘solo’ to come together
UCI Illuminations contest showcases student creativity during COVID by Lilibeth Garcia, UCI | June 24, 2020 "Students have been social distancing since mid-March, and it hasn’t been easy for them. They have had to adapt to the loneliness being apart from friends and classmates, the...
Humorous Empathy from North Coast RepHumorous Empathy from North Coast Rep
David Dixon reviews North Coast Repertory Theatre video production of Human Error, directed by Jane Page, professor of directing in the department of drama, for San Diego Story. "Before North Coast Repertory Theatre’s Zoom video production of Human Error begins, Artistic Director David...
Director Jane Page On HUMAN ERROR & New Forms of StorytellingDirector Jane Page On HUMAN ERROR & New Forms of Storytelling
Broadway World Los Angeles interviews department of drama's Prof. Jane Page regarding her new project, HUMAN ERROR. "North Coast Rep's west coast premiere of playwright Eric Pfeffinger's HUMAN ERROR will go on as originally planned, only in these times of social distancing, being presented...
UCI Drama alum Taylor Fagins produces a powerful message through songUCI Drama alum Taylor Fagins produces a powerful message through song
Taylor Fagins, Department of Drama alum, B.A. ’17, recently released a moving piece, “we need more.” The song is dedicated to George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and the countless others who have died through violence. The project was written and sung by Taylor Fagins, and arranged,...
Meet Costume Designer Lauryn TerceiraMeet Costume Designer Lauryn Terceira
Feature by Voyage LA Lauryn Terceira, M.F.A. '19, Costume Design Today we’d like to introduce you to Lauryn Terceira. Lauryn, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far. Though my official job title reads ‘Costume Designer,’ the...
A New Cultural Paradigm at the UC Irvine School of the Arts
Hemsley Lighting Programs Selects 2020-21 Lighting InternsHemsley Lighting Programs Selects 2020-21 Lighting Interns
The Hemsley Lighting Programs announces the selection of Rachael N. Blackwell and Avery Reagan as the Hemsley Lighting Interns for 2020-21. Reagan is just completing her MFA studies at UC-Irvine and Blackwell will be finishing this spring at CCM-University of Cincinnati. Reagan’s internship will...
Assistant Professor Marcy Froehlich receives the Excellence in Teaching Award Assistant Professor Marcy Froehlich receives the Excellence in Teaching Award
Assistant Professor of Costume Design, Marcy Froehlich, has been chosen to receive the Excellence in Teaching Award for her notable actions as a member of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama. Recipients of this award are hand-picked by the Dean of the School, Stephen...
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Art and soul 
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As our faculty, students, and staff prepare for an unusual spring quarter of remote teaching and learning, the lyrics to Barbra Streisand’s “People” keep swimming through my mind. “People, people who need people, are the luckiest people in the world.” In a world facing an international pandemic, it...
UCI Drama’s “Living Out” Sparks Empathy And AwarenessUCI Drama’s “Living Out” Sparks Empathy And Awareness
Plunging their audience into the brutally truthful world of working mothers in today’s culture, the Claire Trevor School of the Arts’ Drama Department did justice to the theme of their 2019-2020 season, “Women & Co.” (Feature written by Rachel Golkin '22)
From ball to balletFrom ball to ballet
Story by Christine Catlett, '21 “I am very proud that I’ll be the first one in my family to hold a bachelor’s degree,” says fourth-year drama major Shawna Jackson. “Without the scholarship, I don’t think it would have been possible, considering that I’m working to put myself through college.”
An important update from Dean BarkerAn important update from Dean Barker
As the situation with COVID-19 continues to evolve, we want to keep you, our valued supporters and community members, updated on how the Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) in collaboration with the greater UCI community are responding. We are working diligently to quickly adapt to the rapidly...
UCI Campus Virtual Reality Tour
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