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1979 Department of Drama alumnus and Don’t Say Good Luck co-star on studying Lenny Bruce albums, his Liar character and his love for old m...

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Alumni Appreciation Month at UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts

Graphic banner reading 'UCI Arts Alumni Appreciation Month, #UCIArtsAlumni' in white, gold, and teal text on a navy-to-gold gradient background. To the right, a diamond-tiled photo collage shows seven UCI Arts alumni: a woman with long dark curly hair in a denim jacket; a dancer with short silver hair mid-movement in a studio; a woman with long brown hair in a black blouse and gold hoop earrings; a smiling bald man with a mustache and glasses in a blazer; a young person with dark hair against a bookshelf; a

The Merry Wives of Windsor Cove gives Shakespeare a Beach Blanket Bingo makeover

UC Irvine’s New Swan Shakespeare Festival turns The Merry Wives of Windsor into a 1950s SoCal beach musical, complete with retro surf cult...

Cast members of 'The Merry Wives of Windsor Cove' perform energetically on stage in retro beach-town costumes, in front of surf shop and banana stand signage, with audience members visible at the edges of the intimate venue.

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Founder/artistic director Molly Lynch announced that the 2026 National Choreographers Initiative this Saturday, will be The Last Dance....

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The Dance Will Go On

National Choreographers Initiative takes its last bow

Molly Lynch Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

UC Irvine Professor of Dance receives top honor from CORPS de Ballet International

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Q&A: New Swan returns to UC Irvine

Department of Drama alumnus Evan Lugo, M.F.A. '22, featured in the Irvine Standard

Evan Lugo, wearing a teal polo shirt, smiles while standing in front of the New Swan Theater's curved slat exterior, which features a stylized red swan design, on a sunny day.

Curtain Comes Down on National Choreographers Initiative Led by Corona del Mar Resident Molly Lynch

After 35 years, UCI Dance Professor, NCI Founder and Artistic Director Molly Lynch has decided to make this year’s project the last dance&nb...

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New Swan Shakespeare Festival Happening on Summer Nights

The 15-ton portable Elizabethan-style theater returns this summer for its 14th season

Four actors perform a musical scene from 'The Merry Wives of Windsor Cove,' with a woman playing bass guitar in denim overalls and boots, alongside three men in beachy costumes, in front of set pieces reading 'Quickly's Banana Stand' and 'Shallow's Surf Shack

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There are few places that can generate as much Southern California bliss as outdoor theater

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