Theatre Guild

For nearly 60 years, the UCI Theatre Guild has supported growth and innovation in the Department of Drama. Your membership directly contributes to immersive learning experiences that pave the way to professional success for our talented drama students. With your help, we can continue to cultivate the next generation of actors, directors, designers and stage managers. 

As a Theatre Guild member, you help provide:

• High-caliber production laboratories that provide students with real-world experience.
• Opportunities for students to learn from industry professionals, including guest artists, costume designers and master class lecturers.
• Members-only experiences designed to engage and develop future theatre audiences. 

Annual Memberships

VIP Priority Seating: Current Theatre Guild and Claire Trevor Society members are invited to enjoy early access to seating at all Department of Drama productions. Please arrive 30 minutes before curtain to select your seats and simply check in with your name at the designated entrance. General seating will open 20 minutes before the show. Members arriving after the early entry period are asked to please join the main entry line.

For more information, please contact:

theatreguild@uci.edu

Thank you for investing in a brilliant future in the arts at UC Irvine.

Thank you Theatre Guild Members*!

Sponsor

Steven M. Sorenson, M.D.
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Cheryll and Richard Ruszat
Hemantha Wickramasinghe

Patron

Dennis and Diane Baker

Supporter

Irvine Campus Housing Authority
Eli Simon and Sabrina LaRocca
BFA Music Theatre Class of 2025
Daphne Lei
Willard and Bettina Loomis
Toni Martinovich
Jennifer and Adam Martiny
Mary Watson-Bruce

Contributor

David Golbeck and Kate Klimow
Vincent and Sarah Olivieri
Barbara Thibodeau
Andrew and Janet Borba
Marie Koiwai
Jone Pearce
Kelly Perine
Marianne Schnaubelt
Henry and Agnese Stiepel
Jeanne and Andrew Taylor

Friend

Michael and Elaine Kleinman
Jerry and Judy Potter
Robert and Marcia Ruth
Jack and Molly Spiegel
Elliot and Roslyn Vogelfanger
Paul and Kerry Boulian
Erin Zinser
Marcus Beeman
Dennis Castellano
Dean Cleverdon and Nancy Nyberg
Marcy Froehlich
Nancy Garafalo
Donald Hill
Victoria Hofstein
John and Cari Malek
Goran Matijasevic, Ph.D.
Ian Munro and Rebeca Helfer
Tara Rodman and Jesse Wolfson
Hugh Stevenson and Janice Burns
Stephen Swift
Joel and Tiger Veenstra
Jodi Walder and Michael Walder-Biesanz
Gary and Ana Weisberg
Susan and Cal Williams
James Zahradka and Tracey Wightman Zahradka

*This list reflects Theatre Guild members during the period July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025.