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How Real-World Learning at UC Prepares Students for Evolving Careers
Once You See ItOnce You See It
Basia Myszynski ’78 explores ethics, technology and human truth through documentary filmmaking By Diana Kalaji For documentary filmmaker and Department of Drama alumna Basia Myszynski ’78, storytelling has never been about spectacle. It’s about attention: what we choose to see, how we...
UCI Giving Day on April 28 to Support the Claire Trevor School of the ArtsUCI Giving Day on April 28 to Support the Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Support scholarships, creative research and professional pathways for UCI Arts students The University of California, Irvine will mark its 10th annual Giving Day on Tuesday, April 28, with a campuswide call to support the programs that shape the university’s future. At the Claire Trevor School...
UCI Arts Awards the 2025–26 Research & Innovation GrantsUCI Arts Awards the 2025–26 Research & Innovation Grants
Creative Research in the Arts Now in its fifth year, the UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts (UCI Arts) Department of Research and Innovation continues to prioritize projects that feature cutting-edge research and interdisciplinary collaborations with potential for external recognition...
The Artists’ LaboratoryThe Artists’ Laboratory
In the Experimental Media Performance Lab, technology blends with art to offer immersive, boundary-pushing experiences for audiences By Christine Byrd In William Fastenow’s, Ph.D. ’25 capstone recital, Art of the Unheard, audiences walked on elevated paths with pairs of speakers above...
Q&A: UC Irvine student in South Coast Rep play
Returning to the Claire Trevor TheatreReturning to the Claire Trevor Theatre
After completing his graduate training during the pandemic, Evan Lugo, M.F.A ’22 returns to UC Irvine to perform in Noises Off On Friday, March 6, 2026, the UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama presents Noises Off, Michael Frayn’s iconic backstage farce known for its...
Colt McGuire Engineers StoriesColt McGuire Engineers Stories
Medici Circle Scholar Colt McGuire and his internship at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival By Gamy Cortes Until his senior year of high school, Colt McGuire believed that spending his days coding was his only calling. After gaining experience in scenic construction and acting, however, he...
The Art of Opportunity
Timing is EverythingTiming is Everything
Director Eli Simon brings Noises Off to UC Irvine with precision, pedagogy, and perfectly timed chaos This spring, the UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama presents Noises Off, Michael Frayn’s legendary backstage farce, widely regarded as one of the most technically...
Michael Frayn’s Noises Off Brings Classic Farce to UC IrvineMichael Frayn’s Noises Off Brings Classic Farce to UC Irvine
Comedy and chaos take center stage at the UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Irvine, Calif., Feb. 11, 2026 — The Department of Drama presents Noises Off, Michael Frayn’s uproarious backstage comedy, widely regarded as one of the funniest farces ever written. Directed by Eli Simon, the...
Anteaters in the Arts
UCI Drama Alumnus Alan Mingo Jr. Returns to Campus During The Wiz run at SegerstromUCI Drama Alumnus Alan Mingo Jr. Returns to Campus During The Wiz run at Segerstrom
Broadway and touring veteran speaks with music theatre students about craft, financial sustainability and professional practice While performing as The Wizard in The Wiz at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, UCI Drama alumnus Alan Mingo Jr., a Broadway and national touring performer whose credits...
The Mutable Archive Brings Arts Research into Dialogue with Medical HumanitiesThe Mutable Archive Brings Arts Research into Dialogue with Medical Humanities
Organized by Associate Dean of Research and Innovation Jesse Colin Jackson and Director for the Center of Medical Humanities, Dr. Kelli Sharp, the Feb. 12–13 xMPL program features Patricia Olynyk and Adam Hogan in a two-day expanded cinema event UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts...
UCI Drama Alumni Chris Renfro ’14 and Justine Rafael ’21 Join Center Theatre Group’s Here Lies Love at the Mark Taper ForumUCI Drama Alumni Chris Renfro ’14 and Justine Rafael ’21 Join Center Theatre Group’s Here Lies Love at the Mark Taper Forum
Center Theatre Group’s Here Lies Love brings an all-Filipino cast to Los Angeles, featuring UC Irvine drama alumni Two alumni from UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama have been cast in Center Theatre Group’s upcoming production of Here Lies Love at the Mark Taper Forum...
The Next Stage
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...
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