Rhett Guter, an award-winning director, choreographer and actor,
will be the winter 2026 Granada Artist-in-Residence serving as
director and choreographer for The Drowsy
Chaperone, the Department of Theatre and Dance’s winter
quarter production.
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Since graduating from UC Davis in 2025, alum
Sophie Warnock has been working with Santa Cruz Shakespeare
on two touring productions. A Midsummer Night’s
Dream is an all-ages-friendly version of the classic comedic
play, while Romeo and Juliet is a bilingual spin fit for
older students.
Alumni James Hiser and UC Davis Senior Continuing Lecturer
Michele Apriña Leavy (both MFA, dramatic art, ’94) are
headed to Ireland with the recent Eugene O’Neill Foundation
production of The Hairy Ape.
In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the Department of
Theatre and Dance spotlights undergraduate student playwrights
Melanie Garcia and Simon Garcia Parra Jr., who are the
authors of To Kill a Certain Painter and No Que
No?, two one-act plays that premiere as part of
Written and Directed By.
Alum Isaac Hirotsu Woofter (B.A., theatre and dance, ‘00) is the
director and writer of the new film Bound, which will
have its Bay area theatrical premiere May 16 – 22 (7pm) at
the Alameda Theatre
and Cineplex.
The Department of Theatre and Dance will present The Drowsy
Chaperone, the delightful award-winning musical comedy, in
winter 2026.
The production runs Feb. 26, 27, 28 and March 5 and 6 at 7
p.m. and Feb. 18 and March 7 at 2 p.m. in the Main Theatre,
Wright Hall.
Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original
Score, The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving
send-up of the Golden Age of the Broadway musical.
The Department of Theatre and Dance will present The
Odyssey in Shadow, a large-scale cinematic shadow
theater experience inspired by the ancient epic The
Odyssey. The production will perform at the end of spring
quarter 2026 in the Arena Theatre, Wright Hall.
