The Department of Theatre and Dance presents Beth
Wohl’s Small Mouth Sounds in winter quarter
2025. Directed by Granada Artist-in-Residence Peter J. Kuo,
the minimalist work of experimental theater that casts
the audience as voyeurs in an entertaining adventure that
gradually turns more serious.
The play opens at the Wyatt Pavilion Theatre on Feb. 27 at 7 p.m.
and performs Feb. 28, March 1, 6 and 7 at 7 p.m. and March 1 and
8 at 2 p.m..
The Department of Theatre and Dance will hold auditions for the
spring performance of (RE)Vision on Feb. 27 and 28
from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Hickey Gym.
The auditions are for new works created by student
choreographers. The auditions are open to all UC Davis
students.
Students auditioning should be prepared to perform a solo piece
of less than 3 minutes.
(Re)Vision is an invitation to dream. At this moment where
ecological, political, and systemic structures are colliding with
violent force, revisioning is needed and
necessary. Revisioning conjures new worlds through
reorientation to the spaces and relationships with which we
move. Revising requires us to experiment, take risks, and
confront the limits of what we have in front of our eyes. This
evening of movement and performance asks audiences to remain
active in the call to see, and to move towards, what can be made
anew by reframing what exists around us.
The Department of Theatre and Dance will present
[RE]Vision, the spring 2023 dance concert, May 31,
June 1 at 7 p.m. and June 2 at 2 p.m. in the Main Theatre,
Wright Hall.
Sarah Ashford Hart, doctoral student, performance studies, is
among the presenters for the Humanizing Deportation
event “Los Migrantes Hablan, Los Migrantes Actúan, Los
Migrantes Saben,” a showing of new audiovisual works. The
presentation will be held live and also streamed via Zoom on
Nov. 5 at 12 noon (PST).
The event will take place at Border Line Crisis
Center, Puente México, Zona Centro, Tijuana.
The Department of Theatre and Dance and Catalyst: A Theatre Think
Tank (C3T) present ”A Bee in a Jar,” a play by Andrew
Nicholls, on February 19 and 20 at 6 p.m. The virtual
production is free.
In the play, three men with very different temperaments try to
figure out why they were seized a month earlier and locked
together in a featureless room.
An open rehearsal with the ensemble of “[re:[CLICK],” led by
co-directors Margaret Laurena Kemp (Associate Professor, UC
Davis) and Roger Ellis (Assistant Professor, Northwestern
University) with media literacy expert Anuj Vaidya (PhD.
Performance Studies candidate, UC Davis), will be held on Nov. 21
at 11 a.m. (PST).
At the direction of the Chancellor, Professor David Grenke,
Department of Theatre and Dance chair, has decided to cancel all
performances of Outside the Lines, Winter Quarter, scheduled for
March 12-14 due to health concerns. We know you will
understand this decision and thank you for support of the
department.
“Outside the Lines, Winter Quarter,” presented by the UC Davis
Department of Theatre and Dance, is an informal preview of new
choreography in progress created by graduate and undergraduate
students.
Wayne Barker,
the Tony Award-nominated composer of “Peter and the Starcatcher,”
will discuss his career and perform his songs and music at UC
Davis on Feb. 5. The event takes place in the Arena Theatre,
Wright Hall, at 6 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
The Department of Theatre and Dance will be holding auditions for
the winter quarter edition of “Outside the Lines” on Nov. 25 6-8
p.m. in the Hickey Gym. Auditions are open to all UC Davis
students.
The winter quarter edition will be performed March 12, 13 and 14
at 7 p.m. and 2 p.m. on March 14 in Hickey Gym.
The performance will feature new works created by graduate and
undergraduate choreographers curated by David Grenke, Department
of Theatre and Dance chair.
In fall quarter, the UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance
presents “CLICK,” an innovative contemporary drama which
spotlights five students who struggle with their identity in the
digital age. The directors are now seeking audition videos.
Written by Jacqueline Goldfinger, Granada Artist-in-Residence,
the presentation will be performed online Dec. 3, 5, 10 and 11.
“Outside the Lines, Spring Quarter,” presented by the
College of Letters and Science’s Department of Theatre and Dance,
features new choreography created by graduate and undergraduate
students.
Performances are Thursday through Saturday, May 23-25 at 7
p.m. with a 2 p.m. performance on May 25 in the Wright
Hall Main Theatre.
“Outside the Lines, Winter Quarter,” presented by the College of
Letters and Science’s Department of Theatre and Dance, features
new choreography created by graduate and undergraduate students.
Performances are Thursday through Saturday, March 14-16 at 7
p.m. with a 2 p.m. performance on March 16 in the Wright Hall
Main Theatre.
Jessica Phillips, a star of the national tour of the musical
“Dear Evan Hansen,” will discuss her career as a stage and
television actor and perform at UC Davis on Dec. 3. The
presentation/performance takes place in the Arena Theatre of
Wright Hall, at 5 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
Phillips comes to Davis prior to a sold-out engagement of the
Tony Award-winning musical at San Francisco’s Curran Theatre.
Please be advised that this event has been re-scheduled from its
originally announced dates.
Kota Yamazaki and Mina Nishimura, whose work is strongly rooted
in butoh, a form of Japanese dance theatre, are choreographing
“Every-Body, No-Body” for the UC Davis Department of Theatre and
Dance in the College of Letters and Science.
Two acclaimed Butoh performers Kota Yamazaki and Mina
Nishimura return to UC Davis for a fall 2018 residency that is
open to undergraduate and graduate students.
Butoh, a form of Japanese dance theatre, was showcased in
the winter 2018 quarter edition of “Outside the Lines 2” in
which Yamazaki and Nishimura were guest artists.
Butoh, a form of Japanese dance theatre, is showcased in the
winter quarter edition of “Outside the Lines” in performances
featuring guest artists Kota Yamazaki and Mina Nishimura.
Here are publicity photographs and set model for the
upcoming production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and
Spike. The Tony Award-winning comedy plays the Main
Theatre, Wright Hall, Feb. 23-25 and Mar. 2-4, Thursday
through Saturday at 7 p.m. with 2 p.m. matinees on Feb. 25 and
Mar. 4.
Publicity photos by Huan Yu, copyright UC Davis, Set model
photo by John Iacovelli, copyright UC Davis
Here are publicity photographs and design concepts for the
upcoming production of The Shape of Things. The
contemporary drama plays the Lab A Theatre, Wright Hall, Jan.
19-21 and 26-28, Thursday through Saturday at 7 p.m. with 2
p.m. matinees on Jan. 21 and 28.
Publicity photos by Huan Yu, copyright UC Davis, Set model photos
by Elizabeth Kang, copyright UC Davis
To Mondavi Center: From I-80 take the UC
Davis/Mondavi Center exit and follow signs.
To Wyatt Pavilion and Nelson Hall Studio:
Proceed as above, continuing on Old Davis Road past the Mondavi
Center to Visitor Parking Lot 5.
To Main Theatre, Arena Theatre, and Laboratory Theatre
A: These three theatres are located in Wright
Hall, a short walk through the Arboretum from Visitor
Parking Lot 5.
