With the goal of cultivating new voices for the stage, the UC
Davis Department of Theatre and Dance presents a series of new
one-act plays by undergraduate students. Written and Directed
By features four short student works mentored under the
guidance of Professor Jon D. Rossini and directed by student
directors.
“This project gives students a platform to see their rich,
multi-faceted storytelling come to life and inspire further steps
on their creative journey,” said Rossini.
The Department of Theatre and Dance will present an immersive
theatrical projectTaming the
Lightning, conceived,directed, designed
and composed byGranada Artists-in-Residence
David Adam
Moore and Vita
Tzykun. This new immersive work focuses on climate
resilience.
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 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 presents She Kills
Monsters, which explores issues of grief
and bullying through a world of fantasy role-playing games!
Alum Lucas Hatton (M.F.A., dramatic arts, ‘17) returns to direct
the production.
The production performs Nov. 21, 22, 23 and Dec. 5 and 6 at
7 p.m. and Nov. 23 and Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. in the Main Theatre,
Wright Hall.
The Department of Theatre and Dance presents a world premiere
work that reimagines William Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
Who’s There by Irish theatre director and acting teacher
Sinéad Rushe plays May 16, 17, 18, 23, 24 at 7 p.m. and May
25, 2024 at 2 p.m. in the Wyatt Pavilion Theatre on Old Davis
Road.
Triggered by a hate crime which brought attention to
the lack of hate crime laws nationwide, The Laramie
Project is a riveting contemporary drama that
challenges the inhabitants of a rural American community.
The Department of Theatre and Dance presents the play Feb. 22,
23, 24, 29 and March 1 at 7 p.m. and March 2 at 2 p.m. in the
Main Theatre, Wright Hall.
William Shakespeare’s comedy As You Like
It gets a contemporary gender-fluid update by the UC
Davis Department of Theatre and Dance. Directed by Josy Miller
(Ph.D., performance studies, ’15), the classic opens the
department’s 2023–24 season on Nov. 16, 2023 in the Main Theatre,
Wright Hall.
Main Theatre at Wright Hall, Hutchison Drive, Davis, CA
The Department of Theatre and Dance will present Open,
Stay, a new musical, June 7-10 in the Vanderhoef
Studio Theatre, Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the
Performing Arts.
Ignited by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, REFUGE – an
immersive theatrical installation will be presented as a
work in development by the UC Davis Department of Theatre and
Dance. Conceived, directed, designed and composed by Granada
Artists-in-Residence David Adam Moore and Victoria
(Vita) Tzykun, REFUGE draws from Tzykun’s own
experience as a Ukrainian refugee who fled with her family in
1990. It will be performed March 2-5 and March 9-10 at 6:30 p.m.
and 8:30 p.m. in the Main Theater, Wright Hall.
The Fall Show, a devised work drawn from Charles
Mee’s (re)making project, will be presented by the UC Davis
Department of Theatre and Dance Nov. 18-20 in the Main
Theater, Wright Hall.
Sarah Ashford Hart, doctoral student, will be co-hosting a book
launch in Spanish for ”Caravaneros,” a testimonial drama
by caravan migrant Douglas Oviedo. The event is Nov. 30 at 2
p.m. (PST).
The UC Davis Performance Studies Graduate Group invites you to a
celebration of Dr. Lynette Hunter’s outstanding contributions to
Performance Studies and to the scholarly community of UC Davis.
Upon her retirement, Dr. Hunter engages her former graduate
students in a conversation on research, performance and gifting.
The UC Davis Graduate Group in Performance Studies presents
“Technique and Identity: In Apprenticeship to Black Studies,” a
two-part engagement with Ben Spatz, reader in drama,
theatre, and performance at the University of Huddersfield (UK).
The sessions are scheduled for Nov. 10 and 17 8-9:30 a.m. Both
events are virtual.
