Associate Professor Margaret Laurena Kemp and former Granada
Artist Sinéad Rushe were the co-directors of last year’s
production of AntigoneNOW. The duo have recently
contributed an article about the performance to American
Theatre Magazine. In the UC Davis Arts Blog, Karen
Nikos-Rose features insight and an excerpt of the article along
with a direct link to the piece.
Michele Apriña Leavy (MFA dramatic art, ’94), a lecturer in
theatre and dance, has been accepted into the ACCELERATE
Fellows Program, designed to support the creation of
inclusive and equitable e-learning environments, including but
not limited to the transition of face-to-face courses into online
courses.
Graduate student Jennifer Grace is among the actors, who have
played the iconic role of Emily Webb in Thornton Wilder’s “Our
Town,” interviewed in a New York Times article.
Michele Apriña Leavy (MFA dramatic art, ’94), a lecturer in
theatre and dance, has been honored by UC Davis Continuing and
Professional Education with an Outstanding Service Award for the
academic year 2019-2020 in recognition of her partnership,
service and commitment to continuing education.
During spring quarter 2020, Leavy had to adapt her course,
DRA198-Presentation, Communications, and Collaboration Skills for
International Students which is offered with the UC Davis Global
Studies Program, for online learning due to the pandemic.
Rose Kim, B.A. theatre and dance, ‘18, has recently published her
first book, “25: Before, During and Shortly After,” which is her
raw account of turning 25 and the powerful internal compasses we
are all equipped with for the journey into maturation.
Alumna Jasmine Washington, B.A. 2018, has written
Callus, a new production that centers on the racial
disparities in America’s health care system. The new work is
being produced by Art Rat
Theatre which was founded by Rose Kim, B.A. 2018. The
production will be stage managed by undergraduate student Jillian
Yong.
A book focusing on using theatre techniques for protest
by a UC Davis professor of theatre and an associate
professor’s collaboration about artist-made tools that
resist algorithmic racism have recently been included in the news
and social media coverage during the nation’s current period of
civil unrest.
UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance Costume Shop Director
Roxanne Femling will retire on July 1. An alumna, Femling who
received her B.A. in dramatic art (costume design and
construction) in 1983, joined the department staff in Sept. 1999.
Professor John Iacovelli shares his photographs of his set models
for the South Coast Repertory Theatre’s production of “Sweeney
Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” The production runs in
Costa Mesa Jan. 19 through Feb. 16.
John Iacovelli, professor of theatre and dance at UC Davis,
and alum Kent Nicholson are collaborating on the South Coast
Repertory Theatre’s upcoming production of Stephen Sondheim and
Hugh Wheeler’s award-winning musical “Sweeney Todd, The
Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” Iacovelli is scenic
designer and Nicholson is the dark musical’s director.
Department of Theatre and Dance alumna Ari Laura Kreith, MFA 1995,
has been named as artistic director of New Jersey’s Luna Stage.
As a director and artistic director, Ari Laura Kreith will join
Luna Stage with an extensive resume of creating new work
through community engagement. Her work as Artistic Director in
theaters who work with original plays will continue Luna’s
tradition of developing vital new works for the stage.
The Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of
California, Davis is dedicated to integrating consent-based
practices into all classroom, studio and production environments.
The 180 Series of courses provide exciting practical instruction
and participation in all aspects of theatrical and dance
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Theatre & Dance Major, Minor, or are simply an interested
non-affiliated student, you will find passionate people working
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