Marissa Savaris currently attends Fordham
University Law School in New York.
1. Majors: Dramatic Art & English.
2. Did you have any internships during or after
college? “No, during college I did not have the
chance to intern or work anywhere. I was President of Studio 301
Productions my senior year and a member of Tri Delta, so between
those commitments and classes I had barely any extra time.”
3. Did you travel during or after
college? “I studied abroad in Oxford, England the
summer before my Senior Year. It was the Oxford: Portal to
Fantasy program through the English Department with Amy Clarke.
We studied children’s and young adult fantasy literature that had
roots in Oxford, ranging from Harry Potter and Alice in
Wonderland to Howl’s Moving Castle. At the risk of sounding
cheesy, it was the most magical experience.”
4. Did you have any internships/apprenticeships/jobs
after you graduated from UCD? “Yes, immediately
after graduating, I moved to the east coast to work as a Company
Management Intern at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in the
Berkshires. Once the summer was over, I moved to New York to be
the Company Management Intern at Manhattan Theatre Club. MTC
produces Broadway productions at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
on 47th Street and Off-Broadway productions at City Center on
55th Street. It is one of only four non-profit organizations in
NYC with a resident home on Broadway. I had the opportunity to
work on some incredible productions, including
Constellations with Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Wilson. I
worked briefly at MTC as the General Management Assistant, and
then moved to the American Associates of the National Theatre as
the Development & Special Events Assistant. The AANT is a
501(c)(3) non-profit organization that supports the work of the
National Theatre in London and any productions that transfer to
New York, such as War Horse, The Curious Incident of
the Dog in the Night-Time, and Angels in America.”
6. Hometown? Where are you located now?
“Oak Park, California. “I currently reside in New York,
where I just finished my first year of law school at Fordham
University School of Law. I hope to pursue a career in
entertainment law.”
What was your major(s)? “Double majored in
English/Theatre and Dance.”
Did you do any research/projects in your time as a
Theatre major? “I wrote a one-act play for the Dead Arts
Society student theatre club with Professor Rossini advising. I
was assistant director ’Do Not Obey’ for Margaret
Laurena Kemp and Lisa Quoresimo. I performed in 6 department
shows, including ‘Mr. Burns: A Post Electric Play’ and ‘Romeo and
Juliet.’”
Did you have any internships or other jobs during
college? “I had an internship through the English
department as they developed ‘Play the Knave,’ an interactive
Shakespeare-performance game.”
Did you travel while you were a student or after you
graduated? “I studied abroad in London for
two weeks over winter break.”
Have you had any internships/apprenticeships/other jobs
after graduating? “Since leaving UC Davis, I worked as
an apprentice at Capital Stage in Sacramento for a year. I now
work for a solar panel company and at Big Idea Theatre in
Sacramento.”
“In my last quarter at UC Davis, I was cast at Davis Shakespeare
Ensemble for their summer repertory. I have worked consistently
with them, and this will be my third season when I return in the
fall. During the run of those, my first season I was accepted
into the Capital Stage Apprenticeship Program and started that at
the end of August 2016.”
Where is your hometown, and where are you located
now? “I grew up in Santa Cruz, CA and now
live in Sacramento.”
Advice? “Work hard, play fair, and try to keep a
sense of humor about yourself. It’s a tough business but if you
want it, you’ll make it happen somehow.”
22-year-old Matt Gumley is a musician, writer, actor, and
Broadway veteran. He first found his way into New York City’s
theater scene when he played Chip in “Disney’s Beauty and the
Beast “on Broadway at the age of seven, and now he is here with
us at Davis as an instrumental part of the hit new punk rock
musical, “Fat Kid Rules the World.”
Two acclaimed butoh performers Kota Yamazaki and Mina
Nishimura have returned to UC Davis to create the choreography
for “Every-Body, No-Body,” scheduled for Dec. 6 through
8. The original work features graduate and
undergraduate dancers/performers. Our photographer, Justin Han,
recently attended a rehearsal to capture the work in development.
All photographs by Justin Han, copyright UC Regents
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
Here is a preview of Gospel According to First
Squad which is being its regional premiere at UC Davis.
Production runs September 29 through October 8 at Wright
Hall’s Arena Theatre. All photos are by Huan Yu, copyright UC
Davis
Enter the Enchanted Cellar, a costume rental service operated by
the UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance, and you can be
transformed into Harry Potter, Princess Leia, Superman or the
Wicked Witch of the West. Browse through this photo gallery for a
look at some highlights from our imaginative collection of
costumes.
For additional information or to set up an appointment, please
contact Roxanne Femling at rcfemling@ucdavis.edu or call
530-752-0740.
UC Davis Theatre and Dance professor Margaret Laurena Kemp
performed her three-part performance art piece, Untitled
Project Involving Bodies, Dirt, and Space, in the Arboretum,
May 7-8, 2016. The work was directed by Ph.D. candidate Lisa
Quoresimo. The photos are courtesy of UC Davis Arboretum and
Public Garden, copyright UC Davis.
Russia’s past and present mingle in UC Davis production of
Gogol’s satire
Nikolai Gogol’s “The Government Inspector” — a savage satire
from 1836, involving rampant greed and corruption in Czarist
Russia — is one of those plays that you read about in
history books, but seldom get to see on stage.
Americans still read the novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky and Leo
Tolstoy (who came after Gogol), and the great plays Anton Chekhov
wrote between 1896 and 1904 are still staged in these parts
(witness the Art Theater of Davis production of “Uncle Vanya”
this fall).
The UC Davis Theatre and Dance Department welcomes back alumna
Patricia Miller to direct the biting satire “The Government
Inspector.” It will be performed Nov. 12-22 at the Main Theatre
in Wright Hall.
“The Light & Dark Arts: A Radical Magic Show” at the University
of California, Davis, looks closely at the ways in which secrets
are embodied in today’s society, drawing parallels between magic
acts and issues such as economic manipulation, political
deception, vanishing resources and social transformation.
This student-centric performance by the Department of Theatre and
Dance is directed by Aaron Gach, Granada Artist-In-Residence. The
production pulls back the curtain and illuminates the most
shadowed corners of today’s real-world theatre of conflict.
The UC Davis’ Department of Theatre and Dance’s winter production
of Woyzeck is set to open on Feb. 26 at 8 p.m. The
production will run through March 8 in the main theatre at Wright
Hall.
The play, written by German dramatist Georg Büncher, tells the
story of the eponymous protagonist, Franz Woyzeck, a working
class man who deals with psychological trauma. The story explores
themes of class, violence and the fragility of the human psyche.
The Theatre Department’s Granada Artist-in-Residence, Bob
McGrath, will direct Neil LaBute’s adaptation of Woyzeck.
Department of Theatre and Dance presents “Woyzeck”
UC Davis’ ‘Woyzeck’ features madness, murder
Special to The Enterprise
February 13, 2015
Neil LaBute’s intriguing adaptation of Georg Büchner’s “Woyzeck”
will be presented by the UC Davis department of theater and
dance Feb. 26-March 8 on the Main Stage of Wright Hall. “Woyzeck”
is a theatrical examination of a young man who is abused by a
power structure that dehumanizes him, driving him to madness and
murder.
Department of Theatre and Dance presents ‘The Fantasticks’
University Talent To Perform Holiday Musical
Written By By JASON PHAM — Arts@Theaggie.Org
Published On November 25, 2014
Filed Under Arts, Front Page Story, Top Stories
On Dec. 4, the UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance will
debut its fall musical, The Fantasticks, at Wyatt Theatre. The
musical is directed by staff member Kathy Morison and will mark
the department’s first holiday-themed production.
The UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance 2014-15 season
presents three productions directed by internationally renowned
Granada Artists-in-Residence, three student showcases, as well as
unticketed ITDP (Institute for Theatre, Dance and Performance)
programs which open up the artistic process to the community. The
new season also brings the 14th Annual UC Davis Film Festival—a
co-production with Cinema and Digital Media, Art Studio and the
Department of Design as well as the Main Stage Dance Theatre
production being put on in the Spring.
The UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance will host The Grapes
of Wrath Symposium on Friday, March 7, to explore John
Steinbeck’s work directly as well as the larger social, cultural
and historical issues it raises, while celebrating this 75th
anniversary year since the publication of the epic novel. The
symposium, open to the public and free-of-charge, will be held in
Lab A at Wright Hall from 10:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Toby Sedgwick trained at the Jacques Lecoq
School in Paris, where he founded The Moving Picture Mime Show,
which established itself as one of the innovators of “physical
theatre” throughout the world. He was part of Danny Boyle”s
creative team as director of movement and choreographer for the
Green and Pleasant Land and Industrial Revolution sequences of
the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony.
