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Auditions: “Written and Directed By”
Arena Theatre, Wright Hall

September 19, 2025 - 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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The Department of Theatre and Dance is holding auditions on Friday, Sept. 19 for the 2025 fall quarter production of Written and Directed By. Directed by student directors, the production features four one-act plays written by undergraduate students.

Open to all UC Davis students, auditions will be 3-8 p.m. in the Arena Theatre.

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Written and Directed by
New Works by Student Playwrights

October 30, 2025 - 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmOctober 31, 2025 - 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmNovember 1, 2025 - 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmNovember 1, 2025 - 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmNovember 2, 2025 - 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Jon D. Rossini

The Department of Theatre and Dance will open its 2025-2026 season with Written and Directed by, a performance of four new one-act plays authored by undergraduate students.

The production runs Oct. 30, 31 and Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 1 and 2 at 2 p.m. in the Wyatt Pavilion Theatre on Old Davis Road.

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Control/Shift
Fall Dance Concert

November 19, 2025 - 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmNovember 20, 2025 - 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmNovember 21, 2025 - 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmNovember 22, 2025 - 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmNovember 23, 2025 - 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Doria E. Charlson

Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts

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The Department of Theatre and Dance will present Control/Shift, the fall dance concert, Nov. 19, 20 and 21 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 1 and 2 at 2 p.m. in the intimate Vanderhoef Studio, Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts at UC Davis.

Mondavi Center, Davis, CA

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The Drowsy Chaperone
Winter 2026

February 26, 2026 - 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmFebruary 27, 2026 - 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmFebruary 28, 2026 - 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmFebruary 28, 2026 - 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmMarch 5, 2026 - 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmMarch 6, 2026 - 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmMarch 7, 2026 - 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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.

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“The Odyssey in Shadow”
Spring Quarter 2026

June 2, 2026 - 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmJune 3, 2026 - 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmJune 4, 2026 - 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

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.

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