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Take A Look: Theater Edition

With the new year comes a whole new slate of shows touring the nation and playing at local theaters for us to enjoy....

Exploring Intimacy With “Intimate Apparel”

Presented by UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts’ Drama Department, “Intimate Apparel” leaves the audience in stitches while sewing together something wonderful on stage: a heartfelt quest for intimacy.

“Chess” Puts Politics To Music

By Liam Blume and Ashley Duong   With a backdrop emphasized by side-by-side fifty foot American and Russian flags, adorned with a double headed eagle,...

Illuminations Presents A Captivating Portrayal Of “An Iliad”

Almost everyone has encountered the omnipresent classic “Iliad” in some shape or form in their lives, a riveting tale of the gods, love,...

“A Perfect Union”: Just Like Us Hits Home

By: Jocelyn Contreras A bright pearl light shone on Tom Tancredo as he gave his speech of anti-immigration with an ending chant of people...

UCI Drama’s “Avenue Q” Puts Adulthood to Music, Comedy, and Puppets

By Hubert Ta I don’t remember much about “Sesame Street,” but I can recall the basic concept: to tell stories and life lessons that...

“I Dream of Chang and Eng” Offers Insight to Racial Identity in America

By Kevin Chang Barnum "They have not seen the likes of you in color of skin or shape of body.  It is yet to...

“Clown Aliens” Probe Problems of Displacement and War

By Julia Clausen Whatever expectations the audience might have when they sit down to the UCI Drama Department’s largest clowning production to date, “Clown...

“The Man Who Killed the Cure” To Save the Sickness Industry

Last Saturday at the Robert Cohen Theatre, award-winning playwright Luke Yankee’s “The Man Who Killed the Cure” enjoyed its grand premier to the...

“Coriolanus” Traces the Drama of Democracy in the Wake of War

Vengeance. Politics. War. Love. These elements have fascinated storytellers since the dawn of history. And arguably none other than the Bard himself, William...

“Parade” and Prejudice: Claire Trevor Production Tackles Justice System

By Hubert Ta It seems often enough that history repeats itself. Historical cycles run on a series of similar behaviors and events, culminating...

“The Iliad” Comes to the Stage with Physical Theater

11 undergraduate and graduate students act out multiple roles, including sets and props, in the Homeric tale of mortals and gods for Annie...

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