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A scene from UCR's performance of Macbeth

UCR Theatre Presents 'Macbeth'

The first performance of UCR's staging of “Macbeth” will be Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. in the Studio Theatre. Additional performances of the play, written by William Shakespeare and directed by Miles Anderson, will run through Feb. 22.

By J.D. Mathes | February 12, 2025 | Arts / Culture
David Betts and his late father, Warren R. Betts. (Photo courtesy of David Betts)

$1 million donation to support arts and humanities students

Alum David Betts, ’90, establishes a pilot program to provide financial assistance for students participating in the UCDC internship program.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | November 15, 2024 | University
A scene from "Eat Your Catfish." (Courtesy photo)

‘Eat Your Catfish’ wins an Emmy

Co-directed by a UC Riverside MFA student, PBS will stream the documentary for free throughout October.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | October 22, 2024 | Arts / Culture
Cast members rehearse a scene of the play “Three Sisters” at the UCR ARTS Studio Theatre.

UCR Theatre presents ‘Three Sisters’

UCR’s Department of Theatre, Film, and Digital Production will present Anton Chekhov’s “ Three Sisters” May 9-18 at the ARTS Studio Theatre. The story unfolds in a provincial Russian town during three-and-a-half years in the lives of three sisters: the schoolteacher Olga (28), the unhappily married Masha (23), and idealistic...

By J.D. Mathes | May 8, 2024 | Arts / Culture
Actors at UCR's University Theatre "Blackbox" rehearsals. (UCR)

On stage: Magic, gospel music, and an escape from enslavement  

Rickerby Hinds, UCR playwright and professor, transforms the true story of Henry Box Brown’s harrowing escape from enslavement in 1849 America into a magic show in the first full production of “Blackbox,” October 5-14.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | October 2, 2023 | Arts / Culture
The Anxiety of Laughing- poster

‘The Anxiety of Laughing’ will be screened at Dances With Films festival in June

The film was directed by UCR Professor Robin Uriel Russin and written by UCR alum Andrew Justvig.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | May 12, 2022 | Arts / Culture
Prop for “She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms,” a play by Qui Nguyen. (UCR)

‘She Kills Monsters’ will feature ‘old school theatre magic’

COVID-19 has forced the theater team to be more resourceful while producing a virtual show from home.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | February 17, 2021 | Arts / Culture
UC Riverside costume- and scene- shop employees have been sewing face masks for their colleagues. (UCR/Alif Emil Marchi)

Six theater employees sew face masks for their colleagues 

The goal is to make at least 750 masks, which are free for essential UCR employees.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | April 10, 2020 | University
Kimberly Guerrero (UC Riverside)

Sundance: Guerrero to star as Wilma Mankiller in ‘The Glorias’

The film premieres this weekend at the Sundance Film Festival .

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | January 24, 2020 | Arts / Culture
Patricia Cardoso

First Latina film director included in National Film Registry is a UCR professor

The 2002 film that placed a middle-class Latino family on the big screen is now officially part of United States cinematic history. “Real Women Have Curves,” directed by University of California, Riverside professor Patricia Cardoso, is now part of the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry. Cardoso is the first...

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | January 2, 2020 | Arts / Culture
Patricia Cardoso

Patricia Cardoso to helm upcoming episodes of Netflix, CBS, ABC, and Freeform shows

The UCR professor will be directing episodes of “Tales of the City,” “All Rise,” “Emergence,” and “Party of Five.”

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | September 4, 2019 | University
Patricia Cardoso

Patricia Cardoso directs TV episodes for Netflix and The CW

“In the Dark” and “The Society” are now airing.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | May 28, 2019 | Arts / Culture
John Singleton

Stu Krieger remembers John Singleton by the ‘quiet power he possessed’

The UC Riverside professor of screenwriting worked with Singleton in the early 1990s.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | April 30, 2019 | Arts / Culture
UCR Acting Assistant Professor Kimberly Guerrero

Kimberly Guerrero co-starring in CBS drama pilot

The show is described as “Northern Exposure” meets “The West Wing.”

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | April 16, 2019 | Arts / Culture
Patricia Cardoso

‘Real Women Have Curves’ director joins UCR faculty

This fall, Cardoso joined UCR’ Department of Theatre, Film, and Digital Production and is currently teaching two courses. The Colombian-born creator said she felt identified to the students and to UCR’s mission.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | February 22, 2019 | University
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