
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.

$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.

‘Eat Your Catfish’ wins an Emmy
Co-directed by a UC Riverside MFA student, PBS will stream the documentary for free throughout October.

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...

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.

‘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.

‘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.

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.

Sundance: Guerrero to star as Wilma Mankiller in ‘The Glorias’
The film premieres this weekend at the Sundance Film Festival .

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...

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.”

Patricia Cardoso directs TV episodes for Netflix and The CW
“In the Dark” and “The Society” are now airing.

Stu Krieger remembers John Singleton by the ‘quiet power he possessed’
The UC Riverside professor of screenwriting worked with Singleton in the early 1990s.