UC Davis Theatre and Dance

At this moment in time, we all could use some laughter. The comedy "Small Step" by Davis native Briandaniel Ogelsby, presented by the UC Davis Dept. of Theatre and Dance, Catalyst: A Theatre Think Tank and Bike City Theatre Company, is coming Jan. 21-23 to cheer us up. Performances are free and online. For insight, please read the article in the Daily Democrat in the link below. https://www.dailydemocrat.com//davis-natives-comedy-prese/

Graduate student Jennifer Grace is among the actors, who have played the iconic role of Emily Webb in Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, interviewed in a New York Times article. Grace portrayed the role in the acclaimed Off-Broadway production in 2009. For details, visit the link below. https://arts.ucdavis.edu//graduate-student-featured-new-yo

Geoff Sobelle, winter 2021 Granada Artist, appears in "Elephant Room: Dust from the Stars," a virtual performance presented by the Center Theatre Group Dec. 16-20. Set in the distant year 2020 against a dystopian backdrop of near total planetary collapsea mysterious plague ravages the earth, temperatures are heating up, chaos rules the streets, democracy hangs by a thread as autocratic regimes seek to divide and conquer the planet’s empires. For details, please visit the Center Theatre group website at the link below. https://www.centertheatregroup.org//elephant-room-dust-fr/

Alums Charlie Lavaroni and Nate Challis will appear in the Catalyst: A Theate Think Tank performances of "Small Steps" scheduled for January 21-23. The comedy by Davis native Briandaniel Oglesby centers on a man grows sick of the gay dating scene, so he volunteers to go to Mars. For details, please see the link below. https://arts.ucdavis.edu/seasonal-event/small-steps

Congratulations to undergraduate student Kaiden Zaldumbie who is among the playwrights whose work will be seen as part of Sacramento Theatre Company's New Works Play Festival in 2021. For details, please visit the theatre's website at the link below. https://www.sactheatre.org/shows/categories/special-event/