University Theatre Celebrates 25 Seasons of Love with Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning Musical

April 27, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

Students rehearse for "Rent" in the University Theatre.

The acclaimed and influential musical makes its Fresno State University Theatre debut on May 6th. Under the direction of J. Daniel Herring, the production features a cast of 20 Fresno State students, alumni, and community members.

University Dance Theatre presents student-produced spring dance concert

April 25, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

Fresno State’s University Dance Theatre (UDT) will present “We Are,” a student-produced and choreographed dance concert under the artistic direction of Alyssa Garvin.

University Theatre announces the 2022/23 mainstage season

April 20, 2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

Three images of students on state. On the left, a young man and young woman sit on a cushion facing different directions with sad looks. In the second image dancers in bright green, purple and blue pop out of a black background. In the right image, a man plays guitar to another man on a raised organic looking stage.

The 2022/23 Fresno State University Theatre season features a diverse range of comedic, dramatic, classic, and inventive works.

Absurdist comedy ‘Mad Gravity’ presented by student-run theatre company

April 5, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

Mad Gravity in painted lettering with upside-down shoes and golf club

Fresno State’s Experimental Theatre Company presents “Mad Gravity” written by William Missouri Downs and directed by Fresno State student, Krishan Joshi.

Modern Latine adaptation of Sophocles’ ‘Electra’ receives Fresno premiere

March 23, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

Fresno State’s University Theatre presents its fifth in-person production of the 2021 – 2022 Mainstage season, “Electricidad,” written by Luis Alfaro and directed by Gina Sandí-Díaz. The production is a Fresno premiere.

Audia Dixon and Steven Hensley named 2022 President’s Medalist

March 21, 2022.Reading time 24 minutes.

Undergraduate Dean's Medalist Steven Hensley, Dr. Honora Chapman, and Graduate Dean's Medalist Audia Dixon are wearing their commencement regalia and wearing their Dean's Medals in front of the rose garden with blooms of white, pink, yellow and red.

Meet the 2022 College of Arts and Humanities Dean’s Medalists and Students of Distinction.

Welcome to Arts in Motion Showcase Week!

March 20, 2022.Reading time 7 minutes.

Arts in Motion, Celebrating Student Excellence with images of a graduate, mascot Victor E. playing the saxaphone, a painter creating a mural, a musician playing drums and a person operating a high-end video camera.

A festive display of artistic expression and humanistic discipline culminating in a celebration of student excellence.

Student of Distinction: Lauren Heard

March 18, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

“This is what I pursue: storytelling through design. Currently, I am applying to production design internships, intending to later pursue a master’s degree with the goal of becoming a production designer and arts educator.”

Dance ensemble presents first in-person program in two years

February 14, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

The Contemporary Dance Ensemble performing.

Experience six new entertaining and thought-provoking dance works at the Contemporary Dance Ensemble’s spring concert, “Not What It Seems.” The show represents the artistic work of four choreographers, twelve talented dancers and numerous behind-the-scenes artistic collaborators.

University Theatre brings gripping docudrama ‘Wilderness’ to the stage

November 23, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

A woman stands on a red rock overlooking a canyon as the sun sets.

“Wilderness” is a pulsating documentary theatre piece that speaks to our collective search for connection and hope as families survive the extraordinary pressures and complexities that accompany coming of age in 21st-century America.

Message from the Dean

All of us in the College of Arts and Humanities hope that you and yours are doing well!

Our faculty have been hard at work, and our college’s students and alumni are pursuing their dreams in a wide variety of fields. We are excited to embark on a new venture with the creation of the M.K. Gandhi Center: Inner Peace and Sarvodaya. Thanks to a generous gift from the Ravi and Naina Patel Foundation, our campus and community will experience courses and programming dedicated to Gandhian peacemaking and upliftment of everyone in society. We hope you will join us at future events.

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