Resident student-run theatre company kicks off its 2024-2025 season with a Tony Award-winning comedy

October 30, 2024.Reading time 5 minutes.

Two women sit on a couch and two men stand behind them -- one looking at his phone.

A playground altercation between 11-year-old boys brings together two sets of Brooklyn parents for a meeting to resolve the matter.

Igniting Creativity: The Dynamic World of Fresno State’s Experimental Theatre Company and University Dance Theatre

February 28, 2024.Reading time 9 minutes.

ETC production of "Two Ladies of Vermont" - Two women on stage, one in a red sweatshirt holds up her hand in a "stop" motion. The other in classy earth tone skirt and sweater outfit looks from behind.

In the heart of Fresno State’s campus, amidst the bustling energy of student life, two dynamic ensembles stand as beacons of artistic innovation and expression: the Experimental Theatre Company (ETC) and University Dance Theatre (UDT).

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.

Experimental Theatre Company debuts ‘10-Minute Originals’ by Fresno State students

November 10, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

A girl with arms raised, a broken cell phone, a yellow umbrella between two people, an illustration of a lucha libre wrestler.

Fresno State’s Experimental Theatre Company presents its first in-person performance since the Fall of 2019; “10-Minute Originals” features four short plays written and directed by Fresno State students and alumni.

Student-run company doubles down on original student works

April 13, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

The Experimental Theatre Company (ETC) is pleased to present “Shelter-in-Plays: Part Two,” the second installment of original virtual plays. Part two is entirely written, directed, produced, and performed by Fresno State students and will premiere at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 16, on the official University Theatre YouTube channel and continue indefinitely.

‘Shelter-in-Plays’ highlights 5 original student-produced virtual productions

January 5, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

The productions were to be developed, rehearsed, and produced entirely over Zoom. No face-to-face meetings were ever held while these productions were in development.

Experimental Theatre Co. tackles love in the age of social media with “subText”

April 2, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

SubText - written by Tyler Dwiggens, directed by Dylan Mark Murphy

Even though everybody on the planet is just a text away, getting your message across has never been more complicated.

Student-run theatre company presents dark comedy

April 6, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

Fresno State’s Experimental Theatre Company announces its spring 2018 production, “Den of Thieves” by Stephen Adly-Gurgis. The production is directed by Fresno State student Danielle Valdivia and will run April 13 through 15 in the Lab School 101 Theatre.

Student-run theatre company brings Agatha Christie classic to stage

November 7, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

Experimental Theatre Company presents "And Then There Were None"

Fresno State’s Experimental Theatre Company will present its fall production, “And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie. The production is directed by Fresno State student Jana Price, and will run Nov. 9-12 in the Lab School 101 Theatre.

ALUMNI NEWS: A student’s path from the stage to behind the camera

October 25, 2017.Reading time 12 minutes.

Fresno State Theatre Arts majors are working all across the country in varied fields. Theatre alumnus, Josh Feemster, is one former student whose degree led him to the silver screen.