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.

Sofia James and Hermelinda Hernandez Monjaras named 2024 Dean’s Medalists

April 19, 2024.Reading time 1 minute.

Undergraduate Dean's Medalist Sofia James and graduate Dean's Medalist Hermelinda Hernandez Monjaras

The 2024 College of Arts and Humanities Dean’s Medalists were named at the Arts in Motion event on Friday, April 19, at the Fresno State Concert Hall.

‘Lit Night’ event brings collaboration and original works to University Theatre stage

November 22, 2023.Reading time 5 minutes.

head shots of Soreath Hok, Yamille Moss and Emily Peacock

Fresno State’s Department of Theatre and Dance, in collaboration with the Department of English’s MFA Creative Writing Program, presents “Lit Night” at the Dec. 5 performance of “Seminar.”

New Faces: Kathy Luo

September 20, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

Ke Lou, a new faculty member for the Theater and Dance Department. She is wearing a red, sleeveless shirt and is holding up and stacking them.

The College of Arts and Humanities is excited to welcome Kathy Luo to the Department of Theatre and Dance. Luo is a local Dance Artist and Choreographer and will be teaching Modern Dance, Pilates, and University Dance Theatre.

For several Theatre and Dance majors, Fresno State is only the beginning

May 24, 2023.Reading time 9 minutes.

Cecilia Fisher adding gold paint to a prop bell. She is wearing a. blue shirt.

Fresno State’s Department of Theatre and Dance takes pride in its talented and dedicated students, who consistently demonstrate exceptional skills and passion for their craft. These graduates are eager to continue their artistic development and expand their knowledge through advanced studies.

‘The Pillowman’: University Theatre presents Tony Nominated play from Academy Award nominated playwright

April 25, 2023.Reading time 4 minutes.

A pen sketch of a person with a sideways smile and Xs between the Os for eyes on a dirty background.

Fresno State’s University Theatre presents the final production of the 2022-2023 Mainstage season, “The Pillowman” written by Martin McDonagh and directed by J. Daniel Herring.

University Theatre announces 2023/24 Mainstage Season

April 7, 2023.Reading time 4 minutes.

Six images sliced vertically in include city traffic lights, a woman's hand with a ring in front of her wedding dress, a stack of books, a woman dancing with a mask, the Twin Towers and lower Manhattan in New York City and a pink flower.

Fresno State University Theatre is pleased to announce the 2023/24 Mainstage Season featuring the annual Contemporary Dance Ensemble Concert, four Fresno premieres and a fully staged musical.

Shakespeare’s ‘Comedy of Errors’ ushers in the holiday season

November 22, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

Illustration depicts two mirrored men, one with a baby blue suit and one with a pink suit and top hats on a beach in front of palm trees and colorful beach condos.

“The Comedy of Errors” tells the story of two sets of identical twins accidentally separated at birth.

University Theatre kicks off the season with Pulitzer Prize finalist ‘4,000 Miles’

September 20, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

A city street in an orange sunset-like glow in perspective as objects in motion are blured.

After suffering a major loss on a cross-country bike trip, 21-year-old Leo seeks solace from his feisty 91-year-old grandmother Vera in her West Village apartment.