University Theatre closes season with passion and poetry in ‘The Sins of Sor Juana’

April 24, 2025.Reading time 5 minutes.

A letter sits with a feather quill pen on a desk in the dark lit by a candle.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. May 2 – 3 and May 6 – 10 and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 4 at the John W. Wright Theatre.

Anne Carson’s acclaimed adaptation of Sophokles’ classic tragedy ‘Antigone’ makes its Fresno premiere

March 25, 2025.Reading time 5 minutes.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. March 28 – 29 and April 1 – 5 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 30 at the Dennis and Cheryl Woods Theatre on campus.

University Theatre presents the powerful historical drama ‘Red Velvet’

November 19, 2024.Reading time 5 minutes.

The face of a black man with a mustache on a black backround. Half of his face is in black and white, the other half is monochrome with a red tint.

“Red Velvet” tells the compelling true story of Ira Aldridge, an African-American actor who broke barriers in 1833 London by becoming the first Black man to play Othello on a major English stage.

Laughter, love and family drama collide in ‘Chicken & Biscuits’ production

October 23, 2024.Reading time 4 minutes.

A mother in a pink dress and a father in a blazer look and point disapprovingly at their African-American son in the center of the photo.

Can rivaling sisters Baneatta and Beverly bury their father without killing each other? This proves difficult when Beverly shows up at the chapel with her “blessings” on display.

University Theatre Announces 2024-25 Mainstage Season

May 3, 2024.Reading time 5 minutes.

Graphic with six colored box to represent the six mainstage theatre shows. Purple box with vampire fangs and blood, orange box with fried chicken, cyan box with main in suit, yellow box with a dancer, blue box with woman and black and white face, green box with woman and red circle around her face.

This season will see the final production from longtime faculty member Brad Myers and the debut of new faculty member Michelle Bellaver.

Immigration debate takes center stage in University Theatre’s latest production

March 6, 2024.Reading time 3 minutes.

“Sanctuary City” promises to captivate audiences with its raw emotion, thought-provoking themes and unique form of storytelling. The production sheds light on the human side of the immigration debate, inviting audiences to empathize with characters whose lives are often overlooked or marginalized.

Captivating and thought-provoking dance concert kicks off University Theatre’s spring season

January 25, 2024.Reading time 3 minutes.

Dancers reach for the sky in this stylized photo.

Embark on a captivating and reflective evening of dance with the Contemporary Dance Ensemble under the artistic direction of Kenneth Balint.

‘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.”

University Theatre presents ‘Seminar,’ a comedic exploration of the writers’ world

November 16, 2023.Reading time 4 minutes.

A floating hand and arm has red strings tied to the fingers which are around the wrists, neck and waist of four black and white people figures over a yellow background.

Theresa Rebeck’s “Seminar” is a brilliant examination of the creative process and the complex interplay of art and ego.

Queer Rom-Com makes Fresno debut at University Theatre

October 20, 2023.Reading time 4 minutes.

Woman in a blazer and bow tie holds a bouquet of flowers.

A story of loss, love and redemption, Turner’s new comedy follows the world’s loneliest (and wittiest) single woman, Carlo, as she crashes her ex-girlfriend’s wedding to a man.