University Theatre closes season with Tennessee Williams’ classic drama

April 13, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

University Theatre will close the 2017-18 theatre season with “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams. The production is directed by Kathleen McKinley and runs May 4 through 12 in the John Wright Theatre of the Speech Arts building on the campus of Fresno State.

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.

‘Lydia’ premieres under direction of Latinx theatre professor

February 27, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

University Theatre is pleased to present the Fresno premiere of Octavio Solis’ “Lydia” under the direction of Dr. Gina Sandí-Díaz, professor of Latinx Theatre at Fresno State. The production will run March 16-24 in the Dennis and Cheryl Woods Theatre in the Speech Arts Building at Fresno State. This production marks the directorial debut of Dr. Gina Sandí-Díaz.

Contemporary Dance Ensemble presents spring production, ‘Epistêmê’

January 25, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

Contemporary Dance Ensemble presents “Epistêmê”

The eighth annual Contemporary Dance Ensemble spring production, “Epistêmê,” will run from Feb. 16 to Feb. 24 in the John Wright Theatre in the Speech Arts building at Fresno State.

‘The Two Gentlemen of Verona’ receives new life on university stage

November 22, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

A refreshed version of the William Shakespeare classic, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” will run Dec. 1 – 9 at the John Wright Theatre at Fresno State. The production receives an original and accessible concept by director Brad Myers, and is the third show of University Theatre’s 2017-18 season.

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.

‘Native Son’ next up in University Theatre’s season

October 17, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

A new stage adaptation of the influential Richard Wright Novel, “Native Son,” takes center stage Oct. 27 through Nov. 4 at the Dennis and Cheryl Woods Theatre at Fresno State. The adaptation of “Native Son,” written by Nambi E. Kelley and directed by Thomas-Whit Ellis, is the second show of University Theatre’s 2017-2018 season.

University Theatre presents Fresno premiere of ‘A Particle of Dread (Oedipus Variations)’

September 11, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

~ By Miguel Gastelum, communications specialist for University Theatre Fresno State University Theatre presents its first show of the 2017-18 season, “A Particle of Dread (Oedipus Variations),” written by Sam Shepard and directed by J. Daniel Herring. “A Particle of Dread (Oedipus Variations)” is the last play written by the late American playwright, Sam Shepard. Shepard was […]

University Theatre to hold fall auditions

August 18, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

Photo of actor on stage, representing theatre auditions

Calling all thespians — fall theatre auditions are here! The Fresno State Department of Theatre Arts will hold preliminary auditions for its fall season at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22, in the John Wright Theatre on campus.

Season University Theatre subscriptions now available

August 1, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

Ticket packages for the 2017-18 University Theatre season are now available online. Auditions for all fall 2017 shows are set for 6 p.m. Aug. 22, in the John Wright Theatre.