Last resume workshop of the quarter today!
UCSC Theater Arts Undergraduate Advising
CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
In-Person Resume Workshop for all students IN-PERSON TODAY with Career Success Peer Coach staff!
Thursday, May 8
12:15 - 1:15 pm
In-person - Career Success lobby, Hahn Student Services
If you're interested in summer jobs and internships but you're hesitant about how to create a resume, please go to this workshop! Including a 30 min presentation then 30 minutes to work on your resume with Peer Coach assistance.
There will not be a virtual option for attendance, but you can always use the vast resume resources on the Career Success Office website, or attend virtual drop in with Peer Coaches.
🎭 SAVE THEATER AND DANCE! 💃🏽
We ask for your support in student elections – vote by May 16!
Voting matters.
YOUR vote matters...
How will MEASURE 86 Save UCSC Theater and Dance?
All UCSC undergraduates have had access to a ticket to every Theater Arts play and dance show since undergrads voted back in 2003 to pass Measure 11! The cost has been $2.00/quarter via undergrad student fees. We usually stage three shows in a quarter, and undergrads can see all of them at no cost other than the two bucks – such an amazing deal!!
MEASURE 86 Save UCSC Theater and Dance is an amendment to Measure 11 to increase the fee to $5 dollars per student per quarter to match the inflation that has grown over the last 22 YEARS and allow us to continue providing tickets at no additional charge. This will still be such an amazing deal!!
A YES vote 😃 means:
– UCSC undergraduates can still have a ticket to all performances at PPD venues!
– We can hire more student workers and raise their salaries!
– Registered student groups will no longer be charged a use fee for PPD venues, space permitting!
– It will increase the budget and production values of our shows!
A NO vote means:
If this measure does NOT pass 🙁, PPD will no longer be able to absorb the rising costs of materials and labor, and we will have to reduce our production budget or, more likely, reduce the number of shows we stage. This will negatively impact student success in significant ways, and make it more difficult for students to complete our degrees on time.
HOW TO VOTE?
< Click here for the 2025 Campus Elections page or scan the QR code on the poster below for a link to vote through 11:59 pm on the 16th! When to vote? – NOW! Voting opens May 5th and closes May 16th at 11:59 pm!
How many people need to vote? – We need 20% of the student body to vote in this election to get any measure to qualify! Last year, we only had 8% of the student body vote.
• MEASURE 85 INFO ON INSTAGRAM.
• General 2025 Campus Elections info.
THEATER ARTS PRODUCTIONS YOU'RE INVITED TO THIS MONTH –
Just Like Us
May 17 – May 25
Written by Karen Zacarías
Directed by Carolina G. Riaño
Based on Helen Thorpe’s bestselling book, this documentary-style play follows four Latina teenage girls in Denver—two of whom are documented and two who are not—posing difficult yet essential questions about what makes us American.
Mainstage, UCSC Theater Arts Center
MORE INFO AND TICKETS HERE - Undergrads, order a free ticket!
Them Cowboys
May 10 – May 18
Written by Chris Hernandez, winner of the Dharma Grace Creative Writing Award for an outstanding script written by a junior or senior undergraduate student
Directed by Claire Ganem
Two nonbinary cowboys, Gus and Billy, are down on their luck and traveling through the Wild West. On their journey, they learn about a fabled treasure hidden by the legendary outlaw Bungus Balloo. Seeking money to build their dream life together, they go on a whimsical cowboy quest to find it and run into some hiccups along the way.
Second Stage, UCSC Theater Arts Center
MORE INFO AND TICKETS HERE - Undergrads, order a free ticket!
Rainbow Theater
May 9 - 18
Co-produced and presented by the Department of Performance, Play & Design and the Cultural Arts and Diversity Resource Center:
School Girls; Or The African Mean Girls, by Jocelyn Bioh Peeling the Banana, by the Peeling the Banana Theatre Troupe Latins Anonymous, by Luisa Leschin, Armando Molina, Rick Nájera, & Diane Rodriguez Poets Corner, a poetry/dance show by UC Santa Cruz students
Dates/times:
School Girls & Peeling the Banana: May 9 – May 17
Latins Anonymous & Poets Corner: May 10 – May 18
Tickets: General admission tickets available at the door (cash only). Undergrads get in free!
NEXT MONTH, YOU'RE INVITED TO –
New Play Festival '25
May 23 - June 1
- Come to PPD's first New Play Festival of staged readings! Student-run with student playwrights, directors, actors, dramaturgs, etc., the festival is guided by Assistant Professor Lisa Marie Rollins, who says the festival "is like a development lab where students can propose any kind of experiment, get development support, and have a showcase with low stakes.”
- This year's featured plays and playwrights include: Hostile Takeover by Grace Viggiano (UCSC alum) Universal Paperclips by Adrian Warren Crimson Burns by Rae Williams Meet Me in the Belly of the Whale by Gillian O'leary Silar School by Zane Speiser Great Whites Bite by Tieran Harvey—
Studio B100, UCSC Theater Arts Center
- MORE INFO HERE - Undergrads, order a free ticket!
ALSO PART OF CAMPUS ELECTIONS –
VOTE ON YOUR SUA REPRESENTATIVES!
From the SUA:
Student Union Assembly (SUA) elections for the 2025-2026 school year are part of the May elections! The student voice is a vital component of any university. Here at UCSC, we rely on our SUA representatives to bring about significant improvements to student life and ensure that, as members of this great school, we can leverage our power and bring value to the larger community. Make your voice be heard – vote!
GET MORE INFO! – General 2025 Campus Elections info.
PPD NEWS & EVENTS
Keep an eye on the Department of Performance, Play & Design's News & Events page for all Theater Arts, Dance, AGPM events!
CONTINUING STUDENTS:
MAJOR DECLARATION
Undeclared Holds Placed this week:
Students in their 6th+ quarter who are not yet declared in a major will have enrollment holds placed following an email message. If you are still not declared in a major and a hold is placed on your account (this doesn't apply to second majors or minors), enrollment will not be possible until a major is declared or a major advisor alerts your college of declaration conditions. Contact your major advisor if you think you may be in this situation (or your college advisor if you are still undecided).
FALL 2025 ENROLLMENT AND ADVISING:
Fall Enrollment Prep Week is Mon-Fri, May 12-16
Enrollment opens the week after Enrollment Prep Week:
On the first day of Enrollment Prep Week:
1) The Fall Schedule of Classes Class Search is posted.
2) You can see your enrollment dates in your MyUCSC portal - look them up, put them on your calendar, and set reminders! (Waitlists open during the second round of dates.)
3) You can put classes in your shopping cart in preparation to enroll on your date(s).
ADVISING: Enrollment Prep Week is an ideal time to meet with advisors to update your academic plan, discuss enrollment and class selection questions, etc., before your first enrollment date.
Schedule an advising appointment now through Navigate Slug Success!
PPD COURSE OFFERINGS SHEETS & ENROLLMENT INFO:
• Theater Arts Course Offerings & Enrollment page - the course offerings sheets include a key to upper division requirement categories!
• Fall 2025 instruction begins Thursday, September 25 (and ends Friday, Dec 5).
• AGPM Course Offerings & Enrollment page.