Theater Newsletter: Week of 5/5
Kavan Wijeratne
Theater Arts Newsletter
May 8, 2025
Rainbow Theater - Friday, May 9th 7:00 PM
Rainbow Theater presents "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; and "Poets Corner," a poetry/dance show by UC Santa Cruz students.
Co-produced by the Department of Performance, Play & Design and the Cultural Arts and Diversity Resource Center at UC Santa Cruz.
Them Cowboys - Friday, May 9th 7:30 PM
Two nonbinary cowboys, Gus and Billy, are down on their luck and traveling through the Wild West in Them Cowboys, an award-winning script written by UC Santa Cruz student Chris Hernandez. 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.
"Just Like Us" - Friday, May 16th 7:30 PM
This documentary-style play, based on Helen Thorpe’s bestselling book, 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.
Vote YES ON 86 in Student Elections to
🎭 SAVE THEATER AND DANCE! 💃🏽
May 5 - May 16, 2025!
We ask for your support in student elections this month –
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 they 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? – Go to the General 2025 Campus Elections info. page between MAY 6 and 16 for a link to vote! OR, scan the QR code on the poster below!
When to vote? – Voting opens May 5th and closes May 16th!
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.
CONTINUING STUDENTS:
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!
SEE UPDATED COURSE OFFERINGS SHEETS on the THEATER ARTS COURSE OFFERINGS & ENROLLMENT web page. The sheets include a key to help you choose classes for upper division requirement categories.
Fall 2025 instruction begins Thursday, September 25 (and ends Friday, Dec 5).
MAJOR DECLARATION
Undeclared Holds Placed the week of May 5:
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).
STUDENTS GRADUATING IN SPRING 2025:
The Theater Arts & Dance CEREMONIAL graduation commencement/celebration will take place the evening of Thursday, June 12 – students with senior standing should have received an email from the Theater Arts Student Production Liaison (Celeste Lagrange) with event and signup info. Contact the...@ucsc.edu if you have questions.
The university/college ceremonial graduation commencements are separate events. See info and eligibility requirements here.
You will apply for OFFICIAL GRADUATION (to receive an official diploma) from the university through your MyUCSC portal. You may do this up to one quarter in advance, including summer. Deadlines for applying to graduate are listed in the current Academic and Administrative Calendar. Click here for General UCSC Graduation information.
CREATIVE INTERVENTIONS:
A COLLOQUIUM IN ARTS, DESIGN AND MEDIA
Creative Technologies Spring 2025
RSVP links are below, and on the CT website.
Discernment: Generative Images, Synthetic Media and Evolving Critical Impulse
Tues., May 20, 11:40a - 1:15p, Zoom
ARTS PROFESSIONAL PATHWAYS INTERNSHIP SCHOLARSHIP
The Arts Professional Pathways Internship Scholarship helps make internships more accessible by supporting living, moving, and travel expenses. Open to undergraduate and graduate Arts students in good academic standing, this needs-based scholarship offers up to $1000 per month during an accepted internship. Priority is given to students identified as high need by UCSC Financial Aid, those needing to relocate, or those who must leave current employment to accept the internship.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 9, 2025.
NEWS & EVENTS
Keep an eye on the PPD News & Events page for all Theater Arts, Dance, AGPM events!
https://play.ucsc.edu/news-events