Setting the stage
UC Irvine’s New Swan Shakespeare Festival returns next month with ‘Twelfth Night’ and ‘Measure for Measure’
UC Irvine’s New Swan Shakespeare Festival returns next month with ‘Twelfth Night’ and ‘Measure for Measure’
New Swan returns to its open-air playhouse for its 11th season
The festival’s artistic director, Eli Simon, discusses this summer’s productions and the enduring appeal of Shakespeare
For more than 400 years, William Shakespeare’s plays have endured. They’ve been studied, performed, remixed and celebrated across generations and geographies. As we celebrate his April birthday, we also celebrate the three-year anniversary of the launch of the UCI Shakespeare Center. Co-directed by Julia Reinhard Lupton, professor of English and associate dean for humanities research, and […]
Sixth season of UCI Shakespeare festival features ‘Tempest’ and ‘Taming of the Shrew’
Loss of beloved actor lends poignancy to this summer’s New Swan Shakespeare Festival
Whether he’s performing for film or in UCI’s intimate New Swan Theater, actor Richard Brestoff breathes life into a script