UCR Theatre Department

Disney’s newest movie, Frozen, staring Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff and Kristen Bell has already earned over $100,000,000. The critically acclaimed movie follows the fearless optimist Anna try to stop her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter. The movie is full of musical numbers and visually stunning scenes. It’s a must see for every Disney fan! #MovieMonday #Frozen #Disney #ucrtheatre #ucr

Congratulations to everybody who has been cast in our next musical, In the Heights! Thank you to everybody who auditioned, we are extremely excited to start rehearsal. #InTheHeights #ucr #ucrtheatre #theatre #Broadway

Take a break from studying for finals and head to Downtown Riverside at the Mission Inn to see the Festival of Lights. Each year the Mission Inn is covered in lights, with horse drawn carriages, hot cocoa and more festivities. #MissionInn #Riverside #Christmas #Fun #pretty #ChristmasLights #FestivalofLights

Did you know Hal Prince, director of the Broadway musical has won the most Tony Awards? He’s won 21 eight for directing, eight for producing, two for producing the Best Musical, and three special ones. Don’t miss the 2014 Tony’s on June 8th! #TriviaTuesday #tonys #broadway #HalPrince # phantomoftheopera #ucr #ucrtheatre #theatre

In 2003, UCR Theatre Department produced Into the Woods. The fairytale musical first was produced on Broadway in 1987, featuring Bernadette Peters. Now, 26 years later a movie version is in production which will feature many big names such as Meryl Streep and Anna Kendrick. The movie is set to come out in 2014. #ThrowbackThursday #IntotheWoods #ucr #ucrtheatre #theatre #UniversityofCalifornia #Broadway #musicals #BernadettePeters

Tonight at 7-9pm, there will be a free screening of Carl Franklin’s film Bless Me, Ultima. Bless Me, Ultima revolves around the role of faith, family, myth and tradition in the coming of age. The film will be shown at the UCR Barbara and Art Culver Center for the Arts in the screening room. #film #ucr #ucrtheatre #CulverCenter #blessmeultima #UniversityofCalifornia

Tomorrow UCR ASPB is presenting Stay Tooned, an exclusive inside look in the animation industry. The event includes a panel of four professionals who are prominent in the creation of animated TV shows. The panel will be held at HUB 302 at 7pm, but doors open at 6pm. #spongeBob #adventuretime #animation #ucr #ucrtheatre #theatre #UniversityofCalifornia

Tonight is opening night for The Rover. To get your tickets call (951) 827-4331, or visit www.ticketmaster.com Tickets are free for students with student ID, $14 General, $12 Non-UCR students, UCR alumni cardholders, senior citizens and children.

Tomorrow, the Career Center is presenting Entertainment Career Forum from 1:30-6pm at HUB 302. The forum covers everything from how to navigate in the entertainment industry, to interacting with recruiters. #ucr #ucrtheatre #UniversityofCalifornia #theatre

Our Associate Professor Erith Jaffe-Berg is going to be presenting at a theatre conference soon. Also within the next year, she will be traveling the world to visit workshops in France, Germany, and Holland. #FacultyFriday #ucr #ucrtheatre #UniversityofCalifornia #theatre

The last musical UCR Theatre Department produced was Sweeney Todd in 2007. Sweeney Todd is about a barber who kills his customers and then cooks them into meat pies. The musical was made famous by Johnny Depp in 2007 film adaption. Stay tuned for our next musical, In the Heights! #SweeneyTodd #ucr #ucrtheatre #UniversityofCalifornia #TimBurton #JohnnyDepp #StephenSondheim #musicals #Broadway #intheheights

The Tim Burton film, Big Fish has been transformed into a musical, and is currently playing tonight on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theater. The critically acclaimed musical revolves around a traveling salesman and his realistic son, who tries to figure out his father’s tall tales. Have you seen any plays on Broadway? #theatreTuesday #BigFish #ucrtheatre #Broadway #theatre #film #TimBurton #NeilSimontheatre #ucr

Did you know the 2008 action thriller, Eagle Eye was shot in our very own Riverside, California? What other Shia LaBouf movies do you like? #movieMonday #ShiaLaBouf #EagleEye #ucr #Riverside #ucrtheatre #film

Our own professor and Department of Theatre Chair, Stu Krieger wrote many Disney Channel movies and the Land Before Time movies. http://imgur.com/vIAPoUv Check out his faculty page at http://www.theatre.ucr.edu/people/faculty/krieger/index.html #FacultyFriday #landbeforetime #disneyChannel #xenon #ucr #ucrtheatre #UniversityofCalifornia #theatre #film

#ThrowbackThursday to our last department film, "Names" about a young man who struggles not just with news from his doctor, but how to tell his wife the news. Watch the film here http://youtu.be/8r9QjBnPQY0 #ucr #ucrtheatre #UniversityofCalifornia #film #production #theatre

Student Film Monthly Highlight: UCR Alum, Jared Nelson, was recently featured on #HollywoodReporter for being one of the five grand prize winners in the film competition #ProjectImaginat10on for his film "Chucked" for more information check out http://ucrtoday.ucr.edu/17777 #ucrtheatre #ucralumni #film #UniversityofCalifornia #theatre

In 1677, The Rover was first produced. Now over 300 years later, UCR Theatre Department is rehearsing the same comedy about complicated love triangles. Come see our show November 14-16th at 8pm at the Studio Theater. #TheRover #inProduction #rehearsal #ucrtheatre #UniversityofCalifornia #theatre #acting #comedy