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Announcing our 2027 Season: "Cymbeline" directed by Beth Lopes! 📖⚔️🧚🏾 Video auditions will open to the public on Monday, Oct 26. Access will be available vis the link on our bio. Stay safe & care for each other, New Swan Leadership #ocarts #auditions #shakespeare #newswan
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Announcing our 2027 Season: "A Midsummer Night's Dream" directed by Eli Simon! 🧚‍♂️🫏🌖 Video auditions will open to the public on Monday, Oct 26. Access will be available vis the link on our bio. Stay safe & care for each other, New Swan Leadership #ocarts #auditions #newswan #performance
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We'd love to take a moment to congratulate all the New Swan artists who were nominated and those who won awards this year at the Orange Curtain Review Awards @theorangecurtainrev1 | Our 2026 production of "Romeo & Juliet" has been recognized in various categories and we couldn't be more proud of everyone's work – it truly takes a village! Swipe to see the winners and nominations... Best Director | Rachael VanWormer, assisted by Sammie Moore, dramaturgy by Neah Lekan (@_samammie29_ & @neahlekan) & SM Team: Jo McEvoy, Sydney Uliasz & Eddie Tyler (@sometimesjordyn @sydneyuliasz @eddietyler17) Best Young Actress | Lourdes Castillo (@lourdescastill.o) Best Featured Actor | Wyn Moreno (@wynmoreno) Nominated for Best Featured Actress | Alejandra Villanueva (@ale12villan) Nominated for Best Actor | Heriberto Cruz Jr. (@hericruzjr) Congratulations to the entire team! What a lovely summer of collaboration, growth, and community 🎭❤️ See you all next summer under the stars... #ocarts #newswan #acting #theatre #romeo&juliet Photos by @sarah.hentges @momentsbykiya @c.nesbit48 & Jesús López Vargas New Swan's leadership team posing playfully in front of the New Swan Theater. For a full detailed description of all production photos, please contact lopezvar@uci.edu
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Congratulations to Professor Eli Simon on receiving the Helena Modjeska Cultural Legacy Award at the 26th Arts Orange County Awards! As the founding artistic director of New Swan Shakespeare Festival and Chancellor's Professor of Drama, Eli Simon has spent 38 years forging meaningful connections between Shakespeare, scholarship, and community at UCI and across Orange County. "I’m truly honored to have been selected for this award,” shared Simon. “Orange County is a mecca of cultural activity, and with the support of UC Irvine, the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, colleagues and students across our campus, and community members throughout Southern California, I’ve enjoyed building bridges that connect people to Shakespeare inside the New Swan Theater and at the New Swan Center for Shakespearean Research and Outreach. What more can I say but thanks, thanks and ever thanks!" Read the full story at the link in bio or https://bit.ly/3OwKcqZ .
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Ready for a sneak peek of our summer season? Join us for our yearly Shakespeare Trial: "The Merry Wives on Trial!" At the Irvine Barclay Theater (@irvinebarclay) on Tuesday, April 7th @ 5pm. Free to everyone – simply RSVP via the link in our bio. You can join via live-stream too! The Merry Wives of Windsor have put John Falstaff in some compromising and even dangerous situations in response to his exploitative advances. Are they guilty of serious crimes? Or has John's atrocious behavior warranted a communal reckoning? You are the jury at this interactive theater event. Featuring Erwin Chemerinsky (@berkeleylaw) and Bernadette Meyler (@stanfordlawschool), with the Honorable Andrew Guilford (@ucilaw) presiding. New Swan actors will present scenes from our upcoming summer musical adaptation, "The Merry Wives of Windsor Cove," directed by Eli Simon. @annamarjorie @wynmoreno @lourdescastill.o Co-sponsored by UCI Law, Berkeley Law, and Stanford Law. Event coordination by Julia Lupton. Designs by Jesús López. Image Description: Two women (Alice Ford & Margaret Page) dressed in 1950's clothes, appearing surprised side by side; with the title "The Merry Wives on Trial! April 7th at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 2026 Shakespeare Trial." #newswan #ucievents #law #ocarts #freevents
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Join us on Saturday, October 11th for the Earthrise Climate Action Festival. Experience the beauty of our local environment and explore the power of science, art, and faith to heal our world. What: Earthrise offers workshops, crafts, nature walks, food, and performances for guests of all ages! Where: Harbor Christian Church – across from the Back Bay When: Saturday, October 11th | All day starting at 11 AM This event is sponsored by the Wildland-Urban Interface Climate Action Network (WUICAN, pronounced “we can”), a consortium of community-based organizations, Indigenous-led groups, land managers, interfaith groups and universities in Southern California working together to address the climate crisis. Partner organizations include Harbor Christian Church, UCHRI, UC Irvine School of Humanities, UC Irvine Religious Studies, and the UC Irvine Research Justice Shop, among many others! @ocmessiah @stmarkpresbyterian @united.sikh.mission @reconcilechurchoc @pacifica_ins @jewishcollaboc @ucishakespeare @revsadielady @kellybrown4770 @kellyforcostamesa
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Shakespeare Weekend is back! Join us on Sunday, August 17th to further enrich your experience with our show "Much Ado About Nothing." 🐴🤠💘 Lead by dramaturg Ian Munro and the show's director, Eli Simon, this is a great opportunity for folks of all ages to dive deeper into our production. You'll also meet Rachael VanWormer who plays the leading role of Beatrice this summer. Find out more information and sign up for free via the link in our bio! See you then! #shakespeare #arts #drama #theatre #dramaturgy #newswan #festival #ocarts
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May the laughter continue! Word is out, we are selling fast, make sure to secure your seats soon – you do not want to miss this rendition of "Much Ado About Nothing" directed by founding artistic director, Eli Simon. "Set in the Wild Wild West, this Shakespearean masterpiece features dazzling word play, a posse of memorable characters, and a live bluegrass band." 🐎💕🌅 #wildwest #muchadoaboutnothing #shakespeare #theatre #drama #stage #performance #ocarts
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Happy Opening to “Much Ado About Nothing”, directed by Eli Simon! 🤠💌🎶 Join us at New Swan for a night filled with cowpokes, comedy, and a live blue grass band! Click the link in our bio to purchase tickets or if you are a student, come join the student rush line starting at 7:15pm! #shakespeare #muchadoaboutnothing #actors #latheatre #orangecountytheatre #regionaltheatre #newswanshakespeare #country #bluegrass #comedy
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Happy Opening to “All’s Well That Ends Well”, directed by Rob Salas (@rob_d_salas )! ⚔️👑🎶 Join us at New Swan for a night filled with drama, laughs, sword fights, and beautiful music! Click the link in our bio to purchase tickets. #actor #allswellthatendswell #shakespeare #openingnight #swords #music #octheatre
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Take a sneak peek at various moments from "All's Well That Ends Well", directed by @rob_d_salas | secure your tickets now, performances continue through August! Link in our bio. "This singular tale of true love and courage brims with a timeless spirit of adventure, framed in the vibrant setting of the Romantic era." 🌹💍⚔️ See you all at our theater under the stars! #newswan #shakespeare #drama #theater #theatre #ocarts #oc #festival #williamshakespeare
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Much Ado About Nothing Opens Tonight at New Swan Shakespeare Festival! I’m so grateful to be back at the Swan and creating an amazing show with this team, including the amazing music direction by @megan.january and the whole music team! Come see us, we run through August 30th! photos: @sarahs.shphoto @nanami.ymkw @kiyasakari @jesusvargazlopez
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