Readings by award-winning writer and UCD alumni planned
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The UC Davis Creative Writing Program will present free online readings Tuesday and Wednesday, March 2 and 3 one by a star of the literary world and another by three UCD alumni with newly published books.
Carmen Maria Machado is the author of the bestselling memoir “In the Dream House” and the award-winning short-story collection “Her Body and Other Parties.”
“In the Dream House” traces the arc of a harrowing relationship with a charismatic but volatile woman and Machado’s struggle to make sense of how what happened shaped her.
She will read at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 3.
UC Davis presents plays exploring genetic engineering and incarceration
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Genetic engineering and its promise of flawless children forms the basis of “Perfect,” a new work by playwright Jonathan Luskin, whose “Kill the Wabbit” was workshopped at UC Davis in 2018.
The drama will be presented free online as an informal reading in collaboration with the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17.
Danny Gomez appears in “Perfect” on Wednesday, Feb. 17.
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“Perfect” is directed by alumna JanLee Marshall (M.F.A, dramatic art, ’15) and features actor Danny Gomez, recipient of the 2020 Media Access Award, which recognizes depictions of disability that are accurate, inclusive and multifaceted. The cast also includes undergraduate students Sophie Brubaker, Cheryl Kuo, Kyle Nagasawa and Aubrey Schoeman. Undergraduate student Sam Votrian is the stage manager.
Thursday, Feb, 4, 12:05 p.m. to 1 p.m., free, via
Worlds collide as UC Davis graduate students in music and the creative writing program come together to bring us a performance. This concert will showcase collaborative works among five creative writing MFA students and four doctoral students in music composition and theory. The noon concert will also include music, theatre and dance students performing, as well as music faculty. The prerecorded concert will be shown on the
and available for viewing after its premiere,
Feb. 4, 12:05 p.m to 1 p.m. This is the third year of the collaboration. Originally scheduled for spring 2020, the concert was delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions.