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RAINBOW THEATER 2021

Rainbow Theater is hosting auditions for its five Spring 2021 productions. We are seeking actors, directors, poets, and technicians of all backgrounds for a Black, Asian, Latinx, Indigenous, and Poets Corner play. No experience required. 

Auditions are online Tuesday, April 6th at 7-9 PM. RSVP and Zoom link are below. For more information visit our Rainbow Theater audition page. Contact cadrc@ucsc.edu for questions or accommodation requests.

FEATURED EVENTS/PROGRAMS

Join us as we learn how we collaborate during these times and find the motivation to keep our organizations and communities engaged now and in the future.

This event is sponsored by SOMeCA, engaging education, and the Black Student Union to continue supporting the growth of our student leaders.

If you have any questions or need accommodations, please contact soar@ucsc.edu
Kristina Wong‘s newest comedy performance "Sweatshop Overlord" hilariously unpacks America’s pursuit of global empire at the cost of its citizens, and the significance of women of color performing a historically gendered and racialized invisible labor at a time of heightened anti-Asian racism in the U.S. ​

CELEBRATING 30 YEARS

Thank you for joining us in honoring the AATAT for 30 years of outstanding theater performance and public service!
Watch the recorded Gala screening here or view the digital program here, or listen to the AATAT 30 Podcast on Spotify.
“The AATAT30” highlights alumni and key players of the African American Theater Arts Troupe in order to illustrate the importance of Black theater and the creative and educational space that AATAT provides for ABC-identified UCSC students. From heartwarming stories to wisdom about cultural theater, The AATAT30 podcast will cover what AATAT is all about.

OUR   MISSION


​The Cultural Arts and Diversity Resource Center enhances the cultural climate of the University of California, Santa Cruz and surrounding communities by celebrating diversity. We foster the spirit of unity between cultures by providing outlets for the creative talents of all cultural backgrounds through student productions of professionally and student-written plays. We support these endeavors with funds from Measure 49, providing cultural awareness and diversity, collaborative partnerships, community outreach, retention and recruitment of people of color, and opportunities for leadership and educational development. 
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​The Cultural Arts and Diversity Resource Center hosts the only multicultural theater arts troupe in the entire UC system. Every year, Rainbow Theater casts a collective of diverse actors for a multi-faceted 3 week long production of plays dealing with issues pertaining to identity and society primarily through performing arts.  Rainbow Theater is a production by the community for the community, engaging UCSC, the larger Santa Cruz community and anybody with a mind and heart willing to listen. ​

A SPECIAL THANKS TO