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CULTURAL ARTS & DIVERSITY RESOURCE CENTER

The Cultural Arts and Diversity Resource Center (CADrc) enhances the cultural climate of the University of California, Santa Cruz, and its surrounding communities by first, celebrating diversity. Home of the African American Theater Arts Troupe and the Rainbow Theater.
Learn more about our recent programs and opportunities below.

FEATURED EVENTS/PROGRAMS

City on a Hill Primer

We made the front page! Check out our feature on the City on a Hill primer, giving an overview of Cultural Arts & Diversity and how to get involved.

Now Hiring!

The Cultural Arts & Diversity Resource Center is hiring part-time office staff! Apply through the UCSC Employee Request System before October 15th. We are seeking a Website Manager (ER #8355) and a Technical Director (ER #3724) to oversee future CADRC productions and office management. Questions? Contact us at cadrc@ucsc.edu.

Rainbow Theater Class

Sign up for the Rainbow Theater Cultural Studies Class to learn more about BIPOC theater arts and playwrights for Fall Quarter 2021! This 5-unit class is taught by Don Williams and Niketa Calame, & hosted by Oakes Cara Program. To learn more, contact cadrc@ucsc.edu or oakescara.undergrads@gmail.com.

SOMeCA Leadership Conference

SOMeCA is hosting the final day in their 2021 leadership conference, "Coming Back Strong: Reclaiming Our Future" this Saturday, October 2nd from 11:00-2:00PM. It will feature keynote speaker Dr. Darrick Smith and workshop facilitator Tash Nguyen. To attend, RSVP at bit.ly/CBSROF2

RAINBOW THEATER 2021

Rainbow Theater commenced its run of the Spring 2021 productions. Rainbow Theater serves to enhance the cultural climate of the UCSC Campus and its surrounding community, encouraging the celebration of diversity. We want to thank the community for supporting our program.
Click here to learn more about our Latinx, Multicultural, Indigenous, and Poet's Corner plays or watch the Poet's Corner production on YouTube.

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.