Who We Are

Rainbow Theater was established in 1993 with a mission to create unity, higher visibility, and understanding of the various cultures within our communities. By giving students an opportunity to experience and create multicultural productions, Rainbow Theater serves to enhance the cultural climate of the UCSC Campus and its surrounding community, encouraging the celebration of diversity. Our mission is to foster the spirit of unity by breaking down cultural walls, providing an outlet for creative talents of various ethnic groups, and focus on the concerns of our communities.

Rainbow Theater 2023

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Where: Stevenson Event Center, Stevenson College, UCSC
When: 
PROGRAM A: A Song for Coretta by Pearl Cleage & The First Seed by Aman Gohal
      7:30pm Friday, May 26th | 7:30pm Thursday, June 1st | 7:30pm Saturday, June 3rd
PROGRAM B: Fuschia by Janis Astor del Valle & Poet’s Corner by Rainbow Cast
            7:30pm Saturday, May 27th | 7:30pm Friday, June 2nd | *3:00pm Sunday, June 4th
*Please note Sunday’s performance time is a matinee
Cost: $8 non-UCSC Students, $13 General, Free for UCSC Students (bring ID)
Contact: Cultural Arts and Diversity Resource Center: (831) 459-1861 

What We Do

Workshops:
• Workshops facilitated by Rainbow Theater students who introduce theater from a historical perspective.
• Students engage in theater games and improvisations to help understand expression and theatrical technique.
• Students participate in a discussion about higher education, social life, academics, and cultural awareness​.
Outreach:
• Brings multicultural theater to various high schools in Los Angeles and Bay Area.
• Offers information regarding the UC system and admissions as well  as information on higher education as a whole, students host question and answer panel regarding college life and academics.
Lectures:
• Provide an analytical perspective on plays and playwrights of color.
• Educates students on the history of theater with an emphasis on African American, Chicano/Latino, and Asian American playwrights, actors, directors and their presence in communities around the world.