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SUMMARY:Who Can I Run To?\, by Alyssa Windom—2026 Dharma Grace Creative Writing Award and Theatrical Production
DESCRIPTION:Through their belief in Ifá and the divine\, three generations of women grow their relationships with each other and navigate living within their African diasporic identities in undergraduate student Alyssa Windom‘s award-winning script\, Who Can I Run To? Windom is a 3rd year History of Art and Visual Culture (HAVC) major with the Arts Division at UC Santa Cruz and is the recipient of the 2026 Dharma Grace Creative Writing Award. The award includes a full theatrical production of their script. \nIn a modern\, undisclosed time and a familiar yet unvisited space within the Americas\, the audience meets four women\, Lucia\, Esme\, Naia\, and Aviva\, three generations of the Sanderson family. The play follows each woman as they navigate how to live within the African diaspora\, as well as grow their relationships with each other. Families are complex\, but audiences learn this family does not have to figure out this life alone. Their belief in Ifá\, and the divine\, connects each woman with a guiding orisha that aids them in discovering themselves and their life paths. \nWho Can I Run To? is directed by Theater Arts graduate student Darren Jackson-Wilkins.\nThe character of Mrs. Sanderson is played by hip hop artist\, poet\, producer\, playwright\, performer\, and Assistant Professor akua naru from the UCSC Music Department. \nThere will be music and light refreshments on opening night and a talk-back with the production team after each Saturday performance.\n—\nADVISORIES\n– Content includes: strobe lighting effects\, electronic cigarettes\, loud noises\, and strong language.\n– This presentation is approximately 1hr. 15 min. with no intermission.\n– To request accessibility accommodations\, or for more information\, contact theaterartstickets@ucsc.edu.\n—\nADMISSION\n– Attend in person at UCSC’s Theater Arts Second Stage.\n– Free for UCSC undergrads (ticket required).\n– General admission “Pay What You Like” options $5–20.\n– Tickets issued  online through Eventbrite only.\n– Follow the Dept. of Performance\, Play & Design on Eventbrite for notifications and updates.\n– Doors are scheduled to open 30 minutes prior to event start time.\n—\nFULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS\nThis production has seven performances over two weekends between May 15 and May 24\, 2026\, with 7:30 p.m. evening performances Thurs.–Sat.\, and Sun. matinees at 2:00 p.m.\, including:\n– Fri. May 15\, 7:30 p.m. (7:00 p.m. opening night celebration before the show)\n– Sat. May 16\, 7:30 p.m. (9:30 p.m. talk-back after the show)\n– Sun. May 17\, 2:00 p.m. matinee\n– Thu. May 21\, 7:30 p.m.\n– Fri. May 22\, 7:30 p.m.\n– Sat. May 23\, 7:30 p.m. (9:30 p.m. talk-back after the show)\n– Sun. May 24\, 2:00 p.m. matinee\n—\nPARKING\n– Arts Lot #126 is the closest parking lot to the event.\n– $5 ParkMobile Arts Special Event flat rate; cash/credit via parking attendant when present in the lot; or by valid UCSC permit.\n– Before arriving to UCSC\, we recommend downloading the ParkMobile App on Google Play or Apple App Store and setting up a profile with license plate and payment information.\n– Visitors with DMV placards or plates may park for free in DMV spaces\, Medical spaces\, or ParkMobile spaces without additional payment\, or in timed zones for longer than the posted time.\n– UCSC affiliates must get their permits in advance; attendants will only sell non-affiliate rates\n– More information provided by UCSC Transportation & Parking Services.\n—\nABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT\nThe 2026 Dharma Grace Creative Writing Award recipient\, Alyssa Windom\, is currently the chair of the Student Union Governance Board and co-Chair of the Black Student Union at UC Santa Cruz. Outside of organizing\, she is a resident advisor for African\, Black and Caribbean housing\, a volunteer with Engaging Education\, a frequenter in Cultural Arts and Diversity Resource Center (CADrc) spaces—such as Rainbow Theater and the African American Theater Arts Troupe—and is a member of Kasama\, a Filipino Ballroom Dance Troupe. Windom is a 3rd year History of Art and Visual Culture major at UC Santa Cruz.\n—\nABOUT THE AWARD\nEstablished in 2005\, the Dharma-Grace Foundation Creative Writing Award Fund\, an endowed fund\, provides an award for an outstanding script\, written by a junior or senior undergraduate student (from any discipline) who is in good academic standing. The award is designated to provide funding for a full production of the script. Eligible candidates for the award are selected by a faculty committee of the Department of Performance\, Play & Design and recommended to the Dean of the Division of Arts for final approval. UCSC students interested in submitting a dramatic work to the 2028 award cycle are invited to learn more at the PPD website here.\n—\nThis program is open to all members of the public consistent with state and federal law. \n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/dharma-grace-2026-2/2026-05-21/
LOCATION:Second Stage\, Second Stage\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Performances
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SUMMARY:Of Nature and the Cosmos—April in Santa Cruz
DESCRIPTION:Join acclaimed Iranian virtuosi Siamak Barghi (kamancheh\, tombak)\, and Arya Tavallaei (santour); Stanford University’s celebrated guzheng master Hui You; and San Francisco’s Del Sol Quartet (“excavations of beauty from the elemental”—New York Times) for an intrepid concert that explores nature\, the cosmos\, the “deep acoustics” of musical harmony\, and an exchange of imagination and inspiration among Iranian\, Chinese\, and European improvisation practices. Featuring the music of Iranian composer Nina Barzegar (“each [Barzegar’s music] slid into … mellifluous melody … heedless-sounding glissandos\, you wondered if the center would hold. But Barzegar’s compositional command kept it together.”—New York Times)\, icon of Central California experimentalism\, Ben Johnston\, and well-known Santa Cruz composers Ben Dorfan\, Christopher Pierandozzi Everingham\, and Jinwei Sun. \nThis event is presented as part of the April in Santa Cruz Festival of Creative Music.\n—\nADMISSION\n– Free and open to the public per advance registration only\n– Attend in-person at the Music Center Performance Studio 131 at UC Santa Cruz\n– Registration required via Eventbrite due to limited seating\n—\nPARKING\n– Arts Lot #126 is the closest parking lot to the event.\n– $5 ParkMobile Arts Special Event flat rate; cash/credit via parking attendant when present in the lot; or by valid UCSC permit.\n– Before arriving to UCSC\, we recommend downloading the ParkMobile App on Google Play or Apple App Store and setting up a profile with license plate and payment information.\n– Visitors with DMV placards or plates may park for free in DMV spaces\, Medical spaces\, or ParkMobile spaces without additional payment\, or in timed zones for longer than the posted time.\n– UCSC affiliates must get their permits in advance; attendants will only sell non-affiliate rates\n– More information provided by UCSC Transportation & Parking Services.\n—\nFULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS\n– This year’s festival includes seven events between April 15 and May 21\, 2026\n– Additional April in Santa Cruz events and information at aprilsc.ucsc.edu\n—\nOF NATURE AND THE COSMOS\nSAN FRANCISCO’S DEL SOL QUARTET WITH IRANIAN AND CHINESE VIRTUOSOS\n\nimage: photo of Del Sol Quarter by photographer RJ.Muna\n—\nThis program is open to all members of the public consistent with state and federal law.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/aisc-del-sol-05-21-26/
LOCATION:Music Center Performance Studio 131\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064\, United States
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SUMMARY:Something held by poetry
DESCRIPTION:In this intimate workshop\, UC Santa Cruz students\, faculty\, and staff are invited into conversation with poets Ronaldo V. Wilson and Terri Witek. Something held by poetry is programmed for Wilson’s multimedia exhibition\, there are no words\, but melodies\, currently on view at the IAS. \nRSVP is required. \n\n\nRonaldo V. Wilson is a poet\, interdisciplinary artist\, academic\, and the author of Narrative of the Life of the Brown Boy and the White Man\, winner of the Cave Canem Prize; Poems of the Black Object\, winner of the Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry and the Asian American Literary Award in Poetry; Farther Traveler: Poetry\, Prose\, Other\, and Lucy 72. His latest books are Carmelina: Figures and Virgil Kills: Stories. He is the editor of three special issues of hybrid and experimental work in Interim: A Journal of Poetry and Poetics; and Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora. Wilson is Professor of Creative Writing and Literature at U.C. Santa Cruz\, where he directs the Creative Writing Program\, and serves on the core faculty of the Creative Critical PhD Program; principal faculty member of CRES (Critical Race and Ethnic Studies); and affiliate faculty member of DANM (Digital Arts and New Media). \n\n\n\n\nTerri Witek’s most recent books include her 2026 eco-poetics collection with Amaranth Borsuk\, W/\ SH\, which loops two rain prophets\, both women\, into a crisis between future worlds\, and 2023’s Something’s Missing in This Museum (Anhinga Press). A translation by Dona Mayoora of 2018’s The Rape Kit into Malayalam is forthcoming. Her work has been included in many anthologies\, including 2 from 2021: JUDITH: Women Making Visual Poetry (Timglaset Editions ) and the WAAVe Global Gallery (Hysterical Books). Witek’s solo and collaborative work has been featured in a wide variety of text venues\, including Fence\, The Colorado Review\, Hampden-Sydney Poetry Review\, American Poetry Review\, Poetry\, Slate\, Hudson Review\, Lana Turner\, The New Republic\, and UTSANGA .
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/something-held-by-poetry/
LOCATION:Institute of the Arts and Sciences\, 100 Panetta Ave\, Santa Cruz\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibits,Lectures & Presentations,Performances
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SUMMARY:Who Can I Run To?\, by Alyssa Windom—2026 Dharma Grace Creative Writing Award and Theatrical Production
DESCRIPTION:Through their belief in Ifá and the divine\, three generations of women grow their relationships with each other and navigate living within their African diasporic identities in undergraduate student Alyssa Windom‘s award-winning script\, Who Can I Run To? Windom is a 3rd year History of Art and Visual Culture (HAVC) major with the Arts Division at UC Santa Cruz and is the recipient of the 2026 Dharma Grace Creative Writing Award. The award includes a full theatrical production of their script. \nIn a modern\, undisclosed time and a familiar yet unvisited space within the Americas\, the audience meets four women\, Lucia\, Esme\, Naia\, and Aviva\, three generations of the Sanderson family. The play follows each woman as they navigate how to live within the African diaspora\, as well as grow their relationships with each other. Families are complex\, but audiences learn this family does not have to figure out this life alone. Their belief in Ifá\, and the divine\, connects each woman with a guiding orisha that aids them in discovering themselves and their life paths. \nWho Can I Run To? is directed by Theater Arts graduate student Darren Jackson-Wilkins.\nThe character of Mrs. Sanderson is played by hip hop artist\, poet\, producer\, playwright\, performer\, and Assistant Professor akua naru from the UCSC Music Department. \nThere will be music and light refreshments on opening night and a talk-back with the production team after each Saturday performance.\n—\nADVISORIES\n– Content includes: strobe lighting effects\, electronic cigarettes\, loud noises\, and strong language.\n– This presentation is approximately 1hr. 15 min. with no intermission.\n– To request accessibility accommodations\, or for more information\, contact theaterartstickets@ucsc.edu.\n—\nADMISSION\n– Attend in person at UCSC’s Theater Arts Second Stage.\n– Free for UCSC undergrads (ticket required).\n– General admission “Pay What You Like” options $5–20.\n– Tickets issued  online through Eventbrite only.\n– Follow the Dept. of Performance\, Play & Design on Eventbrite for notifications and updates.\n– Doors are scheduled to open 30 minutes prior to event start time.\n—\nFULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS\nThis production has seven performances over two weekends between May 15 and May 24\, 2026\, with 7:30 p.m. evening performances Thurs.–Sat.\, and Sun. matinees at 2:00 p.m.\, including:\n– Fri. May 15\, 7:30 p.m. (7:00 p.m. opening night celebration before the show)\n– Sat. May 16\, 7:30 p.m. (9:30 p.m. talk-back after the show)\n– Sun. May 17\, 2:00 p.m. matinee\n– Thu. May 21\, 7:30 p.m.\n– Fri. May 22\, 7:30 p.m.\n– Sat. May 23\, 7:30 p.m. (9:30 p.m. talk-back after the show)\n– Sun. May 24\, 2:00 p.m. matinee\n—\nPARKING\n– Arts Lot #126 is the closest parking lot to the event.\n– $5 ParkMobile Arts Special Event flat rate; cash/credit via parking attendant when present in the lot; or by valid UCSC permit.\n– Before arriving to UCSC\, we recommend downloading the ParkMobile App on Google Play or Apple App Store and setting up a profile with license plate and payment information.\n– Visitors with DMV placards or plates may park for free in DMV spaces\, Medical spaces\, or ParkMobile spaces without additional payment\, or in timed zones for longer than the posted time.\n– UCSC affiliates must get their permits in advance; attendants will only sell non-affiliate rates\n– More information provided by UCSC Transportation & Parking Services.\n—\nABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT\nThe 2026 Dharma Grace Creative Writing Award recipient\, Alyssa Windom\, is currently the chair of the Student Union Governance Board and co-Chair of the Black Student Union at UC Santa Cruz. Outside of organizing\, she is a resident advisor for African\, Black and Caribbean housing\, a volunteer with Engaging Education\, a frequenter in Cultural Arts and Diversity Resource Center (CADrc) spaces—such as Rainbow Theater and the African American Theater Arts Troupe—and is a member of Kasama\, a Filipino Ballroom Dance Troupe. Windom is a 3rd year History of Art and Visual Culture major at UC Santa Cruz.\n—\nABOUT THE AWARD\nEstablished in 2005\, the Dharma-Grace Foundation Creative Writing Award Fund\, an endowed fund\, provides an award for an outstanding script\, written by a junior or senior undergraduate student (from any discipline) who is in good academic standing. The award is designated to provide funding for a full production of the script. Eligible candidates for the award are selected by a faculty committee of the Department of Performance\, Play & Design and recommended to the Dean of the Division of Arts for final approval. UCSC students interested in submitting a dramatic work to the 2028 award cycle are invited to learn more at the PPD website here.\n—\nThis program is open to all members of the public consistent with state and federal law. \n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/dharma-grace-2026-2/2026-05-22/
LOCATION:Second Stage\, Second Stage\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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SUMMARY:Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles\, directed by Kinan Valdez
DESCRIPTION:Blending Euripides’ classic Medea with Mexican folklore\, Luis Alfaro examines the tragedy behind America’s immigration system and the destiny of one family caught in its grip. Directed by Kinan Valdez. \nADVISORIES\n–  Content advisory: includes violence\, adult language\, mature themes\, and mention of sexual violence\n– This presentation is 90 minutes in length with no intermission.\n– Seating is limited and will reach full capacity.\n– Ticket holders not seated at least five minutes before the advertised start time may forfeit their ticket/seat\, and no refund will be issued.\n– Parking impacts may be significant on Fri-Sun during Week 2 of this production in Lot 126 due to other overlapping events expected to reach full capacity. \nADMISSION\n– Tickets issued online through Eventbrite only.\n– Attend in person at Theater Arts eXperimental Theater at UC Santa Cruz.\n– Free for UCSC undergrads (ticket required).\n– General admission “Pay What You Like” options for $10\, $15\, or $20.\n– Follow the Dept. of Performance\, Play & Design on Eventbrite for notifications and updates.\n– Doors are scheduled to open 30 minutes prior to event start time. \nPARKING\n– Arts Lot #126 is the closest parking lot to the event.\n– $5 ParkMobile Arts Special Event flat rate; cash/credit via parking attendant when present in the lot; or by valid UCSC permit.\n– Before arriving to UCSC\, we recommend downloading the ParkMobile App on Google Play or Apple App Store and setting up a profile with license plate and payment information.\n– Visitors with DMV placards or plates may park for free in DMV spaces\, Medical spaces\, or ParkMobile spaces without additional payment\, or in timed zones for longer than the posted time.\n– UCSC affiliates must get their permits in advance; attendants will only sell non-affiliate rates\n– More information provided by UCSC Transportation & Parking Services. \nFull Schedule of Events \nThis production includes seven performances over the course of two weeks\, including the following dates/times:\n– Fri\, May 22\, 7:30 p.m.\n– Sat\, May 23\, 7:30 p.m.\n– Sun\, May 24\, 2:00 p.m. matinee\n– Thu\, May 28\, 7:30 p.m.\n– Fri\, May 29\, 7:30 p.m.\n– Sat\, May 30\, 7:30 p.m.\n– Sun\, May 31\, 2:00 p.m. matinee\n—\nThis program is open to all members of the public consistent with state and federal law.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/mojada/2026-05-22/
LOCATION:Experimental Theater\, Theater Arts Center\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Performances
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SUMMARY:Who Can I Run To?\, by Alyssa Windom—2026 Dharma Grace Creative Writing Award and Theatrical Production
DESCRIPTION:Through their belief in Ifá and the divine\, three generations of women grow their relationships with each other and navigate living within their African diasporic identities in undergraduate student Alyssa Windom‘s award-winning script\, Who Can I Run To? Windom is a 3rd year History of Art and Visual Culture (HAVC) major with the Arts Division at UC Santa Cruz and is the recipient of the 2026 Dharma Grace Creative Writing Award. The award includes a full theatrical production of their script. \nIn a modern\, undisclosed time and a familiar yet unvisited space within the Americas\, the audience meets four women\, Lucia\, Esme\, Naia\, and Aviva\, three generations of the Sanderson family. The play follows each woman as they navigate how to live within the African diaspora\, as well as grow their relationships with each other. Families are complex\, but audiences learn this family does not have to figure out this life alone. Their belief in Ifá\, and the divine\, connects each woman with a guiding orisha that aids them in discovering themselves and their life paths. \nWho Can I Run To? is directed by Theater Arts graduate student Darren Jackson-Wilkins.\nThe character of Mrs. Sanderson is played by hip hop artist\, poet\, producer\, playwright\, performer\, and Assistant Professor akua naru from the UCSC Music Department. \nThere will be music and light refreshments on opening night and a talk-back with the production team after each Saturday performance.\n—\nADVISORIES\n– Content includes: strobe lighting effects\, electronic cigarettes\, loud noises\, and strong language.\n– This presentation is approximately 1hr. 15 min. with no intermission.\n– To request accessibility accommodations\, or for more information\, contact theaterartstickets@ucsc.edu.\n—\nADMISSION\n– Attend in person at UCSC’s Theater Arts Second Stage.\n– Free for UCSC undergrads (ticket required).\n– General admission “Pay What You Like” options $5–20.\n– Tickets issued  online through Eventbrite only.\n– Follow the Dept. of Performance\, Play & Design on Eventbrite for notifications and updates.\n– Doors are scheduled to open 30 minutes prior to event start time.\n—\nFULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS\nThis production has seven performances over two weekends between May 15 and May 24\, 2026\, with 7:30 p.m. evening performances Thurs.–Sat.\, and Sun. matinees at 2:00 p.m.\, including:\n– Fri. May 15\, 7:30 p.m. (7:00 p.m. opening night celebration before the show)\n– Sat. May 16\, 7:30 p.m. (9:30 p.m. talk-back after the show)\n– Sun. May 17\, 2:00 p.m. matinee\n– Thu. May 21\, 7:30 p.m.\n– Fri. May 22\, 7:30 p.m.\n– Sat. May 23\, 7:30 p.m. (9:30 p.m. talk-back after the show)\n– Sun. May 24\, 2:00 p.m. matinee\n—\nPARKING\n– Arts Lot #126 is the closest parking lot to the event.\n– $5 ParkMobile Arts Special Event flat rate; cash/credit via parking attendant when present in the lot; or by valid UCSC permit.\n– Before arriving to UCSC\, we recommend downloading the ParkMobile App on Google Play or Apple App Store and setting up a profile with license plate and payment information.\n– Visitors with DMV placards or plates may park for free in DMV spaces\, Medical spaces\, or ParkMobile spaces without additional payment\, or in timed zones for longer than the posted time.\n– UCSC affiliates must get their permits in advance; attendants will only sell non-affiliate rates\n– More information provided by UCSC Transportation & Parking Services.\n—\nABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT\nThe 2026 Dharma Grace Creative Writing Award recipient\, Alyssa Windom\, is currently the chair of the Student Union Governance Board and co-Chair of the Black Student Union at UC Santa Cruz. Outside of organizing\, she is a resident advisor for African\, Black and Caribbean housing\, a volunteer with Engaging Education\, a frequenter in Cultural Arts and Diversity Resource Center (CADrc) spaces—such as Rainbow Theater and the African American Theater Arts Troupe—and is a member of Kasama\, a Filipino Ballroom Dance Troupe. Windom is a 3rd year History of Art and Visual Culture major at UC Santa Cruz.\n—\nABOUT THE AWARD\nEstablished in 2005\, the Dharma-Grace Foundation Creative Writing Award Fund\, an endowed fund\, provides an award for an outstanding script\, written by a junior or senior undergraduate student (from any discipline) who is in good academic standing. The award is designated to provide funding for a full production of the script. Eligible candidates for the award are selected by a faculty committee of the Department of Performance\, Play & Design and recommended to the Dean of the Division of Arts for final approval. UCSC students interested in submitting a dramatic work to the 2028 award cycle are invited to learn more at the PPD website here.\n—\nThis program is open to all members of the public consistent with state and federal law. \n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/dharma-grace-2026-2/2026-05-23/
LOCATION:Second Stage\, Second Stage\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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SUMMARY:Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles\, directed by Kinan Valdez
DESCRIPTION:Blending Euripides’ classic Medea with Mexican folklore\, Luis Alfaro examines the tragedy behind America’s immigration system and the destiny of one family caught in its grip. Directed by Kinan Valdez. \nADVISORIES\n–  Content advisory: includes violence\, adult language\, mature themes\, and mention of sexual violence\n– This presentation is 90 minutes in length with no intermission.\n– Seating is limited and will reach full capacity.\n– Ticket holders not seated at least five minutes before the advertised start time may forfeit their ticket/seat\, and no refund will be issued.\n– Parking impacts may be significant on Fri-Sun during Week 2 of this production in Lot 126 due to other overlapping events expected to reach full capacity. \nADMISSION\n– Tickets issued online through Eventbrite only.\n– Attend in person at Theater Arts eXperimental Theater at UC Santa Cruz.\n– Free for UCSC undergrads (ticket required).\n– General admission “Pay What You Like” options for $10\, $15\, or $20.\n– Follow the Dept. of Performance\, Play & Design on Eventbrite for notifications and updates.\n– Doors are scheduled to open 30 minutes prior to event start time. \nPARKING\n– Arts Lot #126 is the closest parking lot to the event.\n– $5 ParkMobile Arts Special Event flat rate; cash/credit via parking attendant when present in the lot; or by valid UCSC permit.\n– Before arriving to UCSC\, we recommend downloading the ParkMobile App on Google Play or Apple App Store and setting up a profile with license plate and payment information.\n– Visitors with DMV placards or plates may park for free in DMV spaces\, Medical spaces\, or ParkMobile spaces without additional payment\, or in timed zones for longer than the posted time.\n– UCSC affiliates must get their permits in advance; attendants will only sell non-affiliate rates\n– More information provided by UCSC Transportation & Parking Services. \nFull Schedule of Events \nThis production includes seven performances over the course of two weeks\, including the following dates/times:\n– Fri\, May 22\, 7:30 p.m.\n– Sat\, May 23\, 7:30 p.m.\n– Sun\, May 24\, 2:00 p.m. matinee\n– Thu\, May 28\, 7:30 p.m.\n– Fri\, May 29\, 7:30 p.m.\n– Sat\, May 30\, 7:30 p.m.\n– Sun\, May 31\, 2:00 p.m. matinee\n—\nThis program is open to all members of the public consistent with state and federal law.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/mojada/2026-05-23/
LOCATION:Experimental Theater\, Theater Arts Center\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Performances
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SUMMARY:Who Can I Run To?\, by Alyssa Windom—2026 Dharma Grace Creative Writing Award and Theatrical Production
DESCRIPTION:Through their belief in Ifá and the divine\, three generations of women grow their relationships with each other and navigate living within their African diasporic identities in undergraduate student Alyssa Windom‘s award-winning script\, Who Can I Run To? Windom is a 3rd year History of Art and Visual Culture (HAVC) major with the Arts Division at UC Santa Cruz and is the recipient of the 2026 Dharma Grace Creative Writing Award. The award includes a full theatrical production of their script. \nIn a modern\, undisclosed time and a familiar yet unvisited space within the Americas\, the audience meets four women\, Lucia\, Esme\, Naia\, and Aviva\, three generations of the Sanderson family. The play follows each woman as they navigate how to live within the African diaspora\, as well as grow their relationships with each other. Families are complex\, but audiences learn this family does not have to figure out this life alone. Their belief in Ifá\, and the divine\, connects each woman with a guiding orisha that aids them in discovering themselves and their life paths. \nWho Can I Run To? is directed by Theater Arts graduate student Darren Jackson-Wilkins.\nThe character of Mrs. Sanderson is played by hip hop artist\, poet\, producer\, playwright\, performer\, and Assistant Professor akua naru from the UCSC Music Department. \nThere will be music and light refreshments on opening night and a talk-back with the production team after each Saturday performance.\n—\nADVISORIES\n– Content includes: strobe lighting effects\, electronic cigarettes\, loud noises\, and strong language.\n– This presentation is approximately 1hr. 15 min. with no intermission.\n– To request accessibility accommodations\, or for more information\, contact theaterartstickets@ucsc.edu.\n—\nADMISSION\n– Attend in person at UCSC’s Theater Arts Second Stage.\n– Free for UCSC undergrads (ticket required).\n– General admission “Pay What You Like” options $5–20.\n– Tickets issued  online through Eventbrite only.\n– Follow the Dept. of Performance\, Play & Design on Eventbrite for notifications and updates.\n– Doors are scheduled to open 30 minutes prior to event start time.\n—\nFULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS\nThis production has seven performances over two weekends between May 15 and May 24\, 2026\, with 7:30 p.m. evening performances Thurs.–Sat.\, and Sun. matinees at 2:00 p.m.\, including:\n– Fri. May 15\, 7:30 p.m. (7:00 p.m. opening night celebration before the show)\n– Sat. May 16\, 7:30 p.m. (9:30 p.m. talk-back after the show)\n– Sun. May 17\, 2:00 p.m. matinee\n– Thu. May 21\, 7:30 p.m.\n– Fri. May 22\, 7:30 p.m.\n– Sat. May 23\, 7:30 p.m. (9:30 p.m. talk-back after the show)\n– Sun. May 24\, 2:00 p.m. matinee\n—\nPARKING\n– Arts Lot #126 is the closest parking lot to the event.\n– $5 ParkMobile Arts Special Event flat rate; cash/credit via parking attendant when present in the lot; or by valid UCSC permit.\n– Before arriving to UCSC\, we recommend downloading the ParkMobile App on Google Play or Apple App Store and setting up a profile with license plate and payment information.\n– Visitors with DMV placards or plates may park for free in DMV spaces\, Medical spaces\, or ParkMobile spaces without additional payment\, or in timed zones for longer than the posted time.\n– UCSC affiliates must get their permits in advance; attendants will only sell non-affiliate rates\n– More information provided by UCSC Transportation & Parking Services.\n—\nABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT\nThe 2026 Dharma Grace Creative Writing Award recipient\, Alyssa Windom\, is currently the chair of the Student Union Governance Board and co-Chair of the Black Student Union at UC Santa Cruz. Outside of organizing\, she is a resident advisor for African\, Black and Caribbean housing\, a volunteer with Engaging Education\, a frequenter in Cultural Arts and Diversity Resource Center (CADrc) spaces—such as Rainbow Theater and the African American Theater Arts Troupe—and is a member of Kasama\, a Filipino Ballroom Dance Troupe. Windom is a 3rd year History of Art and Visual Culture major at UC Santa Cruz.\n—\nABOUT THE AWARD\nEstablished in 2005\, the Dharma-Grace Foundation Creative Writing Award Fund\, an endowed fund\, provides an award for an outstanding script\, written by a junior or senior undergraduate student (from any discipline) who is in good academic standing. The award is designated to provide funding for a full production of the script. Eligible candidates for the award are selected by a faculty committee of the Department of Performance\, Play & Design and recommended to the Dean of the Division of Arts for final approval. UCSC students interested in submitting a dramatic work to the 2028 award cycle are invited to learn more at the PPD website here.\n—\nThis program is open to all members of the public consistent with state and federal law. \n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/dharma-grace-2026-2/2026-05-24/
LOCATION:Second Stage\, Second Stage\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Performances
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SUMMARY:Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles\, directed by Kinan Valdez
DESCRIPTION:Blending Euripides’ classic Medea with Mexican folklore\, Luis Alfaro examines the tragedy behind America’s immigration system and the destiny of one family caught in its grip. Directed by Kinan Valdez. \nADVISORIES\n–  Content advisory: includes violence\, adult language\, mature themes\, and mention of sexual violence\n– This presentation is 90 minutes in length with no intermission.\n– Seating is limited and will reach full capacity.\n– Ticket holders not seated at least five minutes before the advertised start time may forfeit their ticket/seat\, and no refund will be issued.\n– Parking impacts may be significant on Fri-Sun during Week 2 of this production in Lot 126 due to other overlapping events expected to reach full capacity. \nADMISSION\n– Tickets issued online through Eventbrite only.\n– Attend in person at Theater Arts eXperimental Theater at UC Santa Cruz.\n– Free for UCSC undergrads (ticket required).\n– General admission “Pay What You Like” options for $10\, $15\, or $20.\n– Follow the Dept. of Performance\, Play & Design on Eventbrite for notifications and updates.\n– Doors are scheduled to open 30 minutes prior to event start time. \nPARKING\n– Arts Lot #126 is the closest parking lot to the event.\n– $5 ParkMobile Arts Special Event flat rate; cash/credit via parking attendant when present in the lot; or by valid UCSC permit.\n– Before arriving to UCSC\, we recommend downloading the ParkMobile App on Google Play or Apple App Store and setting up a profile with license plate and payment information.\n– Visitors with DMV placards or plates may park for free in DMV spaces\, Medical spaces\, or ParkMobile spaces without additional payment\, or in timed zones for longer than the posted time.\n– UCSC affiliates must get their permits in advance; attendants will only sell non-affiliate rates\n– More information provided by UCSC Transportation & Parking Services. \nFull Schedule of Events \nThis production includes seven performances over the course of two weeks\, including the following dates/times:\n– Fri\, May 22\, 7:30 p.m.\n– Sat\, May 23\, 7:30 p.m.\n– Sun\, May 24\, 2:00 p.m. matinee\n– Thu\, May 28\, 7:30 p.m.\n– Fri\, May 29\, 7:30 p.m.\n– Sat\, May 30\, 7:30 p.m.\n– Sun\, May 31\, 2:00 p.m. matinee\n—\nThis program is open to all members of the public consistent with state and federal law.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/mojada/2026-05-24/
LOCATION:Experimental Theater\, Theater Arts Center\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Performances
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SUMMARY:The Creative Collective student arts event
DESCRIPTION:The Creative Collective is a multidisciplinary student arts event designed to showcase and elevate the diverse creative work produced at UCSC. This event highlights student talent that often remains underrecognized while fostering a stronger sense of community among creatives by bringing together student artists across disciplines and colleges to showcase the collective creativity at UCSC! \nThe Creative Collective is student-led and motivated\, an event for students by students. This festive evening will feature bands\, rappers\, and a fashion show\, along with an art gallery and creative stations where students can create and show their works. \nDate: Sunday\, May 24\nTime: 5-10 p.m.\nLocation: Cultural Center at Merrill \nFor more information or accommodations\, email involved@ucsc.edu \n__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nYou Belong Here: The programs and services described here are open to all\, consistent with state and federal law\, as well as the University of California’s nondiscrimination policies. Every initiative—whether a student service\, faculty program\, or community event—is designed to be accessible\, inclusive\, and respectful of all identities. \nTo learn more\, please visit UC Nondiscrimination Statement or Nondiscrimination Policy for UC Publications. \n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/the-creative-collective-student-arts-event/
LOCATION:Cultural Center – Merrill College\, 641 Merrill Rd\, Santa Cruz\, 95064\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibits,Performances
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