Random with a Purpose XXXIV: "The Experiment" (Fri. March 6)

Schedule

Fri Mar 06 2026 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

UCSC Theater Arts Center Second Stage | Santa Cruz, CA

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Presented by the Department of Performance, Play & Design
About this Event

Join us for the annual student-directed and student-choreographed dance production, Random With a Purpose XXXIV: The Experiment, presented by the Department of Performance, Play & Design at UC Santa Cruz.

The Experiment serves as a platform for collaborators to develop work that does not yet exist in the physical world and to reimagine elements of our community. This show seeks to answer the question: What might our lives look like if everyone approached the world with a willingness to break from norms and had the space to experiment?

-Directed by Brennah Lyons and Lydia Wallman


Admission

  • General Admission
  • Free for UCSC students (ticket required).
  • Doors are scheduled to open 30 minutes prior to event start time.


Advisories

  • Ticket holders not seated at least 5 minutes before the advertised start time may forfeit their ticket/seat and no refund will be issued.
  • If the performance sells out, there will be a first come-first serve standby line.
  • There will be a 15 min. intermission


Full Schedule of Events

Seven performances:

Fri. Feb. 27 - 7:30 p.m.

Sat. Feb. 28 - 7:30 p.m.

Sun. Mar. 1 - 2:00 p.m.

Thur. Mar. 5 - 7:30 p.m.

Fri. Mar. 6 - 7:30 p.m.

Sat. Mar. 7 - 7:30 p.m.

Sun. Mar. 8 - 2:00 p.m.


Parking

  • Parking by permit, ParkMobile, or $11 cash/credit via the on-site parking attendant
  • Arts Lot #126 is the closest parking lot to the event
  • 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.
  • More information provided by UCSC Transportation & Parking Services (TAPS)


Accessibility

  • This venue has limited seating for guests using wheelchairs. More information about accessible seating needs at https://arts.ucsc.edu/news_events/accessibility
  • For accessibility-related needs, please contact the Communications, Events & Marketing Office at [email protected] as soon as possible.


This program is open to the public consistent with state and federal law.

Visitor information: https://arts.ucsc.edu/news_events/info


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UCSC Theater Arts Center Second Stage, 451 Kerr Rd, Santa Cruz, United States

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