The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television's department of theater presents "A Mouthful of Birds," Caryl Churchill and David Lan's 1986 play-with-dance about passion, madness and female violence, which draws on themes from Euripides "The Bacchae." Directed by second-year M.F.A. student Efrain Schunior, with choreography by graduate dance student Kingsley Irons, the UCLA production is part of the department's annual theatrical season showcasing the work of faculty and students.

The sixth annual Design Showcase West at UCLA, the only national entertainment design showcase on the West Coast, will feature the work of students graduating from the nation's top university design programs.

Seven UCLA faculty members were elected Monday to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honorary societies and independent policy-research centers.

Anna Deavere Smith, distinguished actress, playwright, author and New York University professor, will deliver the 2008 Bunche Chair Lecture, presented by the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA. The annual event honors the memory of Bunche, the celebrated diplomat, intellectual, activist and UCLA alumnus.