Meet the Faculty: Introducing Farrell Foreman!

Farrell J. Foreman is directing two of the original plays as part of the Festival of New Plays at City College. He also teaches three sections of English.

Professor Foreman is co-founder and CEO of Bear Arts Foundation, an organization dedicated to the support of theatres and writers of color in the creation of new work.  In June of 2010, Bear produced a 24-hour ten-minute play festival at San Diego State University which included resident as well as “Long Distance” plays. Artists from around the country participated in Spoken Word, The Meaning of Community and Theatre, and a Playwrights' Roundtable. Foreman’s plays have been produced at theatres, colleges, and community centers throughout the country.  His awards include The National Endowment Fellowship for Playwriting, The Samuel Goldwyn Award for Playwriting, and an American College Theatre Festival Lorraine Hansberry Award for Playwriting.

Farrell earned his MFA in Playwriting from UC San Diego, and he has taught English at San Diego City College since 2000. We're lucky to have him working with us!

Meet the faculty: Introducing Jeannie Galioto!

Jeannie Galioto teaches Beginning Costuming and will design the costumes for the Festival of New Plays and Almost, Maine.

Ms. Galioto has an MFA in Costume Design and has been a freelance costume designer for twenty-five years. Credits include productions for the San Diego Repertory Theatre, Diversionary Theatre (where she won a Patte award for Best Costume Design), The Guthrie Lab, Ion Theatre, Mixed Blood Theatre, Moxie Theatre, Youth Theatre Northwest, and Shakespeare in the Park to name a few. She was an invited guest speaker at The Costume Colloquium in Florence, Italy and she was the costume design assistant for the multiple Tony award winning show Memphis. In addition to freelance designing, she has taught at The Art Institute, University of San Diego, San Diego State University, University of California Irvine, The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, and Palomar College. She has also worked with the Costume Design graduate program at The University of California San Diego. A few career highlights include creating the hats for the film Drop Dead Gorgeous and working on costumes for the band, Slipknot.

Please visit her website at www.jeannie.galioto.com for more images of her work and her high end custom costume design partnership: www.leoduo.com.

We are lucky to have Jeannie at City College!

Meet the Faculty: Janet Hayatshahi!

Janet Hayatshahi teaches DRAM 105 and 137 online.

She is an actor, director, choreographer, and educator.  She served as Associate Artistic Director of San Diego’s Sledgehammer Theatre and was an ensemble member of the company.  She was also a member of the ensemble of Chicago’s Eclipse Theatre Company.

In addition to teaching at San Diego City College, Janet has also taught in the theatre departments of Pomona College, University of California, San Diego, San Diego State University, and Grossmont College. She has also worked as teaching artist for the Old Globe Theatre and the La Jolla Playhouse. 

Her theatrical interests lie in ensemble-driven, collaboratively-created works, blending a physical approach and embodied practice with text and story-telling, particularly with new works or re-inventions of classic tales.

MFA Dance Theatre, University of California San Diego

MA Theatre, San Diego State University

BFA Acting, Ithaca College

Certificate, Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts

Meet the faculty: Introducing Ashley Kobza!

Ashley Kobza teaches DRAM 103, Acting for the Non-Major, and is the director of the spring production of Almost, Maine.

Ashley Kobza is teaching artist specializing in physical theatre, comedy, and the creation of new works.

She graduated in 2012 with a Master of Fine Arts in Acting and New Work from The Ohio State University. She has also trained extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford, Dell Arte International in Blue Lake, and both IO and Second City in Chicago.

As teacher Ashley employs power of play and laughter to inspire vulnerability and risk taking in the classroom.  In DRAM 103 students can expect to dive head first into the world of performance including: improvisation, beginning script analysis, performance art, and creating new works both alone and within an ensemble.  

We are lucky to have Ashley on our faculty!

Auditions for Almost, Maine and the Festival of New Works is Thursday, January 28 at 6:00 in the Saville Theatre. Prepare a 1-2 minute contemporary monologue.

Interested in learning about costuming? Join professor Jeannie Galioto in this innovative, exciting class!

To learn more about Jeannie, go here: http://www.jeanniegalioto.com/

Days and times: 
Mondays and Wednesdays
9:25 - 12:35
Room C111 (new costume lab!)

(Please be aware that this class time has changed twice, so if you were "dropped" from the class, please add it again.)

New Play Festival: plays selected!

The following plays have been selected for production in the New Play Festival at City College!

Kitchen Altercation by Megan Malan

The Sly Man by Whitney Mathis

The Tools of Their Tools by Michelle Malham

The Wallet by Marie Malham

My Good and Faithful Servant by Brett Morris

The Dark Knight Cometh by Brody Gogatz

Death's Monologue by Daniel Sosa-Porter

Congratulations to the playwrights, and thank you to everyone who submitted.

Please remember that auditions are Thursday, January 28 at 6:00 in the Saville Theatre. Bring a 1-2 minute contemporary monologue.

Auditions are coming up!

If you're interested in auditioning for the spring shows, mark the following date on your calendar: Thursday, January 28 at 6:00. Bring a 1-2 minute contemporary monologue.

Spring shows:
Festival of New Works written by City College students, March 4 - 12
Almost, Maine by John Cariani, April 15 - 24

Hope to see you there!

Thank you, June!

Here are a few pictures from Sunday's performance of Zombie Prom.

Here's City College president Anthony Beebe before the show, sharing with the audience all of the millions of things June has accomplished over the years.

Here's June at her party, gettin' a little weepy.

Thanks to Andrea Singer and Bill Stewart for providing cake and decorations.

June, we will miss you!

One more weekend of Zombie Prom

All Tickets $10

Plenty of Tickets For Each Performance, Reservations Not Needed

Purchase Tickets The Day of The Performance --Box Office Opens 1 Hour Before Curtain

For everyone who thinks shows just magically appear onstage ...

Thanks to everyone who came out for the Ice Cream Social!

It was wonderful to see so many people interested in what's in store for the Drama Program at City College! Please keep checking back to keep up to date regarding classes, audition dates, cast lists, transfer, etc.

Zombie Prom opens Friday night!

Tickets: only $10. Available at the door one hour before curtain.

Opening Night is Friday, October 30!

Performances

Fridays at 8:00

Saturdays at 8:00

Sundays at 2:00

October 30 - November 15

Tickets: $10 (cash only)

For information, contact June Richards, jurichar@sdccd.edu

Director: June Richards

Choreographer: Alicia Rincon

Musical Director: Michael Farley

Scenic Design: Duane Gardella

Lighting Design: Rob Norberg

Costume Design: Rose Barrios

 Interested in the Drama Program?

Come to an ice cream social (yum!) on

Wednesday, October 28 4:00  - 5:30 in AH 509.

• Meet other theatre students!

• Learn about transfer and degree requirements!

• Build your own ice cream sundae!

• Learn about Spring semester performances and classes!

• Meet the drama faculty!

• Gain access to our new City College Theatre blog!

Questions: Katie Rodda, krodda@sdccd.edu

Next up in the Saville Theatre!

Opening Night is Friday, October 30!

Performances

Fridays at 8:00

Saturdays at 8:00

Sundays at 2:00

October 30 - November 15

Tickets: $10 (cash only)

For information, contact director June Richards, jurichar@sdccd.edu

Director: June Richards

Choreographer: Alicia Rincon

Musical Director: Michael Farley

Scenic Design: Duane Gardella

Lighting Design: Rob Norberg

Costume Design: Rose Barrios