Students Plays for the New Play Fest 2019

New Play Festival 2019 Selections

Congratulations to all of our submissions. We had nearly fifty plays submitted this year. Choosing a handful of great work was rewording and challenging. 

These are the following selections for this year's Festival of New Plays.

 

Blue Line Home – Devin McKenna

Hermanas – Lizette Hernandez

It Doesn’t End Well – Ashleigh Bodie

Extra Life - Carly Stacey

One Last High - Elise Grant

Growing Pains - Ben Stazak

All playwrights are required to attend a meeting on Jan 31 from 4:30-5:30pm to acquire an add code and to discuss their participation as a playwright for the festival.

There are combined auditions for your plays from 6-10pm on Jan. You are not required to attend the auditions as the playwright of your work but you may.

Note- You are also able to auditions for the Musical Heathers which will also be produced this Spring semester. 

If you have any questions please let me know...

Matthew Salazar-Thompson
mthompso@sdccd.edu

What's your damage?

It's official: City College will be producing Heathers by Kevin Murphy and Laurence O'Keefe, based on the 1988 film by Daniel Waters.

Here's a description: Heathers The Musical is the darkly delicious story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy, beautiful teenage misfit who hustles her way into the most powerful and ruthless clique at Westerberg High: the Heathers. But before she can get comfortable atop the high school food chain, Veronica falls in love with the dangerously sexy new kid J.D. When Heather Chandler, the Almighty, kicks her out of the group, Veronica decides to bite the bullet and kiss Heather’s aerobicized ass...but J.D. has another plan for that bullet.

 Heathers The Musical is a hilarious, heartfelt, and homicidal new show based on the greatest teen comedy of all time. With its moving love story, laugh-out-loud comedy, and unflinching look at the joys and anguish of high school, Heathers will be New York’s most popular new musical.

Are you in, or are you out?

Auditions are Thursday, January 31 from 6 - 10 in the Saville Theatre. Performances are April 19 - 28. Keep watching this space for more details!

Still room in DRAM 143!

BEGINNING COSTUMING

dram 143 | Spring 2018 | TTh 12:45 – 3:55

Elisa Benzoni, Professor | ebenzoni211@gmail.com

3 Units | CRN 12025 | Required for Drama Majors | Transfer Class

Still room in DRAM 165!

Introduction to Stage Movement

DRAM 165 | Spring 2019 | MW 9:35 – 11:00

Terry Wilson, Professor, twilson@sdccd.edu

CRN 12990

Required for Majors

Transfer Class

Still openings in this section--don't miss out!

Cool class for the Spring:

Beginning/

Intermediate

ACTING*

Mondays and Wednesdays

2:20 - 4:50, AH 418

Instructor: Annie Hinton, annie@olanskey.com

Annie is one of San Diego’s most acclaimed actors, recently winning the Critics’ Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actress for her riveting performance in Well. She has worked at the Old Globe Theatre, San Diego REP, Cygnet Theatre, ion theatre, Seattle REP, Empty Space Theatre, A Contemporary Theatre, Diversionary Theatre, North Coast REP, and many others.

*University Transfer Course!

Spring classes--have you registered yet?

Classes are filling--register TODAY if you haven't yet. Look at all those transfer classes!

SPRING 2019 Dramatic Arts Classes

DRAM 105 · Introduction to Dramatic Arts—3 units/TRANSFERS

89897            MW                9:35 – 11:00             Emmelyn Thayer

85758            TTh                  11:10 – 12:35           Carol Whaley

67083            ONLINE           1/28 – 3/23               Matthew Salazar-Thompson

79804            ONLINE           4/1 – 5/25                 Rana Salimi

DRAM 107 · Study of Filmed Plays—3 units/TRANSFERS

85760            T                      2:20 – 5:30                Carol Whaley

64313            ONLINE           4/1 – 5/25                 Carol Whaley

DRAM 109 · Theatre and Social Issues—3 units/TRANSFERS

57673            TTh                  11:10 – 12:35           Matthew Salazar-Thompson

DRAM 123 · Beginning Stagecraft—3 units/TRANSFERS

51609            MW                12:45 – 3:15             Duane Gardella

DRAM 124 · Makeup for the Stage

85204            M                    5:35 – 10:00             Andrea Singer

                                                TBA additional hours required

DRAM 126 · Advanced Stagecraft—3 units/TRANSFERS

51614            MW                12:45 – 3:15             Duane Gardella

DRAM 129A · Beginning Scene Painting—3 units

15555            MW                4:20 – 7:45                Duane Gardella

                                                12 week class—begins 2/25

DRAM 129B · Intermediate Scene Painting—3 units

56356            MW                4:20 – 7:45                Duane Gardella

                                                12 week class—begins 2/25

DRAM 132 · Beginning Acting—3 units/TRANSFERS

93124            TTh                  10:05 – 12:35           Katie Rodda

85190            MW                2:20 – 4:50                Annie Hinton

DRAM 133 · Intermediate Acting—3 units/TRANSFERS

09839            TTh                  10:05 – 12:35           Katie Rodda

57767            MW                2:20 – 4:50                Annie Hinton

DRAM 143 · Beginning Costuming—3 units/TRANSFERS

12025            TTh                 12:45 – 3:50             Elisa Benzoni

DRAM 145A · Introduction to Theatre Glamour: Promotional Events—3 units

98619            T                      5:30 – 10:00             Andrea Singer

                                                TBA additional hours required

DRAM 146C · Introduction to Theatrical Glamour Practicum: Promotional Events—3 units

98622            Th                    5:50 – 10:00             Andrea Singer

                                                TBA additional hours required

DRAM 165 · Introduction to Stage Movement—3 units/TRANSFERS

12990            MW                9:35 – 11:00             Terry Wilson

Three Productions in the Spring!

4^th Annual New Play Festival by City College students (DRAM 242A-D), 3 units, TBD

March 7 - 16, directed by Farrell Foreman, Matthew Salazar-Thompson and Emmelyn Thayer

Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello (DRAM 242A-D), 3 units, TBD

April 6 – 10, directed by Lisa Berger | Performed at the University of San Diego

Spring Musical, TBD (DRAM 240A-D), 4 units, TBD

April 19 – 28, directed by Katie Rodda | Choreographed by Kristin Arcidiacono

Add codes distributed at first rehearsal.

Auditions: Thursday, January 31, 6 – 10 p.m.

Go to the City College BLOG for information: citycollegetheatre.blogspot.com

Questions? Katie Rodda, krodda@sdccd.edu; Duane Gardella, duanegardella@mac.com; Andrea Singer, asinger@sdccd.edu; Matthew Salazar Thompson, mthompso@sdccd.edu; Carol Whaley, cwhaley@sdccd.edu; Annie Hinton, annie@olanskey.com; Terry Wilson, twilson@sdccd.edu; Emmelyn Thayer, ethayer@sdccd.edu; Rana Salimi, rsalimi@sdccd.edu; Elisa Benzoni, ebezoni211@gmail.com;

Come on--you know you all do this in the car