VDAY!! CCC Drama

CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE DRAMA
In Association with
GALATEAN PLAYERS ENSEMBLE THEATRE

PRESENTS
VDAY RICHMOND!

EVE ENSLER'S

T H E V A G I N A M O N O L O G U E S

Monday, April 12 7:30 p.m.
Craneway Pavillion, 1414 Harbour Way South, Richmond

DISCOUNT TICKETS FOR CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE THEATRE STUDENTS PAST & PRESENT (Bring this e-mail with you to the box office OR Show your phone screen with the e-mail on it)

• $10.00 Student/Senior Rush Tickets
• $15.00 General Admission Rush Tickets at the Box Office starting 1/2 hour before curtain. These tickets are normally $40 for General Admission/ $25 for Student/Seniors.

Note: If you would like to see the show, and you can't afford it -- please e-mail Kathygpet@aol.com & I will set you a ticket aside. Put your "NAME & Comp ticket please" in the subject line please.

This is a fundraiser for COMMUNITY VIOLENCE SOLUTIONS, Rape Crisis Center. The show is to raise money & awareness.

Show information is at GALATEANPLAYERS.COM The show is directed by CCC Drama Faculty member Kathy McCarty.

If you haven't seen The Vagina Monologues before, it is an extremely funny, tasteful, honest, dramatic play. Theatres throughout the entire world are doing the show at the same time, join VDay Richmond in a global effort to stop violence against women and girls. If you are a man who is dragging your heels, not wanting to come -- I assure you: You will really enjoy it!

Please pass the word! Please pass the word! Please pass the word!
Join Contra Costa College Drama on Facebook!

Stay tuned for: Wiz In Concert May 2010!

April Fool's Comedy/IMPROV & Vagina Monologues & Misc info

APRIL FOOL'S STAND UP COMEDY/IMPROV

Contra Costa College comics will be performing Stand Up & ImprovTheatre on April 1 & 2, 7 PM. Tickets $10 & available at the door

It's still not to late to join the cast and learn to develop a comedy routine. If you are interested, please contact Faculty Member Kathy McCarty at kathygpet@aol.com, with "Stand Up Info" in the subject line.


THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES will be performed Monday, April 12 at Richmond's Craneway Pavilion. A second performance may possibly be added on Tuesday, April 13.

Questions: Kathygpet@aol.com

We also really need help ushering, working backstage.

Benefit for Community Violence Solutions.

UPCOMING SHOWS/EVENTS WITH CCC FACULTY PAST & PRESENT

Spring Sling - Certification classes in Broadsword and Unarmed Theatrical Combat
March 28 - April 25 at the Flying Actor's Studio in San Francisco
Please visit www.duelingartssf.com or email info@duelingartssf.com

This unique acting class teaches techniques for theatrical swordfighting using a medieval broadsword, and techniques for unarmed violence for the stage. Classes offer certification as a theatrical combatant through Dueling Arts International. Learn from experienced, certified teachers, Andrea Weber and Carla Pantoja. Classes run Sundays or Saturdays from 9:30 - 3:30 pm for 6 complete sessions. Cost is $400 for both weapons, $300 for one.

MISCELLANEOUS INFO

LOOKING FOR AUDITIONS? Check out "San Francisco East Bay Theatre and Auditions" on facebook.

Looking for inexpensive tickets to shows in the Bay Area? Join Goldstar! Goldstar.com -- they have 1/2 priced theatre tickets, as well as A's/Giants/Warriors/49er/Raiders games tickets - 1/2 priced!

Theatrebayarea.org 1/2 priced tickets to theatres throughout the Bay Area!

Theater Show: Wiz!

Contra Costa College Drama Dept. PRESENTS....

The WIZ!

Adapted from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, Book by William F. Brown, Music and Lyrics by Charlie Smalls, Directed by Clay David

WHERE: John and Jean Knox Center for Performing Arts, Contra Costa College, San Pablo (Corner of Castro St. and El Portal Drive)

WHEN: March 3 - 7 Wednesday – Sat at 8 pm; Sunday at 5 p.m

TICKETS Box Office 510-235-7800 X 4274
March 3 All tickets $8 Bargain Price
March 4 All tickets $10
March 5-7 $10 Student/Senior $15 General Admission

No Reserved Tickets. Box office opens 45 minutes before curtain. General Seating.


MARCH 4TH WIZ OPENING NIGHT DINNER/THEATER GALA
Opening Night, Thursday, March 4: 6:00 PM DINNER AT THREE SEASONS RESTAURANT + 8:00 PM SHOW An elegant affair of culinary specialties, entrees, desserts and two Napa Valley vineyards pouring wine to complement the festivities.
$35.00 for dinner and show. Contact Zolayma Martin at 510-235-7800, ext. 4363 to make your prepaid reservations for dinner/theatre gala only.


Directed by Clay David, THE WIZ, will run March 3 - 7, 2010. David has put a unique spin on the classic musical (the movie version starred Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Stephanie Mills and Lena Horne). He has set the fantasy in the East Bay in present times. "Dorothy is a girl from Richmond, and her adventures on a magical BART train," says David, well known for his directorial preciseness at making shows accessible to today's audiences. "Richmond is definitely not Kansas," remarks David, who adds that the show is full of music that "is dazzling. A lively mixture of rock, gospel and soul."

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Drama Workshops!

The CCC Drama Faculty wanted to let you know about an incredible opportunity coming up! Our First Annual Theatre Festival will be held April 30, May 1 & 2 at the Performing Arts Center. We are bringing in Professional Theatre Artists from the Entire Bay Area to lead speciality workshops in:

• Stage Combat
• Improv
• Musical Theatre
• Playwrighting
• Makeup
• Pyrotechnics Rapier & Dagger
• Movement
• Scene Study Audition Technique
• Puppetry
• Clowning

For More information:http://cccdrama.homestead.com/TheatreFestival.html

Scheduled presenters are:
Connie M. Bauer, Barbara Brewer, Giovannie Esiritu, James Donlon, Chris Hayes, Shelley Lynn Johnson, Peter Maleitzke, Dave Maier, Jill Maclean, Lee Ann Payne, Leonard Pitt, Jeff Raz, Katie Rubin, Scott Schroder, Matthew Travisano

Workshop Descriptions, Master Teacher Bios & Enrollment information is available online: http://cccdrama.homestead.com/TheatreFestival.html

The cost for the entire 3 day festival is $11 for high school students and $20 for all others. Some scholarships are available. Come check it OUT!

CCC New Drama Events

Contra Costa Community College Drama Department PRESENTS....

A RAISIN IN THE SUN
by Lorraine HansberryPerforms:
March 5, 6 & 7 @ 8 p.m.
(Sight up for: Drama 220 Sec. 1072)

WHO'S LINE IS IT ANYWAY? (Improv)
Performs: Friday, April 37 p.m.
(Sign up for : Drama 220 Section 7177)

1st ANNUAL THEATRE FESTIVAL
Dates: April 30 and May 1 & 2
Workshops by Bay Area Theatre Professionals
Juried Performances by area high schools
(Sign up for: Drama 220 Section 7177)

Mark your calendars for Summer:
MAIDS & MATRONSA!!!
World Premiere Comedy about Marriage
by Kathryn G. McCarty
OPEN HOUSE AUDITIONS!
Monday, May 18, 6:30 p.m.
Show runs July 2009

Phantom of the Opera Haunted House

Any plans for this HALLOWEEN?? Come check out CCC's Drama Deptartment's.....

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

AN INTERACTIVE HAUNTED HOUSE

presented by Contra Costa College Drama John and Jean Knox Center for the Performing Arts, Directed by Terrence Ivory


WHEN: October 29, 30 & 31, Wed., Thursday, Friday 6:30 PM- 9 PM

WHERE: Knox Center for the Performing Arts, Contra Costa College, Corner of El Portal Drive and Castro in San Pablo

COST: $5 Students/Senior $10 General

RESERVATIONS: Call 235-7800 x4274

DRAMA WEB SITE: http://cccdrama.homestead.com/

SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES! FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY!


DESCRIPTION OF PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, INTERACTIVE HAUNTED HOUSE:

In 3-D Sense-Around, travel with the characters from Phantom of the Opera, a haunting tale of revenge and murder set in the 1880 Paris Opera Populaire.



A cast of 30 Contra Costa College Drama students dressed in elegant masks, tuxedos and gowns of the 1880's surround you in this 3-dimensional Sense-around haunted tale of the classic Gaston Leroux novel.



*Enter the elegant Paris Opera lobby and meet the characters from the musical.
*Dance in the breathtaking Masquerade Ball.
*Walk with the terrified cast through the Phantom Fun House.
*Watch spine-tingling statues come to life.
*Travel beneath the sewers of Paris to the Phantom's private chamber.
*Stand next to the Phantom Ghost, gripping with emotion, as he is unmasked.

JOBS...JOBS...JOBS!!

• Need a Job?
• Need to update your resume?

Visit CCC's Job Placement Office in the Humanities Building Room 9.

We also offer an online service that allows you to search for jobs targeted specifically for CCC Students, upload your resume directly, and receive emails about programs and other job-related topics. Visit the Online Job Search today!

ALSO....

JOB FAIR: Where Employers Come to YOU!

• Wednesday, April 30, 2008 @ Quad Area 9am to 1pm.
• Bring at least 20 copies of your resume* for on-the-spot interviews.
  
  *Need help with your resume? Contact John Christensen for an appointment today at 510-235-7800 x4344.

ATTN: EOPS/CARE STUDENTS!!!

ATTENTION EOPS/CARE Students:

Important DATES!!!!

• Academic Progress Reports are due March 28.
• Summer Session Priority Registration for EOPS/CARE students is APRIL 7.
• Fall Semester Priority Registration for EOPS/CARE students is MAY 1 & 2.
  Check WebAdvisor for you appointment date/time OR visit the EOPS Office today.