Cabarets
May 12-16
Faculty Contact – Mitch Hanlon
May 11 techs - 1 hour per performer to be scheduled
Performance times to be confirmed optional May 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
ON YOUR FEET
Staged readings of new plays by CSUF playwrights
Coordinated by Susan Merson
WHEN:
8 p.m. April 30–May 1, 2008 — short plays
8 p.m. May 2–3 & 8–10, 2008 — longer plays
4 p.m. May 10, 2008 — LA TAO, a new musical
WHERE:
Grand Central Theatre, CSUF’s Grand Central Art Center
125 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92701
PROGRAM:
On Your Feet is a festival of new plays featuring the work of the 2007-08 student playwrights. The seven evenings’ offerings range from 10 minute plays to full-length pieces in progress. All plays will be done as script-in-hand readings.
BACKGROUND:
"The festival is an opportunity to allow the writers to hear their works aloud,” says Susan Merson, CSUF playwriting instructor. “This year we are featuring almost 20 pieces showcasing the talents of both beginning and more advanced writers. All the plays are works-in-progress, and that means the writers need an audience to see what works and what doesn't."
In addition to pieces from regular class work, this year’s festival features works by two senior honor scholars, Victoria Marcello and Caitlin Neiman. Marcello’s solo piece, THE EXAMINED LIFE, has incorporated material developed from the monologues written by CSUF advanced playwriting students and compiled by Eric Czuleger. Neiman’s SAFAT is a full-length work about the friendship and betrayal of Gamal Abdel Nasser and his best friend, Hakim Amer.
Other playwrights whose works will be read include Christine Benjamin, Eric Czuleger, Jesse Glick, Brad Hill, Sean McAllister, Brian Manning, Caitln Neiman, Blake Onishi, Marcie Rodriguez, Mohammad Shahisaman, Sam Stoliker, Joe Tostado, Victoria Marcello and Lauren Vega.
Directors include actress Jenny O’Hara (from KING OF QUEENS), Jim Holmes (from CSI), and alum Stephen Wagner, who returns for the third season to work on this project.
LA TAO, a special project of this year’s festival, is directed by Larry Peters.
ADMISSION:
Complimentary seating.
New Play Readings
April 30-May 3
Faculty Contact – Susan Merson
April 28 move in, April 29 tech
Performs 8pm April 30, May 1, 2, 3
Show #2
April 11-26
Directed by Rita Renee
April 7 move in, April 8 add crew, March 9-10 tech
Performs 8pm April 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26
Show #1: Tentatively Moonborn
March 7-22
by Eric Czueleger
Directed by Dr. Joseph Arnold
March 3 move in, March 4 add crew, March 5-6 tech
Performs 8pm March 7,8,13,14,15, 19, 20, 21, 22
Alumni Dance 12x16
February 28-March 1
Faculty Contact – Bill Lett
Feb 26 move in, Feb 27 tech
Performs 8pm Feb 28, 29, March 1 and 2pm March 1
Spring Dance 12x16
February 21-23
Faculty Contact – Bill Lett
Feb 19 move in, Feb 20 tech
Performs 8pm Feb 21, 22, 23 and 2pm Feb 23
FROZEN by Byrony Lavery
Directed by Shannon O'Donnell
October 12-October 27, 2007: 8 p.m. Oct. 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27
Grand Central Theatre, CSUF Grand Central Art Center, 125 N. Broadway, Santa
Ana CA
Tickets: $10 ($5 with advance Titan discount)
Written by rising British playwright Byrony Lavery, this acclaimed and
controversial three-actor drama examines the repercussions of a fatal
kidnapping on the young victim¹s mother, an academic researcher and a man
with a history of violence against children.
AN EVENING OF ONE ACTS
Featuring THE PLAYER'S GAME by Anthony J Gomez, CINDERELA AFTERS by Robyn Gleason, FAE IN THE FOREST by Marcie Brooks and PUNISHMENT by Blake Onishi
Directed by Stephen Wagner
November 2-November 16, 2007: 8 p.m. Nov. 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16
Grand Central Theatre, CSUF Grand Central Art Center, 125 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, CA
Tickets: $10 ($5 with advance Titan discount)
Selected original plays by CSUF student playwrights receive their first
stagings.
NEW BRAIN, a musical by James Lapine and William Finn
Directed by Patrick Pearson
November 30-December 8, 2007: 8 p.m. Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 6, 7, 8
Grand Central Theatre, CSUF Grand Central Art Center, 125 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, CA
Tickets: $10
When a neurotic, frustrated composer is confronted with a terminal illness,
he finds comfort in the healing power of art. (*rights pending)
Please note all tickets for these performances will be $10.00
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