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Current Productions

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2024-2025 Production Season

The Department of Theatre and Dance is proud to announce shows for the 2024-2025 season.

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Fall 2024

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Real Women Have Curves

By Josefina López
Directed by Gregory Ramos

Performance Dates: November 8, 9, 16, 17, 2024

Synopsis:

Set in a tiny sewing factory in East L.A., this is the outrageously funny story of five full-figured Mexican-American women who are racing to meet nearly impossible production deadlines in order to keep their tiny factory from going under. And while they work, hiding from the INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service), they talk... about their husbands and lovers, their children, their dreams for the future. The story is told from the point of view of Ana, the youngest among them. Just graduated from high school, Ana dreams of getting out of the barrio and going off to college and becoming a famous writer. Although she needs the money, Ana doesn't like working at the factory and has little respect for the coworkers, who make fun of her ambitions and what they consider her idealistic feminist philosophies. However, Ana keeps coming to her job and chronicling her experiences in a journal. As the summer unfolds, she slowly gains an understanding and appreciation of the work and the women, eventually writing an essay that wins her a journalism fellowship which will take her to New York City. This play, a microcosm of the Latina immigrant experience, celebrates real women's bodies, the power of women, and the incredible bond that happens when women work together.

Audition and crew information for Real Women Have Curves

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Senior Capstone Project - Constellations

By Nick Payne
Directed by Cary Goertzel

With Nicole Stidham, Acting. Lighting Design by Maximus Susi.

Performance dates: December 6 and 7, 2024

Synopsis:

This spellbinding, romantic journey begins with a simple encounter between a man and a woman. But what happens next defies the boundaries of the world we think we know—delving into the infinite possibilities of their relationship and raising questions about the difference between choice and destiny.

Spring 2025

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Der Fledermaus

By Johann Strauss II.
Directed by Cindy Snyder
Conductor: Co Nguyen

Performance Dates: February 21 and 22, 2025

Synopsis:

Set in 19th-century Vienna, the story revolves around a wealthy man, Gabriel von Eisenstein, who is sentenced to jail but instead attends a grand ball hosted by Prince Orlofsky. Eisenstein’s wife, Rosalinde, and their maid, Adele, also attend in disguise. The evening is filled with mistaken identities, flirtations, and humorous deceptions, all orchestrated by Dr. Falke as part of an elaborate prank to avenge an earlier joke Eisenstein played on him. The opera concludes with the revelation of the ruse and a joyous reconciliation.

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At The Wedding

By Bryna Turner
Directed by Allison Scarlet Jaye

Performance Dates: April 4, 5, 12, 13, 2025

Synopsis:

In this raucous and bittersweet comedy, a woman named Carlo guides the audience through her ex-girlfriend’s wedding, to a man, and talks to several friends and family members about love, life, and how to cope with both. You are cordially invited to the best day of someone else's life… but what if it's also the worst day of yours? Join Carlo as she attempts to make it through the night without drinking too much, talking too much, or trying to win back the bride. Bryna Turner's bittersweet play, a laugh-out-loud comedy that nonetheless addresses some big issues, is for anyone who has ever attended a wedding... or had their heart broken.

Department of Theatre & Dance

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