Santa Clara University

Student Performed

New Playwrights’ Festival
March 13-14, 2008
Fess Parker Studio Theatre, 7pm
Tickets: $5 per segment, $8 festival pass*
*Plays vary per evening.  Festival pass good for one day.
Advanced Playwriting students showcase their work through student-directed, staged readings of recently constructed one-act plays. Interlacing formal playwriting training with unique artistic creativity, these new playwrights explore the complexity of the most fundamental themes of human life.

Children’s Theatre ¡Bocón!
By Lisa Loomer
Directed by Barbara Murray
April 5, 2008, 2pm & 4pm
Fess Parker Studio Theatre, Tickets $3
Filled with humor, mysticism, and song, ¡Bocón! tells the story of twelve-year-old Miguel, who loses his voice while fleeing a repressive regime in Central America. Traveling north to the City of Angels, he meets several interesting characters including the mythological La Llorona who offers her own off-beat insight into his journey…and what it truly means to find ones own voice.  Best suited for children ages 8 and older.

Spring Dance Festival
April 12-13, 2008
Fess Parker Studio Theatre
Sat, 1pm & 8pm; Sun, 2pm
Tickets: $5 per segment, $8 festival pass
Students explore diverse dance styles in this biannual festival featuring the choreography of senior recitalists Lauren Baines, Darla DeCair, Genevieve Horvilleur, and Raquel Galindo. 

Lost in Yonkers
By Neil Simon
Directed by Fred Tollini, SJ
Fess Parker Studio Theatre, May 9-11 and 14-17, 2008/ Wed—Sat, 8pm; Sun, 2pm
Tickets: $5-$16
It’s the summer of 1942, Jay and Arty’s mother has just passed away, and their father has left them in the care of their cold, strict grandmother. Unfamiliar with their father’s family—and quickly discovering why—the boys find themselves amid an array of dysfunctional relationships between their bizarre aunts, gangster uncle, and hardhearted grandmother.  Humorous and poignant, this Pulitzer Prize-winning play explores both the intentional, and unintentional, lessons learned by these two brothers as they navigate their new life in Yonkers.

Hair
Book by Gerome Ragni & James Rado
Music by Galt MacDermot
Directed by Barbara Murray
Choreographed by Fran Atlas-Lara
Louis B. Mayer Theatre, May 30-June 1 and June 4-7, 2008/ Wed—Sat, 8pm; Sun, 2pm
Tickets: $5-$16
Forty years after the debut of this ground-breaking rock musical, Hair continues to captivate with its raw, and at times irreverent, exploration of the 1960’s counterculture.  In the face of the Vietnam War, Claude and his tribe form a tight community rooted in their ideals of universal peace, free love, and psychedelic experimentation. Together, they confront harsh societal realities such as the draft, racism, and social conformity. Featuring classics Aquarius, Good Morning Starshine, and title song Hair. Plays in the 2007/2008 Mayer 3-Show subscription contain adult content and are intended for mature audiences

Previously Performed

Charisma!
January 18-20, 2008
Fess Parker Studio Theatre
Fri-Sat, 8pm; Sun 2pm
Tickets: Pay-what-you-can-afford event
Suggested ticket price $5
Students in the Charisma group present a uniquely intimate exploration of faith and spirituality that combines art, music, dance, and spoken word.

Images 2008
Directed by Fran Atlas-Lara
Louis B. Mayer Theatre, February 7-10, 2008
Thursday—Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 2pm
Tickets: $5-$16
Our largest dance concert of the year!  This diverse production of original jazz, modern, and classical ballet explores all facets of the human experience through the art of dance.   Featuring the choreography of SCU dance faculty Fran Atlas-Lara, Karyn Lee Connell, Kristin Kusanovich, and David Popalisky, as well as select student choreographers.

Winter One Act Festival
February 16-17, 2008, 2pm
Fess Parker Studio Theatre
Tickets: $5
Senior theatre majors Sara Capule and Greg Callaghan direct a series of provocative one-act plays.

Les Liaisons Dangereuses
By Christopher Hampton
Directed by Marco Barricelli
Louis B. Mayer Theatre, Feb. 29-Mar. 2 and Mar. 5-8, 2008/ Wed—Sat, 8pm; Sun, 2pm
Tickets: $5-$16
Passion and deception abound in this sizzling portrayal of late18^th century French aristocracy.  Two ex-lovers, caught in a struggle between power and seduction, plot their interconnected revenge with one torrid affair.  But just one intrigue isn’t enough for the devilishly handsome Vicomte de Valmont who continues to pursue his new conquest, as well as some old ones….  In this unscrupulous game of conspiracy and deceit, who is really playing whom, and why? Guest directed by former American Conservatory Theater core company member and Bay Area favorite Marco Barricelli. Plays in the 2007/2008 Mayer 3-Show subscription contain adult content and are intended for mature audiences.