(Carson, CA) – California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) Department of Theatre and Dance will hold auditions Aug. 28 and 29 in the University Theatre for its fall 2019 theatre productions of “Asuncion” and “Fuddy Meers.” The auditions are open to the public and seek performers from all demographics and ages. “Asuncion” runs October 11-20: Four roles are open for audition, three men and one woman. “Asuncion,” by Jesse Eisenberg, is a play that challenges our own views of politics and race. When a young Filipina woman named Asuncion becomes the roommate of Edgar and Vinny, the men attempt to prove how open minded they really are, but she serves to expose the shallowness of ... Read More
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Department of Theatre and Dance Hosts Student Auditions for Dance Concert ‘Renovations’
California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) Department of Theatre and Dance will host dance auditions for CSUDH students interested in performing in the 2019 faculty-guest dance concert “Renovations.” The auditions will take place Sept. 5 at 6 p.m. in the CSUDH Dance Studio, GYM A102. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. To audition, students should bring a dance resume, headshot, and wear dance attire. Participants should be prepared for a brief warm-up, to learn movement combinations, and to dance modern, jazz, hip-hop, ballet, Latin, and African dance. Rehearsals for students selected to perform in “Renovations” will take place one to two days per week in the evenings and/or ... Read More
‘Come into the Light’ Dance and Music Collaboration Concert
California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) Department of Theatre and Dance and Department of Music will perform the “Come into the Light” dance and music collaboration concert, a celebration of choral, vocal, and instrumental music that will take place Dec. 6, 7, and 8 at 8 p.m., and Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. in the Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center at CSU Long Beach. What: “Come into the Light” Faculty Dance Concert When: Dec. 6, 7, and 8 at 8 p.m., and Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. Where: CSU Long Beach. The Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theatre, at the Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center, located at 6200 E Atherton St., Long Beach, Calif, 90815. Tickets: General ... Read More
‘Before It Hits Home’ Opens at CSU Dominguez Hills on Feb.23
Playwright Cheryl West’s award-winning drama, “Before It Hits Home” will run Feb. 23-March 11 in California State University, Dominguez Hills’ Edison Studio Theatre as part of the university’s Black History Month celebration. Set in Midwestern America in 1991, “Before It Hits Home” is a complex and powerful drama that explores the effect of AIDS on charismatic jazz musician Wendal Bailey, his lovers, parents, and even his 14-year old son. The play was the winner of the Helen Hayes Award for best new play in 1992. Wendal Bailey has never managed to make it big. After being diagnosed with the AIDS virus, he denies having had any sexual encounters with men. However, by the end of the first ... Read More
Theatre and Dance to Perform ‘RISE – Fall Faculty and Student Dance Concert’
California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) Department of Theatre and Dance will perform “RISE – Fall Faculty and Student Dance Concert,” December 1 and 2 in the University Theatre. “No matter the situation, artists will continue to boldly rise to express their art and beliefs,” says the concert’s artistic director, department chair Doris Ressl. “Indeed, it is the driving force of creativity and true artistry.” RISE features original choreography from CSUDH’s dance faculty. In “härt′brō′kən,” Amy Allen explores making a choice between two undesirable options. Through dance, video, and music, Ressl's “Things Are a Stirrin’,” celebrates women who challenge the norm ... Read More
