Events & Performances

Written by August Strindberg in a new version by Caryl Churchill
Directed by Laural Meade
Scenic and Lighting Design by Xinyuan Li
Costume Design by Aed McMillian

A young woman goes on a madcap journey to see if life is really as difficult as people make it out to be. Along the way she explores love, creativity, academia, marriage, quarantine, industrialization, spirituality - all in a kaleidoscopic landscape where characters merge into each other, locations change in an instant and a locked door becomes an obsessively recurrent image.

Run time is about two hours
Admission is free for all students!

 

November 2-4 at 7:30pm and November 5 at 2:00pm in Keck Theater
Join us for a post-show talk on Friday, November 3.

 

From the streets of 90s New York to the world, this rarely performed hip hop gem is sure to ignite, provoke, and get heads spinning for real. Originally written and presented by the legendary ensemble Universes, Slanguage is an unprecedented and complete deep dive into the explosive essence of character and language. Get on the train, and prepare to let the words, beats, and dance take you anywhere. Now “stand clear of closing doors,” and let’s go.

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Spring 2024

Legally Blonde

Music & Lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin
Book by Heather Hach
Based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture
Directed by Wanlass Visiting Artist Dawn Monique Williamsusic Direction by Désirée La Vertu
Scenic Design by Xinyuan Li
Costume Design by Aed McMillian
Lighting Design by Culley Guest Artist Christian Mejia
Choreography by Culley Guest Artist Roberta Inscho
Stage Managed by Josie Gordon

Sorority queen Elle Woods is thrown for a loop when her Ivy League-bound boyfriend unceremoniously dumps her. Never one to back down easily, Elle embarks on a rollicking journey that takes her all the way to the hallowed halls of Harvard Law School. Packed with infectious earworms, Legally Blonde is a guaranteed crowd pleaser with an empowering message of self-discovery and sisterhood.

Performs Friday-Sunday, April 19-21 & 26-28 at 7:30pm and Saturday, May 18 at 8:30pm in Keck Theater

Purchase tickets

^{Legally Blonde is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com}

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The Receptionist

Written by Adam Bock
Directed by Jamie Angell
Stage Managed by Queenie Ngo

The Receptionist by Adam Bock is a genial workplace comedy that morphs into something considerably more menacing. What happens in a place where you really don’t want to know what’s happening? And how much responsibility do people have who don’t want to know? The Receptionist adroitly dissects and comically examines the complicity of folks just going about their business.

Performs April 4-6 at 8:00pm and May 17 at 8:30pm in the Keck Theater Lobby
Admission is free

^{The Receptionist is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com}

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Workshops & Special Events

Stage Combat Workshop with Rachel Flesher

Saturday & Sunday, April 6 & 7
in the Keck Theater Rehearsal Room

This two-day, six-hour foundations course for stage combat covers the core concepts of safety, story, and style - as defined by the Fight Directors Canada. Participants will learn the fundamentals of unarmed stage combat in a consent forward and trauma informed course designed to arm them with the tools to keep themselves and others safe while practicing scenes with physical violence. Core concepts covered include energy exchange, weight sharing, casting, scales of contact, masking, distance, on line and off line, knapping, The Cue Reaction Action Follow Through technique, and" selling”. Some techniques covered include falling, pushing, pulling, grabbing, slapping, punching, and more (time allowing). This is a fantastic course for any actor, or director hoping to add stage combat to their tool kit.

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Voice Workshop with Sayda Trujillo

Friday, March 1, 2pm - 4pm
in the Keck Theater Rehearsal Room

Workshop description:
● Work on breath, resonance, and articulation
● Provide you with efficient vocal warm-ups for auditions, rehearsals, and more
● Give you tools for actively care for your voice daily
● Overall, help you integrate your intentions, body, and voice

Sayda Trujillo (She/Her) is a Guatemalan Canadian American theatre-maker who writes solo performance and teaches voice, movement, acting, devising, and applied theatre. Identity and storytelling inspire her personal and collective work with communities
around the world. For more information visit www.saydateatrera.com

 

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Theater Production Alumni Forum and Celebration

Saturday, February 10, 2024 4 - 5:30 p.m.
in Keck Theater

Join us for the Oxy Theater Production Alumni Forum and Lineset 10 Incorporated’s 20th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, February 10, 2024, on campus at Keck Theater from 4-5:30 p.m. with a reception to follow. Lineset 10 Incorporated Scenery and Production Services was founded in 2003 by Oxy faculty, Resident Professor Brian Fitzmorris and Technical Director Aubree Cedillo. Over its 20 years, the company has provided professional opportunities for roughly 100 Oxy students and alumni. Our Production Alumni, all Lineset 10 veterans, will share their experiences as professionals in the theater and live event industry and related fields. Find out how they went from being Oxy students to gaining a foothold in this dynamic industry.

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