SRJC Theatre Arts Presents

SPRING ADVANCED ACTING SHOWCASE

OUR VERY LAST ONLINE (we hope!!!)

May 22, 2021

2pm and 7:30 pm

Starring

The Talented Students of THAR 13.1 Performance Workshop: Periods, Styles, and Skills

Zackary Brauner, Riley Craig, Chris Cota, Lindsey Hiner, Kitty Rutherford, Chris Shayota, Spencer J. Scruggs, Lorelei Voegels

The Poetic Wit of Molière (17th Cen. French Playwright)

Introduction

(compiled by Zachary Brauner and Spencer J. Scruggs)

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Molière Selections:

Lovers’ Quarrels* – RILEY CRAIG & SPENCER J. SCRUGGS

The Bungler* – ZACKARY BRAUNER & CHRIS SHAYOTA (with Chris Cota)

The School for Wives*– CHRIS COTA & LINDSEY HINER

The Misanthrope** – KITTY RUTHERFORD & LORELEI VOEGELS

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* Translated into English Verse by Richard Wilbur     

**Translated into English Verse by Robert Cohen

Welcome

Laura Downing-Lee, Instructor

“Read To Me”:  The Art of Oral Interpretation

Introduction

(compiled by Lorelei Voegels and Chris Cota)

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Selections:

An excerpt from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling – SPENCER J. SCRUGGS

An excerpt from Ghost Hunter (Book 6, Chronicles of Ancient Darkness) by Michelle Paver – LINDSEY HINER

         An excerpt from Barrio Boy by Ernesto Galarza – ZACKARY BRAUNER

An excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck – KITTY RUTHERFORD

The Comic Genius of Neil Simon (20th Cen. Jewish American Playwright)

Introduction

(compiled by Riley Craig and Chris Shayota)

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Selections:

Four Short Excerpts from Popular Neil Simon Comedies – THE COMPANY

The Prisoner of Second Avenue – LORELEI VOEGELS & CHRIS COTA

The Sunshine Boys – RILEY CRAIG & CHRIS SHAYOTA

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Curtain Call

Showcase Production Team

 

Instructor:  Laura Downing-Lee

 

Webinar Engineer:  Kaellie Clein-Cunningham

 

Showcase SM:  Maggie Davis

 

Technical Mentor:  Theo Bridant

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Dialect Coach:  Kimily Conkle

Production Manager:  Justin Smith

 

Technical Support:  Tyler Barnhart

 

Showcase Logo Design:  Lindsey Hiner

 

Showcase Publicity:  Angela Hunter

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Props Coordinator:  Kitty Rutherford

Acknowledgements

 

Rabbi Irwin Keller, Congregation Ner Shalom

 

Leira Satlof

 

Angela Hunter

(Administrative Assistant, Dept. of Theatre and Fashion)

 

Leslie McCauley

(Department Chair/Artistic Director, Dept. of Theatre and Fashion)

 

SRJC Doyle Library Faculty and Staff

 

SRJC Media Services Staff

 

SRJC IT Dept. Staff

 

And our very understanding families, roommates, neighbors, and pets

who have had to listen to us performing at home all semester!