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Our Program

The Theatre Arts Department here at College of the Siskiyous offers a lower division transfer program, as well as, training in technical theatre. The biggest advantage to studying theatre here at COS?--our small department.  Because of our size, opportunities abound for students to be involved in all aspects of our productions. The COS Theatre Department produces two main stage productions per year.  Other Theatre Department offerings include student directed theatre productions and visiting artist workshops. Regardless of your aspirations, COS' Theatre Department adds experience and training which can serve students for a career in performing arts or help give them the confidence, poise, oral communication skills and ability to tap their creative imagination that will serve them for a lifetime in whatever profession they choose.

Beyond earning an Associate degree in Theatre, students can obtain excellent course transferability to universities. All at the base of majestic Mt. Shasta in Weed, California. Surrounded by mountains, forests, lakes and streams, our college lives in an environment of scenic beauty and artistic inspiration.

Consider Being a Theatre Major!

A major in Theatre gives a student many advantages: Oral Communication Skills, Creative Problem Solving Abilities, Experience Working Cooperatively, Self Discipline, Self Confidence and Leadership Skills. You may also feel the pride of seeing your work on stage or the rush of acting in front of an audience. The Theatre discipline encompasses ART, HISTORY, MANAGEMENT, SELF EXPLORATION and more! The entertainment industry is the largest employer in California. Right now on Backstage Jobs.com for example, there are 783 jobs posted in technical theater! Several of our students have gone on to act in regional theaters, TV, and movies. One even recently premiered a movie he directed in the Saratota Film Festival. Theatre is tough work but EXTREMELY rewarding and a lot of fun. So take a theatre class and check us out.

  

Theatre Department News

Note--Date Change!!
Auditions Soon for the Spring Musical:

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee!

Music and Lyrics by William Finn, Book by Rachel Sheinkin, Conceived by Rebecca Feldman

Spelling Bee

This hilarious tale of "overachievers’ angst" chronicles the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. The show’s Tony Award-winning creative team fashioned this hit musical out of the unlikeliest of heroes: a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can standout and fit in at the same time. A unique part of the show is that it calls for audience volunteers for participation as some of the spelling bee contestants. COS's production team consists of director, Neil Carpentier-Alting, asistant director Mette Kolding, music director, Elaine Schaefer and the fabulous Rick and Peggy Nixon will be the choreographers. There are nine acting roles in all, a pit orchestra and many back stage jobs to fill.

Auditions are rescheduled for Monday, January 30th and Tuesday, January 31st  between 3:30 PM and 6:00 PM on the main stage of the Kenneth Ford Theater.  A signup sheet will be on the theatre call board in the Performing Arts Building or actors may reserve a time for an audition by calling the director, Neil Carpentier-Alting.  There are 10 minute time slots between 3:30 PM and 5:00 PM on both days in which to perform a two to three minute comedic, modern monologue and a full song, both memorized.  Those auditioning must either bring sheet music for piano accompaniment or a CD with their music. There will then be a general dance audition from 5:00 PM until 6:00 PM when the choreographers will be teaching some dance steps. Those auditioning need only attend one of the two audition days.

Actual Performance dates will be: April 13th, 14th, 20th, and 21st, at 8:00 PM and April 22nd at 2:00 PM in the COS Kenneth W. Ford Theater. There will also be special school matinees on April 18th and 19th at 10:00 AM. Rehearsals are Monday through Thursday from 3:30 to 6:20 with rehearsals moving to nights during the week of opening. Actors in the production will need to be enrolled in the ‘Musical Comedy Workshop’ classes in both the theatre and music departments, THEA 1301 and MUS 1528,  and Musical Choreography THEA 1310. Back stage hands need only to register for THEA 1301.

For more information, contact Neil Carpentier-Alting at 530-938-5206

 

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