Cal State Fullerton’s musical production of Little Women: The Broadway Musical follows the lives of four young women growing up in Concord, Mass. during the Civil War. The first couple of minutes do an excellent job of grabbing the audience by the reins and getting them accustomed to the atmosphere and mood of the 1860s [...]
Three students from the Cal State Fullerton Theater Department have been invited to participate in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF). The KCACTF is a recognized and notable theater program that involves 18,000 students from colleges and universities all over the nation. “Our department pays to enter all our productions in the festival, [...]
Cal State Fullerton’s Theatre and Dance Department welcomed a new faculty member into its family last fall. Mark Ramont, professor of directing at CSUF, has made the transition from Titan to teacher. From the time he was in grade school, Ramont had been passionate about theatre. He directed his first play in high school, and [...]
Cal State Fullerton will play host to some Civil War-era ghosts starting Friday. The Theater Department is going to kick off its spring season with The Spoon River Project. The Spoon River Project is a musical adaption of The Spoon River Anthology, which is a series of monologues from the dearly-departed spirits of a small [...]
I arrived to The Immortal World Tour with my adorable wife and some shifting expectations of something “Michael.” Cirque Du Soleil surpassed all of my assumptions, painting a decadent depiction of Michael Jackson’s life, from The Jackson Five to Neverland. The show employed fantastical props, costumes and acrobatic dancers from around the world. The stage [...]
The ‘80s came alive Friday night at the CSUF Department of Theatre and Dance’s performance of The Wedding Singer, the hilarious stage rendition of Adam Sandler’s cult film of the same title. With awful but truly awesome bridesmaid attire, the stage ensemble opened the show with ruffles and teal-colored fabric galore. Director Jim Taulli said [...]
Cal State Fullerton’s newest theater production debuts as a play centered on friendship and faith. A Prayer for Owen Meany opened Friday to a packed theater, which was buzzing with excitement and curiosity. Mark Roe, a senior in the Radio-TV-Film Department, was curious to see how CSUF’s performance of the play differed from the vision [...]
If you don’t believe in fairy tales, princesses or the elements that make up “happily ever after,” you haven’t met Cal State Fullerton alumna Erika Jenko. At 26, Jenko has written, directed, produced and starred in her own play, Princes Don’t Live in Cyberland (2010), which has already made its debut at the ComedySportz Theatre [...]