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Sept. 13, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cal State Dominguez Hills Theatre
Arts Department
Announces its 2007-2008 Theater Season
Carson, CA –The
California State University, Dominguez Hills Department of
Theatre Arts has come up with an ambitious program for its
2007-2008 season, starting with Lorraine Hansberry’s “A
Raisin in the Sun” and ending with possibly the boldest
anti-war play ever written, the 411 B.C. Greek comedy “Lysistrata.”
The season begins Oct. 12 with “A Raisin in the Sun,” directed
by Donis Leonard, associate professor of theater arts. Taking
her title from Langston Hughes’ poem “Harlem,” playwright
Lorraine Hansberry shines the theater’s floodlights
on the issue of racism in America and how it affects the
dreams and lives of African Americans. The play runs through
Oct. 21 and takes place in the university’s intimate
Edison Studio Theatre.
Next up is the Nov. 9 premiere of
an original CSU Dominguez Hills play, “The Little College on a Hill.” Two
CSUDH alumnae, Brenda Killian and Naomi Buckley, culled through
hours of interviews with past and present students, faculty
and staff to pen this play that tells the story of Cal State
Dominguez Hills. Directed by Bill DeLuca, professor of theater
arts, the play focuses on the connections between education
and the real world. It is the second production of the recently
formed Dominguez Bridge Theatre Company, which is committed
to producing community-related theater throughout the South
Bay. “The Little College on a Hill” runs through
Nov. 18 and will be performed in the University Theatre.
In the spring, the season continues
with the department’s
One-Act Play Festival from Feb. 22 to March 2. The festival
showcases student works.
The season ends with the production
of Greek playwright Aristophanes’ “Lysistrata.” With the message ‘make
love, not war,’ the play centers on Lysistrata as she
leads a sex strike with other women in town in an attempt
to convince their husbands to end what the women consider
to be a senseless war. “Lysistrata” has been
adapted numerous times during the 20th and 21st centuries
and has been performed throughout the country most recently
in reaction to the Iraq War. The CSUDH production, directed
by visiting director Marla Gam-Hudson, runs from April 18
to 27 in the University Theatre.
All performances take place weekends,
with Friday and Saturday shows at 8 p.m. and Sunday shows
at 2 p.m. Individual ticket
prices are $12 or $10 for students and senior citizens. Group
rates are available for groups of 10 or more. Season subscriptions
are $35 or $30 for students and senior citizens. Tickets
may be purchased by calling (310) 243-3589. Online ordering
is also available at www.zaptix.com (browse “California”).
See the attached 2007-2008 Season synopsis for more detailed
descriptions of the plays.
For more information, call (310) 243-3588.
The University Theatre complex, which includes the 475-seat
University Theatre and the more intimate Edison Studio Theatre,
is located on the campus of CSU Dominguez Hills off Toro
Center Drive/Tamcliff Street at Victoria Street in the city
of Carson. Metered parking lots are within walking distance.
Permits are $3 and can be purchased at yellow kiosk machines
near each lot.
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About
Department of Theatre Arts -- Accredited by
the National Association of Schools of Theatre and
with memberships in the California Education Theatre
Association and the Southern California Educational Theatre
Association, the CSUDH Theatre Arts Department stages
major theatrical productions each season in either its
485-seat University Theatre or the more intimate 70-seat
Edison Studio Theatre. In addition to producing actors
and actresses, the department also educates students
to be part of the community. Through its Teatro Dominguez
multicultural theatre company students take on leadership
roles in touring original and ethnic shows to local K-12
schools; its Black Theatre Program provides courses,
touring shows and workshops that illuminate the black
experience for people of all ages and ethnicities; and
the newly formed Dominguez Bridge Theatre Company creates
and produces original plays that tell the story of the
surrounding communities.
About
CSU Dominguez Hills -- California
State University, Dominguez Hills is a highly diverse,
urban university located in the South Bay, primarily
serving the
Los Angeles metropolitan area. The university prides itself
on its outstanding faculty and friendly, student-centered
environment.
Known for excellence in teacher education, nursing, psychology,
business administration, and digital media arts, new degree
programs include computer science, criminal justice,
recreation and leisure
studies, social work, and communication disorders. On campus
is the Home Depot Center, a multi-purpose sports complex
that hosts
world-class soccer, tennis, track and field, lacrosse, and
cycling.
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