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November 4 , 2009

Second CSU Dominguez Hills Theater Season Show “Lunch: The 8th Grade Bridge Project” Highlights Life in Middle School

When:          Fridays and Saturdays, November 20 & 21, December 4 & 5 at 8 p.m.; Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 2 p.m.

Where:         Edison Theatre, California State University Dominguez Hills
                   1000 E. Victoria St., Carson, 90808

Tickets:        $12; $10 for students and senior citizens. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call (310) 243-3589

(Carson, CA) – Sometimes things are a little complicated in an 8th grader’s life. Can the techie get along with the old-fashioned girl?  Can the nonviolent student deal with the boy who fights all the time? And, can anyone stomach the best-dressed diva who’s got the fashion police on speed dial? Find out in “Lunch: The 8th Grade Bridge Project,” inspired by South Bay middle school interviews and written by veteran journalist and filmmaker Pamela K. Johnson. “Lunch” is presented by the California State University, Dominguez Hills Department of Theatre Arts and Dance in conjunction with the Dominguez Bridge Theatre Company (DBTC) and is directed by Bill DeLuca, professor of theatre arts. “Lunch” runs two weekends with Friday and Saturday performances on November 20, 21 and December 4 and 5, at 8 p.m., and a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, December 6, at the Edison Theatre located within the University Theatre complex.

In “Lunch,” Johnson’s original comedy, five eighth graders go an entire day without cell phones. While their thumbs are happy for the rest, the kids themselves are thrown into an unusual kind of hell, where they’re forced to talk to each other! Watch as they rediscover their ability to get along…or not!

“Lunch” is the fourth community-based bridge project by the DBTC, whose members interview community residents and leaders in interactive story circles, and then write a play drawn directly from those lively discussions. This approach to playwriting was inspired by the Cornerstone Theatre Company, which mentored the DBTC in the creation of the “Carson Bridge Project,” “the Dominguez Bridge Project,” and last year’s “South Bay Bridge Project.”

“What better way to make a show relevant to your audience than by asking them for stories that reflect their life experiences,” says Naomi Buckley, artistic director of the DBTC.

Community members appear onstage with DBTC actors. In “Lunch,” middle school students, university students, and company members cooperatively portray characters in this humorous look at being 14 years old.

Individual general admission tickets are $12. Student and senior citizen tickets are $10. Special group rates are available for groups of 10 or more. General admission season subscriptions are $35 ($30 for students and senior citizens).

On-campus theatre parking is located near the CSUDH University Theatre complex. Enter from Toro Center Drive off University Drive, or from Tamcliff Street off Victoria Street in the city of Carson. Permits are $4 and can be purchased at yellow kiosk machines located at each lot.

For ticket information and purchase, please call the box office at (310) 243-3589. For more information about the DBTC or the CSUDH theatre program, contact the theatre office at (310) 243-3588.

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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.

Media Contact:
Laura Perdew
(310)  243-3264
lperdew@csudh.edu

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