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October 22, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
“The Little College on a
Hill” Opens November 9
Alumni, Faculty, Staff and
Students Tell the Story of CSU Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA –The
California State University, Dominguez Hills Department of
Theatre Arts is pleased to announce its second play of the
2007-08 season, “The Little College on a Hill.” The
production opens Friday, Nov. 9, for a two-weekend run.
“The Little College on a Hill” is the result
of the Dominguez Bridge Project, an ambitious undertaking
to interview Cal State Dominguez Hills graduates, faculty,
staff and students from the past 40-plus years of the university’s
history. CSUDH alumnae Brenda Killian and Naomi Buckley used
details culled from those interviews to write the play.
The story revolves around three students
trying to finish a documentary about the university. They — and, in
turn, the audience — listen and watch as the stories
of the university come to life. Before their task is done,
one student will make a decision that will change the rest
of his life.
“Little College” is being directed by professor
of theatre arts Bill DeLuca, who directed “The Carson
Bridge Project” in 2006, which involved interviews
with over 100 local residents. It was the first community-based
production by the department and spurred the creation of
the Dominguez Bridge Theatre Company, which combines faculty,
staff, alumni, students and the community in an attempt to
build bridges between the university and the residents of
the South Bay of Los Angeles.
In order to truly represent the community, “Little
College” features a 35-member cast that mixes current
students with faculty members like Professor Emeritus Joyce
Johnson and Jheri Crisostomo, staff members, both past and
present, like Rosemarie Marcotte, Marlene Frantz, Leon Cohen,
Mauricio Amaral, Joanie Harmon and Sheila Butts (many are
alumni), and alumni like Sunee Foley, Dan Weinell, Mark Kerr,
Amber Jackson and Phil Bray.
“There aren’t any universities I know of that
have used theater to reflect upon their own issues and history
in this specific way, gathering stories from their community,
and putting them onstage,” DeLuca said. “Also,
the cast includes current students, alumni, staff members
and faculty, which is not something you find in university
theatre anywhere.”
Performances will take place two weekends only, Nov. 9 and
10 and Nov. 16-18, with Friday and Saturday shows at 8 p.m.
The performance on Sunday Nov. 18, will be at 2 p.m.
Individual ticket prices are $12
or $10 for students and senior citizens. Special 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
the box office at (310) 243-3589. Online ticket purchasing
is also available at www.zaptix.com (browse “California”).
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.
For more information, call (310) 243-3588.
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About
the Theatre Arts Department-- 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. The theatre arts program
is 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.
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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