CSUDH Theatre and Dance Department

Fall 2024 Theatre and Dance Orientation and Auditions. There really were so many talented majors and students that showed up this semester. Thank you to everyone that attended. Looking forward to what this semester brings.

Congratulations go out to the Speech Performance Team
Directed by Shaunte Carabello 

Jazlynn Skinner
Tau Miller
Shaun Davis Jr.
Jeremiah Simpson
Adam Bonilla
Montre Chuppen

Congratulations 🎉 to the Cast: Our Dear Dead Drug Lord
Directed by Naomi Buckley
 
Pipe: Alyssa Moguel
Zoom: Fabiola Arreola
Squeeze: Monaliese Davis
Kit: Esme Paredes
Pablo Escobar: Nicholas Medina
Pipe’s Little Sister: Charlie Galvan

Congrats again to this talented group of individuals! The first table read was a success!

Marcus is Walking Cast List: 
Directed By: Brian Stevens 
 
Michael: Jamie Banuelos 
Ellen: Marie Jones 
 
Jay : Charlie Galvan 
Heidie: Monaliesse Davis 
Suzie: Grace Bush 
 
Gabe: Trent Velasquez 
Dimitry: Nick Medina 
 
Caitlin: Grace Bush 
Zack: Trent Velasquez 
 
Rick: Nick Medina 
Marcus: Marie Jones 
 
Marty: Jaime Banuelos 
Dean: Monaliesse Davis 
 
Henry: Jaime Banuelos 
Lisa: Grace Bush 
 
Anne: Marie Jones 
Gerald: Trent Velasquez 
Terrance: Nick Medina 
Grannie: Monalisse Davis 
Ruthie: Charlie Davis

We have some exciting news, Our Dear Dead Drug Lord, by Alexis Scheer with be in production to open on December 4th! 😀

Exciting News the first show of the semester, Marcus is Walking by Joan Ackerman and Directed Brian Stevens will open on October 2nd at 7pm! Tickets will be available for puchase soon so be on the look out!!!

Thank you to everyone for coming to auditions! This was an incredibly talented group. We are very excited to see what this semester brings!

Reminder today is day 2 of Auditions. Sign up and join us!

*Reminder: CSUDH Theatre and Dance Orientation!!
 
The CSUDH Theatre and Dance Department’s “Mandatory” orientation will
be held on:
 
Monday, August 26th and Tuesday, August 27th. 
 
Students may attend either.

Welcome back to the New and Returning Theatre and Dance Students. We look forward to seeing everyone at Orientation and Auditions. Have a great first week!

Calling all Theatre and Dance students and alumni, Wayne Sam is holding auditions for his film project Day Walkers. Please contact him if interest.

CSUDH Theatre and Dance Orientation!!
 
The CSUDH Theatre and Dance Department’s “Mandatory” orientation will
be held on:
 
Monday, August 26th and Tuesday, August 27th. 
 
Students may attend either.

Fall 2024: Teacher Education Program, Credential Information Sessions.
https://www.csudh.edu/ms-ss-credentials/prospective-students/

The CSUDH Department of Theatre and Dance is inviting you all to come audition for our FALL 2024 shows. We are excited to bring Marcus is Walking by Joan Ackerman, Ignite: A Faculty Dance Concert, and Fall Production 2nd Slot to the stage next semester. 
 
Theatre and Dance Auditions for ALL shows will be held August 28th and 29th from 6:00pm -9:00pm. We encourage all students to audition for the theatre productions AND the Dance Concert. If you go to Dance auditions on the 28th then you can go to Theatre auditions on the 29th or the other way around. 🙂

Fall 2024 Theatre and Dance Recruitment Raffle Prize!!! 🎭 💃

Hello! We’re wondering if you could share the below information and flyer with your students?

Don’t know what your first steps out of college should be?

JUMPSTART/LA is a week-long summer program to guide dancers in building a sustainable career in dance in Los Angeles.

When: July 15-19, 10am-5pm
Where: Loyola Marymount University
Price: $650.00

From concert and commercial dance classes with world-renowned choreographers to seminars, panel discussions, and informal conversations with leaders in the field, the five days you spend at JUMPSTART/LA will prepare you for the next (or first!) steps of your career.

https://www.jumpstartla.dance/

Theatre & Dance 2024-2025 Season Teaser! Stayed tuned for the upcoming shows which will be both entertaining and action packed to gear up the school year!!!!

Join the Award Winning Speech Team!!! Register for THE-329 Forensics ( #45887) with Professor Caraballo. Contact Professor Caraballo via email at [email protected] for any questions.

Here are some goodies from this semester’s graduating Theatre and Dance Senior Projects showcase. Congratulations to everyone, you all have a promising path of ahead of you!!!

Thank you to everyone for coming to support the show and making it a success!

Join us for the 1pm Matinee Showing!

Friday, May 3rd in the University Theatre.

Get your tickets now! 👍 

 https://www.csudh.edu/theatre-arts/ (https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.csudh.edu%2Ftheatre-arts%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmmartinez615%40csudh.edu%7Cc56316aafba9459793fe08dc69f8a5e8%7C1a66a72773894727a8cbf249ac8e7ff8%7C0%7C0%7C638501764073338716%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=lKqRMJ4ZNm6A0hgfSg00%2Fw4C07Tp5eeTy12N8IfLcCU%3D&reserved=0)
 

Thank you so much and we hope to see you there!

Hi All,

The Mosaic Dance Company invites you to their Fall 2024 auditions, see details below.

Mosaic Auditions!
Friday, May 3, 11am Gym A102

Those accepted will enroll in Dance 230 for Fall 2024.  The class meets Fridays from 10-11:40am

Learn the linked choreography and come prepared to perform it at the audition.  It will not be taught at the audition.
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You will also be asked to learn additional choreography at the audition.  Wear clothing for movement and bring a headshot and a resume if you have one.

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Thank you so much to everyone that came out to support the opening of Spelling Bee! It was be in production until Saturday, May 4. There will be a matinee feature at 1pm on Friday. So get your tickets now. Link in bio.

Here are some goodies from the Spelling Bee dress rehearsal. You will not want to miss this one, the talent is incredible in this production! So come on out and show some support!!!

** Friendly Reminder, Join us for Opening Night!

Wednesday, May 1st at 7PM in the University Theatre.

Get your tickets now! 👍

https://www.csudh.edu/theatre-arts/

Thank you so much and we hope to see you there!

Meet Luz Cielo Aceituno Rodriguez, she is Logainne’s first mom Daniella and part of the Ensemble of the upcoming theatrical performance of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

By Rachel Sheinkin, William Finn

Directed by Naomi Buckley

Meet Amber Alliman, she is Logainne’s second mom Karla and part of the Ensemble of the upcoming theatrical performance of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
By Rachel Sheinkin, William Finn
Directed by Naomi Buckley
How did you first become interested in acting?

I have always been curious about acting ever since I took a drama class during my first year in high school! Once I made it to college, I decided to start exploring it a bit more by taking more theatre classes and auditioning for Theatre productions. Enjoying and learning about the potential characters I can play and figuring out how to tell their story without being myself at the same time is a fun creative process for me!

What is the hardest thing about acting?

The hardest thing I found about acting is trying to make sure that your own personality doesn’t show up in the character I am trying to play. Especially if the character is someone who has a completely different personality to mine. Although I always try to make sure that my traits do not show in my character, there are moments where I sometimes let a few of them out into the character. On the flipside, sometimes it does help give me a direction of how the character I am playing would interact with someone with my personality or what they would not be doing if they were an actual person in real life.

What would like to accomplish professionally?

Professionally, I would like to be part of a Musical Theatre production one day! I knew this is something I definitely wanted to achieve ever since I participated in a small musical number my freshman year of college. My ultimate goal is to be a part of the Hamilton, Wicked or Waitress musical productions! Another professional achievement I would like to complete will be participating in a crime drama like the NCIS series! Of course to accomplish these goals, I am always aiming to improve my performing arts skills as I finish my studies and continue my training outside of school!