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THEATRE ARTS DEPARTMENT

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Welcome to the Mendocino College Theatre Arts Department. Our curriculum leads to  an AA degree with an emphasis in either Theatre or Dance. We offer courses in acting, dance, and technical theatre.  The program is closely allied to the music department which offers related courses in voice, opera and musical theatre.  The department has collaborative relationships with the Ukiah Players Theatre, Ukiah Civic Light Opera, and S.P.A.C.E.(Near & Arnold's School of Performinmg Arts and Cultural Education). In addition, our students often work with other local theatre companies, including and The Willits Community Theatre.
 

CLICK BELOW FOR INFORMATION ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS IN:

THEATRE

DANCE

FULL TIME THEATRE & DANCE FACULTY:

 Reid Edelman
Theatre Program Director

Leslie Saxon West
Dance Program Director

ADJUNCT THEATRE FACULTY:

Shelley Aisner
 Production Performance; Costuming & Make-up		 David Hance
Acting Performance
 Rick Allan
Acting Performance		 Brian Lohmann
Improvisation & Performance

Bob Alto
Film

 Kate Magruder
Performance, Community Based Ensemble

Kathy Dingman-Katz
Costume Construction & Design

 Carla Pantoja
Stage Combat
Ray Gifford
 Technical Theatre, Production Performance		 Les Pfutzenreuter
Musical Theatre
Jody Gehrman
Playwrighting		 David Wolf
 Technical Theatre, Production Performance
ADJUNCT DANCE FACULTY:

 Jenna Byrne
Modern, Performance, Jazz

Susan Era
Performance, Dance for Musical Theatre

Jackie Farley
Pilates

Sandra Metzler
Modern, Performance, Jazz, Musicality for Dancers

Maria Monti
Tap, Dance for Musical Theatre

Lorena McMahan
Ballet

Lea Poisson
Jazz, Hip Hop

Jean Sterling
Ballet, Jazz, Performance, Dance in World Cultures

Juvenal Vasquez
Mexican Folkloric Dance

Eddie Vedolla Jr.
Social Dance Forms

Tracy Vogel
Modern, Performance, Improvisation