REID EDELMAN

Associate Professor, Theatre Arts
Theatre Program Director

Phone: (707) 468-3172
Office: Rm 5202 

Office hours for Spring 2012:
Mondays 3-4 PM
Tuesdays 2-3:30 PM
Wednesdays 3-4 PM
Thursdays 2-3:30 PM

Email: redelman@mendocino.edu
 
This semester, I will be producing and directing the college production of The Seagull.  
I will also be teaching  THE 118: Intro to Directing and THE 210: Beginning Acting.

Please feel free to e-mail or call if you would like more information about theatre at Mendocino College.


Theatre courses offered Spring semester 2012:

Costume Design (THE 119):
Meets Tuesdays 5:30-9:30 PM (concurrently with THE 217).  This course offers an introduction to fundamental theory and practice of costume design.  Topics include: script analysis, period research, conceptualization, rendering and effective collaboration.   Taught by Kathy Dingman-Katz.

Introduction to Directing (THE 118):
Meets Mondays & Wednesdays from 4-5:30 PM. An introduction to directing theory & practice.  Students direct short plays for the annual Festival of New Plays.
Taught by Reid Edelman.

Beginning Acting (THE 210):
Meets Tuesdays from 6-10 PM. No previous theatre experience is required;
however, students must be able to read and analyze play texts, memorize lines and
work independently in outside of class rehearsals. Taught by Reid Edelman.

Costume Construction (THE 217):
Meets Tuesdays 5:30-9:30 PM (concurrently with THE 119).  This course offers an introduction to the crafts of building and coordinating theatrical costumes.  Basic  costuming techniques are applied through practical work on the theatre department's current productions. Taught by Kathy Dingman-Katz.

Acting / Production Performance (THE 220 & 225):
This semester the theatre arts department will present  The Seagull by Anton Chekhov and the 10th Annual Festival of New Plays.  For more information about this show, contact Reid Edelman at 468-3172.