REID EDELMAN

Associate Professor, Theatre Arts
Theatre Program Director

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

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

Email: redelman@mendocino.edu
 
This semester, I will be producing and directing the college production of  Inherit The Wind.  
I will also be teaching 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 Fall semester 2012:

Costume Design (THE 119):
Meets Tuesdays 5:30-9:20 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 Dramatic Literature (THE 202):
Meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 AM-12:20 PM. An introduction to dramatic literature and script analysis.
Taught by Jason Davis.

Beginning Acting (THE 210):
Meets Mondays & Wednesdays from 3:30-5:20  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 5:30-9:20 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  Inherit The Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee.  For more information about this show, contact Reid Edelman at 468-3172.