Welcome to Theatre at Mendocino College
FALL 2024
The Mendocino College Theatre Arts Department presents
The Book of Will
by Lauren Gunderson
directed by Reid Edelman
Without William Shakespeare, we would not have literary masterpieces like Romeo and Juliet. But without Shakespeare’s friends Henry Condell and John Heminges, we would have lost half of Shakespeare’s plays forever! After the death of their friend and mentor, the two actors are determined to compile the First Folio and preserve the words that shaped their lives. They have to borrow, beg, and band together to get it done. Amidst the noise and color of Elizabethan London, The Book of Will presents a true story of love, loss, and laughter, and sheds new light on a man you may think you know.
Performances October 17-27, 2024 in the Mendocino College Center Theatre
Thursday October 17 • 7:30 PM • (pay what you wish preview)
Friday October 18 • 7:30 PM (gala opening night, food and wine included in ticket price!)
Saturday October 19 • 7:30 PM (benefits College Foundation, glass of wine included!)
Thursday October 24 • 7:30 PM (special discount show, all tickets $10)
Friday October 25 • 7:30 PM
Saturday October 26 • 7:30 PM
Sunday October 27 • 2 PM (matinee performance)
TICKETS: $20, $15 students and seniors. Pay what you wish preview is Thursday October 17. Special discount show: Thursday October 24, all tickets $10. Advance tickets are available at the Mendocino Book Company in Ukiah, and online at www.ArtsMendocino.org. For additional information, call (707) 468-3172.
SPRING 2025
The Mendocino College Theatre Arts Department presents
Mendocino Stories:
Journalistic Theatre Project
Co-directed by nationally acclaimed solo artist Dan Hoyle, Broadway and Hollywood actor Lucas Near-Verbrugghe and Mendocino College Theatre Director Reid Edelman, this culmination of a year-long project will be an original production based on a Mendocino County theme and utilizing the innovative “journalistic theatre” process developed by Dan Hoyle.
Performances March 13-23, 2025 in the Mendocino College Center Theatre
Thursday March 13 • 7:30 PM • (pay what you wish preview)
Friday March 14 • 7:30 PM (gala opening night, food and wine included in ticket price!)
Saturday March 15 • 7:30 PM (benefits College Foundation, glass of wine included!)
Thursday March 20 • 7:30 PM (special discount show, all tickets $10)
Friday March 21 • 7:30 PM
Saturday March 22 • 7:30 PM
Sunday March 23 • 2 PM (matinee performance)
TICKETS: $20, $15 students and seniors. Pay what you wish preview is Thursday March 13. Special discount show: Thursday March 20, all tickets $10. Advance tickets are available at the Mendocino Book Company in Ukiah, and online at www.ArtsMendocino.org. For additional information, call (707) 468-3172.
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The Mendocino College Theatre Arts Department presents
The 18th Annual Festival of New Plays
Ten student-directed plays by local playwrights
Performances May 15-17, 2025 in the Mendocino College Little Theatre
Friday May 16 • 7:30 PM
Saturday May 17 • 7:30 PM (benefits College Foundation, glass of wine included!)
TICKETS: $All tickets $10. Pay what you wish preview is Thursday May 15. Advance tickets are available at the Mendocino Book Company in Ukiah, and online at www.ArtsMendocino.org. For additional information, call (707) 468-3172.
TICKETS:
Tickets for Mendocino College Theatre productions are available starting 2 weeks before the first performance of each production at The Mendocino Book Company in Ukiah, online at www.ArtsMendocino.org and at the door one hour before curtain as available. For additional information, call (707) 468-3172.
The 2024-2025 Season of Plays:
FALL 2024
The Mendocino College Theatre Arts Department presents
The Book of Will
by Lauren Gunderson
directed by Reid Edelman
Without William Shakespeare, we would not have literary masterpieces like Romeo and Juliet. But without Shakespeare’s friends Henry Condell and John Heminges, we would have lost half of Shakespeare’s plays forever! After the death of their friend and mentor, the two actors are determined to compile the First Folio and preserve the words that shaped their lives. They have to borrow, beg, and band together to get it done. Amidst the noise and color of Elizabethan London, The Book of Will presents a true story of love, loss, and laughter, and sheds new light on a man you may think you know.
Performances October 17-27, 2024 in the Mendocino College Center Theatre
Thursday October 17 • 7:30 PM • (pay what you wish preview)
Friday October 18 • 7:30 PM (gala opening night, food and wine included in ticket price!)
Saturday October 19 • 7:30 PM (benefits College Foundation, glass of wine included!)
Thursday October 24 • 7:30 PM (special discount show, all tickets $10)
Friday October 25 • 7:30 PM
Saturday October 26 • 7:30 PM
Sunday October 27 • 2 PM (matinee performance)
TICKETS: $20, $15 students and seniors. Pay what you wish preview is Thursday October 17. Special discount show: Thursday October 24, all tickets $10. Advance tickets are available at the Mendocino Book Company in Ukiah, and online at https://www.artsmendocino.org/event/the-book-of-will/. For additional information, call (707) 468-3172.
SPRING 2025
The Mendocino College Theatre Arts Department presents
Mendocino Stories:
Journalistic Theatre Project
Co-directed by nationally acclaimed solo artist Dan Hoyle, Broadway and Hollywood actor Lucas Near-Verbrugghe and Mendocino College Theatre Director Reid Edelman, this culmination of a year-long project will be an original production based on a Mendocino County theme and utilizing the innovative “journalistic theatre” process developed by Dan Hoyle.
Performances March 13-23, 2025 in the Mendocino College Center Theatre
Thursday March 13 • 7:30 PM • (pay what you wish preview)
Friday March 14 • 7:30 PM (gala opening night, food and wine included in ticket price!)
Saturday March 15 • 7:30 PM (benefits College Foundation, glass of wine included!)
Thursday March 20 • 7:30 PM (special discount show, all tickets $10)
Friday March 21 • 7:30 PM
Saturday March 22 • 7:30 PM
Sunday March 23 • 2 PM (matinee performance)
TICKETS: $20, $15 students and seniors. Pay what you wish preview is Thursday March 13. Special discount show: Thursday March 20, all tickets $10. Advance tickets are available at the Mendocino Book Company in Ukiah, and online at https://www.artsmendocino.org/event/journalistic-theatre-project-mendocino-stories/. For additional information, call (707) 468-3172.
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The Mendocino College Theatre Arts Department presents
The 18th Annual Festival of New Plays
Ten student-directed plays by local playwrights
Performances May 15-17, 2025 in the Mendocino College Little Theatre
Friday May 16 • 7:30 PM
Saturday May 17 • 7:30 PM (benefits College Foundation, glass of wine included!)
TICKETS: $All tickets $10. Pay what you wish preview is Thursday May 15. Advance tickets are available at the Mendocino Book Company in Ukiah, and online at https://www.artsmendocino.org/event/the-18th-annual-festival-of-new-plays/. For additional information, call (707) 468-3172.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THEATRE PRODUCTIONS
FALL 2024
The Mendocino College Theatre Arts Department presents
The Book of Will by Lauren Gunderson
performances October 17-27, 2024 in the Mendocino College Center Theatre
AUDITIONS
Tuesday August 20, 2024 6 PM in the Center Theatre on the Ukiah campus
Call-Backs (as needed and as scheduled Wednesday August 21)
Rehearsals will begin on August 26, and performances will be October 17-27.
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Coming in Spring 2025
The Mendocino College Theatre Arts Department presents
Mendocino Stories:
Journalistic Theatre Project
performances March 13-23, 2025 in the Mendocino College Center Theatre
An original play based on real stories from our community co-created by nationally acclaimed solo artist Dan Hoyle, Broadway and Hollywood actor Lucas Near-Verbrugghe, and Mendocino College Theatre Director Reid Edelman, this culmination of a year-long project will be an original production based on a Mendocino County theme and utilizing the innovative “journalistic theatre” process developed by Dan Hoyle.
OPEN AUDITIONS will be held in December 2024 or January 2025...stay tuned for more details
For additional information, call (707) 468-3172 or e-mail redelman@mendocino.edu.
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The Mendocino College Theatre Arts Department presents
The 18th Annual Festival of New Plays
Ten student-directed plays by local playwrights
performances May 15-17 in the Mendocino College Little Theatre
Playwrights: Script submission deadline is February 14, 2025. Submit plays as a PDF or word attachment to redelman@mendocinio.edu. Plays with small cast sizes and minimal technical requirements are preferred
ACTORS: open auditions will be held Monday April 7 at 6 PM in the Mendocino College Little Theatre. Call-backs as needed will be scheduled on Tuesday April 8.
Backstage Crew: We will need stage managers, run crew and technicians. For information, call Reid Edelman at (707) 468-3172 or e-mail redelman@mendocino.edu.
For additional production photos since Fall 2016, visit our albums on FACEBOOK.
Production Photos 2000-2016
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Photos by Ilena Yeru Pegan (starting 2016) and Evan Johnson (2000-2015).
