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Monterey,California 93940
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Associate in Arts in Performance - Acting

Associate in Arts in Performance - Musical Theatre

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The Theatre Arts program allows you to gain skills sharpening your mind, body, and voice. The department offers a range of classes for those just getting started in performance and seeking general theatre appreciation all the way to more advanced specialized classes in physical theatre, mastering styles, or specific technical theatre study in stage craft, costumes, lighting, and sound. We currently offer AA degrees in technical theatre as well as performance, with specialized tracks in acting and musical theatre. In Spring 2023 MPC is offering a full suite of classes, details on class offerings can be found here. MPC welcomes students and the community back to live performances at MPC and at local community venues. This Spring, MPC Theatre Arts students can gain performance experience through participation 2 productions. Additional details on our Spring productions and auditions will be posted on this page as information becomes available.

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CLUE Opens In March At Shaker Theatre Arts
by A.A. Cristi - February 28, 2025


Shaker Theatre Arts will present CLUE, running March 13th-15th. Performance will be held in the SHHS Large Auditorium (15911 Aldersyde Drive, Shaker Heights, OH 44120).

Jesse J. Sanchez's SUEÑOS: OUR AMERICAN MUSICAL Receives Workshop Production In California
by Nicole Rosky - February 23, 2025


Las Positas College will soon present the workshop production of Sueños: Our American Musical, an original work by award-winning composer-lyricist Jesse J. Sanchez. This production, opening on March 21, 2025, at the Mertes Center for the Arts, marks the first theatrical presentation of this deeply personal and culturally significant piece.

Grossmont College Theatre Arts Reveals Cast of THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
by A.A. Cristi - February 11, 2025


Grossmont College Theatre Arts will present The Pirates of Penzance! The comic opera by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan includes infectious melodies, zany characters, and madcap wit.

HELLO, DOLLY! Comes to Cypress College
by Stephi Wild - January 27, 2025


Cypress College Theatre Arts Department will open the classic musical comedy, Hello, Dolly! in March. This production is directed by James Hormel, with choreography by Christopher M. Albrecht.

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by A.A. Cristi - December 13, 2024


American Coast Theater Company has announced its 2024 Christmas Cabaret, a festive celebration of holiday cheer and musical magic!

CalRep to Present CLYDE'S at California State University Long Beach This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - November 03, 2024


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Photos: First Look at MRS. BOB CRATCHIT’S WILD CHRISTMAS BINGE at SBCC
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The SBCC Theatre Arts Department presents a student showcase production of MRS. BOB CRATCHIT’S WILD CHRISTMAS BINGE by Christopher Durang, directed by Katie Laris, November 13-23, 2024 in the Jurkowitz Theatre. Check out first look photo here!

Grossmont College Theatre Arts Program Presents JUST LIKE US In December
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by Blair Ingenthron - August 04, 2024


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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
The Glass Menagerie
(11/6/20 - 11/22/20)
Monterey Peninsula College
Pride and Prejudice
(9/25/20 - 10/11/20)
Monterey Peninsula College
Superior Donuts
(11/21/19 - 12/8/19)
Monterey Peninsula College
A CHORUS LINE
(8/1/19 - 8/19/19)
PHOTOS VIDEOS
Monterey Peninsula College
LERNER AND LOEWE'S BRIGADOON
(7/26/18 - 8/12/18)
MONTEREY PENINSULA COLLEGE
THE FANTASTICKS in Broadway THE FANTASTICKS
(7/26/18 - 8/12/18)
MONTEREY PENINSULA COLLEGE
21 Chump Street
(12/7/17 - 12/7/17)
Monterey Peninsula College
Evita
(7/14/16 - 7/31/16)
Monterey Peninsula College
Oklahoma! in Broadway Oklahoma!
(7/31/14 - 8/17/14)
Monterey Peninsula College
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
(5/8/14 - 5/25/14)
MONTEREY PENINSULA COLLEGE
LES MISERABLES
(7/25/13 - 8/18/13)
MONTEREY PENINSULA COLLEGE

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