News Release

IWV Campus

College to Present "Short Plays Festival"

July 8, 2008

Prepare to be entertained! The Cerro Coso Community College Theatre Department will present their "Short Plays Festival" on Friday, July 18 and Saturday, July 19 at 7:30 pm and again on Sunday, July 20 at 2:00 pm in the Cerro Coso Lecture Center. Doors will open 30 minutes before each performance. The festival will include five plays, all ranging from 10 to 20 minutes each. Blind Woman's Bluff, by Janet S. Tiger, is about a blind woman who almost gets bluffed but turns the tables. In Nobody Famous, by D. M. Bocas-Larson, a would-be actress is in for some good fortune, or is she? Flowers in the Desert, by D. M. Bocas-Larson, tells the story of a lovesick teen that learns a life lesson. The Great Space Face Chase, by Rick Tobias, is a hilarious and wacky space battle between good and evil. In Family 2.0, by Walter Wykes, a husband gets tired of his own family and decides to come home to a new one. All five plays are directed by student directors. For this years "Short Plays Festival" the Theatre Department has one returning student director, Rick Tobias, along with four new student directors: Chelsia Acevedo, Becki Cornett, Robin Moen, and Christian Sherman. Tickets will be available at the door for $4 General Admission and $3 for Students, Seniors, and Military. The "Short Plays Festival" is not appropriate for children. For more information, contact Melinda Fogle Oliver in the Cerro Coso Theatre Department at 384-6114.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Joann Handeland, Director of Public Information (760) 384-6230