News Release

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Cerro Coso Theatre Arts Club Traveled to Los Angeles

July 15, 2008

Members of the Cerro Coso Community College Theatre Arts Club recently took their annual trip to Los Angeles for a hands-on experience with the entertainment industry. After a tour of Paramount Studios, the group enjoyed dinner at Miceli's, complete with Broadway singing waiters and Opera Divas. The group went to see the award winning musical Wicked and attended a Q&A session with cast and crew members following the show. After a restful night at the Beverly Garland Hotel, the group participated in a Movement Workshop led by veteran director/choreographer Corky Dominguez. Group members found the workshop to be both insightful and a lot of fun. Dominguez led the group in acting exercises, based primarily on the theory of Viewpoints to help create ensemble and inspire creative movement. After the workshop, the group was off to Hollywood Boulevard to take in the Chinese Theatre and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The group then headed to Samuel French Bookstore, one of the world's largest suppliers of scripts and theatre/film related books. The group then visited Santa Monica's 3rd Street Promenade to check out the street performers and do a bit of shopping. The trip concluded with a show at COMEDYSPORTZ. During the Improv Show, Cerro Coso students Savanah Liszka and Rick Tobias were invited onstage. Rick Tobias actually became part of the show as he played a dragon in one of the comedy scenes. He was rewarded for his performance with free tickets to a future COMEDYSPORTZ show. The trip was funded in part by the Cerro Coso's ASCC and Theatre Arts Club. The club will start back up with the fall semester which begins on Monday, August 25, 2008. Club activities include shows, fundraisers, community activities, trips, and a yearly banquet. All Cerro Coso students are welcome to join the club. For more information about the Cerro Coso Community College Theatre Arts Club, please contact Melinda Fogle Oliver in the College Theatre Department at 384-6114.

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Joann Handeland, Director of Public Information (760) 384-6230