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Cerro Coso Community College Holding Auditions for Spring Production

January 9, 2009

The Cerro Coso Community College Theatre Department is gearing up for a busy spring semester which will convene on January 20, 2009! Auditions will be held the first week of classes for the hit musical Little Shop of Horrors. The show features a down-and-out skid row floral assistant who becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. The plant, "Audrey II," grows into an ill-tempered, fowl-mouthed R&B singing carnivore who offers the floral assistant fame and fortune in exchange for feeding its growing appetite. This performance is not recommended for small children.

Singers, actors, dancers, choreographers, musicians, and puppeteers are needed for the production. Sign up for Theatre Production (THEA C121 – CRN#30551) to be a part of the cast. There are many parts available and no experience necessary! Sign up for Technical Theatre (THEA C131 – CRN#30552) to help out behind the scenes on Little Shop of Horrors. Performances will take place on May 8th, 9th, and 10th in the College Lecture Center.

Cerro Coso is also offering a number of additional Theatre courses. Sign up for Performance Studies (THEA C105 – CRN#30607) to learn about types of performances beyond the traditional stage performance. Students will participate in a Poetry Slam and will perform literary and conversational texts in both solo and group performances. Improve your acting skills in one of the College's four levels of acting courses which include:

• Fundamentals of Acting (THEA C111 – CRN#30549)
• Beginning Acting (THEA C112 – CRN#30550)
• Intermediate Acting (THEA C211 – CRN#30553)
• and Advanced Acting (THEA C212 – CRN#30554)

Students in the Acting courses will develop their skills in the performance of theatre exercises, improvisations, cold readings, monologues, and scenes. The Acting courses culminate in a public showcase. The college is also offering an online Theatre course, Introduction to Play Reading (THEA C103 – CRN#30606). This course introduces students to the interpretation and analysis of dramatic literature with focus on the script as a vehicle for performance.

Cerro Coso Community College now offers a degree in Theatre. For more information about the Theatre courses or degree, contact Melinda Fogle-Oliver in the Cerro Coso Theatre Department at 384-6114.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Natalie Dorrell, Public Information (760) 384-6260