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Festival of New Play stage

VIDEO: City College to host 8th Annual Festival of New Plays

The festival opens on March 17 and runs through March 25
David Baughier and Sydney Dull March 17, 2023
The 8th annual Festival of New Plays, hosted by the San Diego City College Dramatic Arts Program, will take the stage for the first time on March 17.
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The Reflection

REVIEW: ‘Effortless’ production a success at City College festival

The Festival of New Plays runs through Sunday, March 14 at the Black Box Theater
Sophia Traylor, Staff Writer March 7, 2020
The Festival of New Plays introduced seven one-act plays written and performed by City College students. The challenge was to condense a solid one-act play into 10 minutes, a mission that sounds difficult but as an audience member was done well and appeared effortless.
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Everything Has Two Sides

City College students take stage for festival

The Festival of New Plays showcases student playwriting and performance
Isaac Limon, Multimedia Editor March 6, 2020
The fifth annual Festival of New Plays runs through March 14 at the Black Box Theater. Many of the seven, one-act plays were written by San Diego City College playwriting and English students and will all be performed by student actors.
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Just Like Us cast

“Just Like Us” to open at City College

The first performance will be on Sept. 27 at 8 p.m. in the Black Box Theater.
Angel Cazares, Art & Culture Editor September 26, 2019
The City College Drama Department will open its fall season with a play about four young Latinas, two of whom are undocumented, and how this affected their life. The first performance of “Just Like Us” will be on Sept. 27 at 8 p.m. in the Black Box Theater.
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Play at New Play Festival

Human issues, experiences displayed on stage at New Play Festival

The City College play festival found success in its opening two nights.
Angel Cazares, Staff Writer March 10, 2019
San Diego City College students have had the opportunity to write and submit plays to the New Play Festival to be showcased to audiences on campus during the past four years. This year’s plays touched on subjects like drugs, family and what it means to lose someone close.
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Play Rehearsal

City College’s drama stage is set for spring 2019

Upcoming drama productions include free shows for City College students.
Kristin Dixon, Newsletter Editor March 4, 2019
Upcoming drama productions include free shows for City College students.
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Native American plays to be presented Nov. 14

November 14, 2016

The Autry Museum of the American West presents the Sixth Annual Short Play Festival at the Black Box Theater on Nov. 14. City College students are invited to attend to a reading of the selected plays,...

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For the spring 2014 musical, the San Diego City College theater department decided on the  hip hop and Latin influenced “In the Heights,” set Washington Heights, New York. Photo credit: Celia Jimenez

Shining the spotlight on the spring semester

Moving into a newly renovated C building, a variety of performance opportunities and a new adjunct instructor await theater students in 2016
Lauren J. Mapp December 15, 2015
Moving into a newly renovated C building, a variety of performance opportunities and a new adjunct instructor await theater students in 2016
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San Diego City College professor and Visual and Performing Arts co-chair Katie Rodda Photo credit: Celia Jimenez

Longtime theater professor becomes new arts co-chair

Katie Rodda joins Alicia Rincon to lead Visual and Performing Arts
Lauren J. Mapp November 11, 2015
Katie Rodda joins Alicia Rincon to lead Visual and Performing Arts
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City College’s dance department hit the stage for centennial festivities

Amber Henry September 8, 2014

San Diego City College's dance department showcased their best moves on campus this week as they participated in three events during festivities for Founders Week and the Community Open House.This was...

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