SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION,April 24, 25 & 26, 2008 @ 8pm and April 26 & 27 @ 2pm

Performance Inspired by a true story, the play follows the trail of a young black con man, Paul, who insinuates himself into the lives of a wealthy New York couple, Ouisa and Flan Kittredge. Paul tells them he is the son of actor Sidney Poitier, and that he has just been mugged and all his money is gone. Captivated by Paul's intelligence and his fascinating conversation (and the possibility of appearing in a new Sidney Poitier movie), the Kittredges invite him to stay overnight. But in the morning they discover him in bed with a young male hustler from the streets, and the picture begins to change.

"This show contains nudity and is for mature audiences only!"

THE TRIANGLE FACTORY FIRE PROJECT, May 22, 23 & 24, 2008 @ 8pm and May 24 & 25 @ 2pm

Saturday, March 25, 1911. 4:45 P.M. In the Triangle Waist Factory off downtown Manhattan’s Washington Square—where 500 immigrant workers toil 17-hour days making lady’s dresses—a cigarette is tossed into a bin of fabric scraps. Flames sweep through the 8th, 9th and 10th floors. Panic-stricken workers run in all directions. Some make it to the fire escape, only to have it collapse beneath their weight. Others run to the exit door but find it locked —many, die with their hands on the doorknob. Dozens leap from the

windows to their deaths. And some through bravery or sheer luck make it out alive. In the space of 28 minutes, the fire is under control, but 146 people have died. THE TRIANGLE FACTORY FIRE PROJECT uses eyewitness accounts, court transcripts and other archival material to create a dramatic moment-bymoment

account of this historic fire and the social upheaval that followed. It culminates in the manslaughter trial of the owners, Isaac Harris and Max Blanck, whose shocking acquittal inspires new outrage across the entire country. By using real words spoken by real people THE TRIANGLE FACTORY FIRE PROJECT paints a heartbreakingly clear picture of a disastrous day in American history.

Disney's Beauty and the Beast,
AUDITIONS: Saturday, May 31, 2008 10AM in Huntley Gym

Step into the enchanted world of Broadway’s modern classic, Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Based on the Academy Award winning animated feature, the stage version of Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST includes all of the wonderful songs from the film, written by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, (the team responsible for LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS), plus new songs written especially for the Broadway version by Mr. Menken and Tim Rice (ALADDIN, AIDA).

Your audiences will be transported to a lovely French provincial town where the beautiful Belle lives with her father – a dotty inventor. When her father doesn’t return from a trip to the local fair, Belle rushes off to find him. To her dismay, she discovers he is being held captive in an old castle by a horrible beast. She trades her freedom for his and the “tale as old as time” begins.

How Belle tames the unfortunate Beast and his ultimate transformation into a handsome prince continues to enthrall audiences on Broadway nightly. In an unprecedented move, Disney has allowed MTI to license stage performances of the show to its customers while the show continues to play in New York. Filled with spectacular costume and set opportunities, or even more simply staged, Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST offers a great opportunity to bring your entire community together for family theatre at its best.

Recent News!
RCC THEATRE DEPARTEMENTS production of Urinetown the Musical has been chosen for festival participation at the Region VIII KCACTF Festival XL at California State University Los Angeles. This invitation is extended as a showcase for the finest productions entered this year within Region VIII (California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Hawaii & Guam) Regional festival productions are seen by the National Selection Team chosen by the Kennedy Center and the KCACTF national Committee.  We were selected as one of the finest amidst UC, State, Community College and Private Institutions. This is a huge honor and I am proud of the students, staff and faculty who shared in the work of this production. The goals of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival are:

• to encourage, recognize, and celebrate the finest and most diverse work produced in university and college theater programs;

• to provide opportunities for participants to develop their theater skills and insight; and achieve professionalism;

• to improve the quality of college and university theater in America;

• to encourage colleges and universities to give distinguished productions of new plays, especially those written by students; the classics, revitalized or newly conceived; and experimental works.