RCC | Theatre Department | Summer Conservatory

The mission of the Performing Arts Department at Riverside City College is to provide students the means to accomplish their goals in the performing arts with an educational program that prepares them to contribute as artists, educators, audience and supporters of the arts. At the heart of the department are outstanding arts experiences, superior teaching, and access to valuable aesthetic learning in dance, music, and theatre.

The Full Monty
Book by Terrence McNally
Music & Lyrics by David Yazbek

October 22, 23, & 24, 2009
8:00pm Evening Performance
October 24 & 25, 2009
2:00pm Matinee Performance

Seeing how much their wives enjoy watching male strippers during their "Girls' Night Out," unemployed steelworkers in Buffalo, New York come up with a bold way to make some quick cash. In the process they find renewed self-esteem, the importance of friendship and the ability to have fun.

As the guys work through their fears, self-consciousness, feelings of worthlessness and anxieties (over everything from being overweight to child custody, bigotry to being gay), they come to discover that not only are they stronger as a group, but that the strength they find in each other gives them the individual courage to face their demons and overcome them.

There is great heart to THE FULL MONTY, and the ultimate themes expressed in the show, about taking charge of one's life and following one's dreams are great lessons for all of us. And truth be told, through creative directing and staging, the final impact of "The Full Monty" can be achieved without ever losing your jockey shorts!

“This show is for mature audiences only”

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.

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