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Theatre
Sonia Desai, Carmen Amon, Eliza Vedar, Samantha Rojales, Katie Turner
Theatre with a social perspective has played an important role in shaping world cultures. Students will work with world-renowned guest artists in a variety of immersive theatre performance styles including audio theatre, intimate solo audience experience, and online immersive theatre. Students will create an original immersive theatre piece based on the classical Chinese drama Snow in Midsummer.
This course is for intermediate to advanced theatre students and practitioners, including playwrights, directors, designers and actors. Student with a background in social activism and an interest in theatre as a tool for social justice are also encouraged to apply.
Maria Patrice Amon
Sonia Desai
Sonia Desai, PhD, (Dramaturg) is a lecturer at Loyola Marymount University and CSU San Marcos and a professional dramaturg working in Southern California. Her dramaturgical credits include "Hoopla!" (La Jolla Playhouse), "Dream Hou$e" (CSUSM), and the New Playwrights Festival for Company of Angels.
Carmen Amon
Carmen Amon is a Chicana Costume Designer in the Greater San Diego Area. She has been working professionally since 2016. She is a graduate of San Diego State University with a Bachelor's of Arts in Theater Arts, Costume Design. She has worked on productions at Junior Theater, New Village Arts, and the Pacific Ridge School.
Eliza Vedar
Eliza Vedar is a composer, sound designer, music director, and pianist. Her sound designs/original music/arrangements have been featured in productions throughout San Diego. She has also written music for three original musicals during her undergrad ("Araceli of the West," "Despierta!," "Way of the Witch). Eliza is Artist in Residence at CSU San Marcos Theatre Arts.
Samantha Rojales
Samantha Rojales' scenic credits include: "Azul" (Diversionary Theatre), "Dream Hou$e" (CSU San Marcos/TuYo Theatre), "Without A Net" (Malashock Dance), "Boeing Boeing" (CSU San Marcos), "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" (The Old Globe), "Sweat" (SD Rep). Her projection credits include "Sweat," "Bad Hombres, Good Wives" (SD Rep), and "JFest" (SD Rep).
Katie Turner
Katie B. Turner, PhD, (Consulting Producer) is the Artistic Director for Turnkey Theatre. Most recently, she wrote, directed, produced, and performed in "Iris & the Axe," a gothic choose-your-own-adventure online play. Her favorite credits include "Homecoming: A Mediation on the Natural World" (Turnkey Theatre, co-author, director, producer, actor), and "Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead" (SDSU, director).