Airness- Spring Play 2024

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April 19-28.
All shows start at 7:30 pm except for the closing performance on Sunday, April 28th, which will start at 2:00 pm.
Opening: 7:30 pm, Friday, April 19th. 
No show Saturday, April 20
Sunday, April 21, 7:30 pm
Wednesday, April 24, 7:30 pm
Thursday, April 25, 7:30 pm. Pre-show air guitar competition and karaoke at 6 pm
Friday, April 26, 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 27, 7:30 pm
Matinee, Sunday, April 28th, 7:30 pm

THE STORY: When Nina enters her first air guitar competition, she thinks winning will be easy. But as she befriends a group of charismatic nerds all committed to becoming the next champion, she discovers that there’s more to this art form than playing pretend; it’s about finding yourself in your favorite songs, and performing with raw joy. Will Nina be able to let go and set herself free onstage? Following her mission to shred or be shredded, Airness is an exuberant reminder that everything we need to rock is already inside us. It is a comedy about competition and finding the airness inside yourself.

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Airness Press Release

Further information from James Gilbreath, jgilbrea@yccd.edu

Advisory: Airness uses some “rock and roll” language, including some words that can not be said on the TV. This production will make use of stage fog, flashing lights, and loud music.

Cast

Nina – Eloisa Lopez

Shreddy Eddy – Asaiah Dangerfield

D. Vicious – Cloud Adams

Golden Thunder- Alberto Salcedo

Cannibal Queen – Dorothy Cunningham

Facebender – Sam Scott

Announcer/Sprite Executive/Lilith – Quinn Rickert

Sprite Executive/Everyman – Fernando Guzman

 

 

Playwright – Chelsea Marcantel

Director – James Gilbreath

Choreographer – Amanda Davis

Technical Direction/Stage and Lighting Design – J.P. Stottmann

Video/Sound Design – Warren Crocker

Costume Design – Lovena DeCamp

Stage Crew – 

Stage Managers – Sarah Barnes

Set Builders –Michael

Sound and Light Operation

Box Office Manager – Cordelia Arteaga

 

Eloisa Lopez (Nina and later, The Ninaaa) – This is Eloisa Lopez’s fourth play in Yuba College, she is honored to have had the role of Nina in this Production and has had a lot of fun playing her. Before this production she played Becky in Pocatello, Karen in Night of the Living Dead, Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Schroeder in You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, and more. Apart from acting she loves to explore, and read; she also loves animals, writing, eating, and learning new things. She aspires to be an actor who can perform for hundreds of thousands of people. She hopes you love this production, as much as she loved putting Nina together and performing her. Enjoy The Show!!

Asaiah Dangerfield (Shreddy Eddy) is an actor in multiple realms of creativity. He makes music, acts, and also paints when he has time. He spends a lot of time pursuing his passions which he uses as a compass to go to the next project he wants to work on.

Dorothy Cunningham (Cannibal Queen) was last seen at the YC Theatre for the 2022 production of Silent Sky. She has appeared in Caucasian Chalk Circle, Stage Door, and Almost Maine and has held various tech positions in other Yuba College Productions and The Acting Company.

 

 

 

Previous Productions

Fall 2023 – Night of the Living Dead – Live!

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Media

Cast and director of Night of the Living Dead Live on Good Morning Sacramento

Performances

Barbara and Johnny

“They’re coming to get you, Barbara!”

Tickets are available by donation at the door. Cash, credit and debit cards accepted.

Further information and reservations: Chrystal Gillming  530-741-6992

To reserve by email: Please email your name, the performance you want to attend, the number of seats you need, and a contact phone number to James Gilbreath jgilbrea@yccd.edu  or text to 530-633-7262. Reservations are taken up to two hours before the show starts.

Oct. 25: Fall Play: Night of the Living Dead – Live, Yuba College Theatre at 7:30 pm,

Oct. 26: Fall Play: Night of the Living Dead – Live, Yuba College Theatre at 7:30 pm;

Oct. 27: Fall Play: Night of the Living Dead – Live, Yuba College Theatre at 7:30 pm; Festive Friday – come in your Halloween costume. preshow musical performance from the Pigeon Town Hoochers. There is a Trunk or Treat in the west parking lot and other activities. Join the festivities before seeing the show.

Oct. 28: Fall Play: Night of the Living Dead – Live, Yuba College Theatre at 7:30 pm, Zombie Night; come dressed as your favorite Zombie or create your own. Join us for a group photo after the show.

Oct. 29: Night of the Living Dead – Live, YC Theatre at 2 PM. Black and White Sunday, come dressed in black, white, and shades of grey. Join the greyscale world of this production, get a selfie on the set and with your favorite characters from the show.

zombie fight

Night of the Living Dead

Six strangers in a lonely farmhouse, surrounded by brain-eating zombies – what could go wrong?

Based on the movie by George A. Romeo. Watch the original movie here

This show contains haze, gunfire, strobe effects, stage combat, and mild gore scenes.

Cast:

Olumide Coker (Ben), by day, can be found working at Wheatland Union High School as a special education teacher, but at night, he pursues his talents in various performative arts. Some may recognize him by his stage name, “Dark Fox Olumide,” most recently seen wrestling for WestCoast Wrestling Federation in Yuba City. Coker first came to acting around 2018 during The Acting Company’s production of “Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol.” He has since performed in It’s A Wonderful Life, and most recently in Daisy’s Dilemma, both in Yuba City, but Night of the Living Dead Live will be his largest role and debut with the Yuba College Theatre in Marysville. Olumide is a Yuba College and Chico State graduate.

Elizabeth Sutton (Barbara) is a theatre graduate who hopes to one day own her own theater and teach the next generation. She has been doing theater since she was in 8th grade and has no plans of
stopping anytime soon. Among her previous roles are Snow White, Kate Hardcastle (She Stoops
to Conquer), Mary (Our County’s Good), Tillius (She Kills Monsters), the Detective (A Virtual Whodunnit,) Martha (Spring Awakening), and various roles in The Laramie Project.

Cast photo on stage

Aiden Hayes (Harry) would like to extend his gratitude and thanks to his family and friends who have helped him throughout his acting journey, by giving him food, rides, a place to sleep, and two cats. He couldn’t have done it without you all. His previous roles include Elly Award-winning performance of Wilbur in Charlotte’s Web, and his Elly nominated performance as the Evil Stepsister in Unfairest of Them All. He played George Bailey from It’s a Wonderful Life, Boo from Boo!, and was the stunt double for Aragorn’s broken toe in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. 

Rose Irvine (Radio/TV Announcer/Old Fashion Zombie) graduated from Yuba College in the spring of 2023, earning three associate degrees in Theatre Arts, Music, and Arts and Humanities, respectively. She has participated in several Yuba College Theatre productions, portraying Henrietta Leavitt in Silent Sky, as well as working as a member of the technical crew for A Midsummer Night’s Dream and PocatelloRose is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Film Production at CSU Sacramento.

Tom Judy and Barbara

Caleb Schauer (Tom) returns for his second play Yuba College. Caleb was previously in A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the roles of Demetrius & Flute. Caleb is a musician and is majoring in Music and Film. Caleb is 17 and a high school student but as a dual enrollment student, he is working towards transferring to Sac State. He has also had experience as a dancer and singer. Caleb is the production’s choreographer and fight captain.

Pearl Andrade (Judy) was previously seen in The Twelve at Glad Tidings, The Brother’s Grimm Spectaculathon with Core Charter, and Miss Electricity with The Acting Company. She loves reading, writing, creating artwork, and watching horror movies. Night of the Living Dead has been her favorite production she has been in thus far.

Eloisa Lopez (Karen) has been acting for six years. Starting off at Yuba City High School, she performed in several plays, including Schroeder in the musical You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown. Her other roles include the Queen in Once Upon A Time. At Yuba College, she was Puck in A Midsummers Night’s Dream and Becky in Pocatello. She likes to write poetry, play soccer, and discover her surroundings, which she likes to use to expand her creativity. 

Asaiah Dangerfield (Graveyard Zombie/General) is a young actor who started acting back in elementary, since then he fell in love with acting and wants to pursue it as a career. You may have seen him in “ Almost Maine, “ “ Cinderella , “ “ The Laramie Project, “ and “ Green Eggs and Hamlet. “

Jeshua Morales (House Zombie, Reporter) is in his first year at Yuba College. This is Jeshua’s first play as an actor however, he has worked in tech for various plays and shows during high school, due to his brother being an actor as well. He has never had any aspirations or dreams of becoming an actor. However, that has not stopped him from trying out acting.

Quinn Rickert (Brain Zombie/Scientist) is a music major. Quinn played Hippolyta and Titania in A Midsummer’s Night Dream last fall and Kelly in Pocatello last spring. She has been doing theater since she was 12. She has been singing and acting at a college level since 2014. Some of her previous theater performances include minor roles in Little Shop of Horrors, She Loves Me, and Dido and Aeneas.

James Ball (Chief) is a Yuba College music and acting student.

Thomas Garnish (Vince) is an acting and fire academy student.

Mandy Cox (Helen) returns to Yuba College Theatre after a ten-year break. She is currently a music student.

Marcus Dominic (Johnny/Bill Cardille) is new to the stage, and this is his first play. He is an acting student at Yuba College.

Garrett Kellor (Zombie) is performing on stage for the first time.

Rehearsal Ben and Barbara fighting Zombies

Creative and Production Team

Director – James Gilbreath

Fight Choreography – John Crosthwaite and Andrew Zollinger

Music Direction – Dr. Aya Ueda

Choreographer and Fight Captain – Caleb Schauer

Technical Direction/Stage and Lighting Design – JP Stottmann

Sound /Video Design – Warren Crocker

Costume Design – Lovena DeCamp

Director’s Assistant – Eloisa Lopez (Thanks, Eloisa!)

Stage Manager – Sarah Barnes

Assistant Stage Manager – Simer Padda

Set Builders – Rebecca Davis

Sound and Projections – Deb Sutton

Lighting Operation – Heather Manley

Box Office Manager – Cordelia Arteaga

Further details from James Gilbreath, jgilbrea@yccd.edu 530-633-7262

 

Spring 2023:

Pocatello by Samuel D. Hunter

pocatello

April 20-30, 2023
Thursday – Saturday 7:30 pm
Sundays 2:00 pm
Pay-what-you-can tickets are available at the door.

Please consider donating to the Yuba College Theatre Foundation to help support our theatre program. Write Yuba College Theatre Foundation in the “memo” section.

Eddie manages an Italian chain restaurant in a small American city that is slowly being paved over with strip malls and franchises. But he can’t serve enough Soup, Salad & Breadstick Specials to make his hometown feel like home. From the author of the Oscar-winning movie, The Whale, Samuel D. Hunter’s heartbreaking play is a cry for connection and identity in an increasingly lonely American landscape.

Cast

Eddie- Alberto Salcedo

Max – Justin Hankins

Isabelle –Arianna Perez

Troy – Mike Espinoza

Doris – Denice Burbach

Cole –  Marc Flacks

Tammy – Lee Sloan

Becky – Eloisa Lopez

Nick – Micah Herbert

Kelly – Quinn Rickert

Alberto Salcedo (Eddy) is a first-year theatre student performing in his second play at Yuba College. Alberto is ambitious, determined, and adaptable. He wants to move into a bigger city with more opportunities. He speaks English and Spanish, loves fashion, and knows how to dress up. He wants to be a professional actor and plans to continue his studies at university.

 

 

 

    Arianna Perez is an accounting student at Yuba College, and this is her first play.

Denice D. Burbach (Doris) currently serves as Professor and Coordinator for the Early Childhood Education at Yuba College. She is thankful for this opportunity to return to the Yuba College stage. While a student at Yuba College, Denice had the opportunity to work with David Wheeler and portray some of her favorite roles, including Katherina in Taming of the Shrew, Gertrude in Hamlet, Jocasta in Oedipus, and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth. Denice began working in theater as a student at Hollywood High School and went on to work at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts (PCPA). While at PCPA, she played Hedda Gabler in Hedda Gabler, Helen in Trojan Women, Catherine in Suddenly Last Summer, and Nurse Flynn in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Other favorite roles at various theatres include Amanda in Glass Menagerie, Chick Boyle in Crimes of the Heart, and Candy Star in One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest. She was most recently seen in the role of Mrs. Alexander in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, and Williamina Fleming in Silent Sky at the Yuba College Theatre. We are very happy to have her as part of our cast for Pocatello.

Eloisa Lopez (Becky) is 19 years old and has been acting for five years. Starting off at Yuba City High School, she performed in several plays, including her favorite role Schroeder in the musical You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown. Her other roles include the Queen in Once Upon A Time and Puck from A Midsummers Night’s Dream, performed at Yuba College. She likes to write poetry, play soccer, and discover her surroundings, which she likes to use to expand her creativity. Eloisa plans on transferring to a four-year college in New York to gain a master’s degree in English and pursue acting. She has worked very hard in this production and hopes you enjoy the show

 

Justin Hankins (Max ) is a 2022 graduate of Sutter Union High School.  Justin began his acting career as a sophomore and had the pleasure of performing in many school plays, including “King Midas and the Golden Touch,” “Same Room, Different Story”,  “Treasure Island,” “Mary Poppins,” and “Hit and Misdemeanor.” His favorite role was O’Brien, a drunken Irish pirate in the play “Treasure Island.”  He has also had the opportunity to work with costumes, lighting, sound, and prop management.  Justin is currently attending Yuba College, pursuing a degree in theater arts.

 

Lee Sloan (Tammy) is an acting student here at Yuba College. Previous roles include: Mary Poppins (The Acting Company), Rizzo from Grease (Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts). Lee looks forward to further working with the theatre department of Yuba College and treasures the experience.

 

 

 

Marc Flacks (Cole) has been a sociology professor at Yuba College since 2008. Back in high school and college, he was quite active in theater and musical performance, but this is his first stage role in over thirty years. Among his most memorable parts were W.O. Gant (“Look Homeward, Angel”) at Santa Barbara High School, and Simon Zealotes (“Jesus Christ Superstar”), Berger (“Hair”), and Giles Corey (“The Crucible”), all at Wesleyan University. The producers wish to clarify that Mr. Flacks is not in his 70’s.

 

Micah Herbert (Nick) was born in Clearwater, Florida, and grew up in Detroit, Michigan.  He spent 11 years on active duty in the Air Force and is still in the California Air National Guard.  He works full-time in home maintenance while studying theater arts at Yuba College.  He is really enjoying the process of rehearsal and putting together the play.

 

 

Michael Espinoza (Lysander) This is Mike’s second play. Mike tries most things twice but we hope he will do more plays in the future. Adam Driver endorses acting saying, “You have people trying to accomplish a mission greater than themselves.” As a fellow Marine, I decided to give it a shot.

 

 

 

Quinn Rickert (Kelly) is a music major. Quinn played Hippolyta and Titania in A Midsummer’s Night Dream last fall and has been doing theater since she was 12. She has been singing and acting at a collegelevel since 2014. She wrote music titled, “Fairy’s Song”, with anotheractor, Caleb Schauer, for this play and plans on continuing with suchwork. Some of her previous theater performances include minor roles inLittle Shop of Horrors, She Loves Me, and Dido and Aeneas.

 

Sarah Barnes (Stage Manager) is a spunky sophomore pursuing a degree in Psychology. This is her third production at Yuba College as a stage manager. She is also the president of the psychology club and hosts the safe space for LGBTQ+ students on campus. She loves to garden and to spend time with her puppy. In the future, she hopes to work for a nonprofit that helps disabled people or the LGBTQ+ community.

 

 

Rose Irvine (Sound/Video/Set Builder) is a student at Yuba College working toward earning her Associate of Arts degree in Theatre Arts. She has also completed the coursework for two additional AAs, one in Music and one in General Education — Arts and Humanities. Though this is her first play at Yuba College, she has performed in high school and community theatre productions, portraying roles such as Cecily Cardew in The Importance of Being Earnest, and Amy March in Creative Light Theatre’s original musical adaptation of Little Women. After graduating, Rose plans to transfer to a university to study filmmaking.

 

Dorothy Cunningham (Deputy Stage Manager) is returning to the Yuba College theatre after performing in last spring’s production of Silent Sky. She has appeared in Caucasian Chalk Circle, Stage Door, and Almost Maine and has held various tech positions in other Yuba College Productions. Dorothy recently Stage managed Oleanna at The Acting Company.

 

 

“Frenchie” Coats (Assistant Stage Manager) is a theatre student at Yuba College.

 

Creative and Production Team

 

Playwright – Samuel D. Hunter received a B.F.A. (2004) from New York University, an M.F.A. (2007) from the University of Iowa, and an Artist Diploma (2009) from Juilliard’s Playwrights Program. He is a resident playwright at New Dramatists, an ensemble playwright at Victory Gardens, and a member of Partial Comfort Productions. His plays have been produced at such venues as Playwrights Horizons, South Coast Repertory, Victory Gardens, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Seattle Repertory Theatre, The Old Globe, and Rattlestick Playwrights Theater.

Director – James Gilbreath

Technical Direction/Stage and Lighting Design – Joseph P. Stottmann

Sound Design – Warren Crocker

Costume Design – Quinn Rickert

Stage Managers – Sarah Barnes, Dorothy Christy-McGoon, Frenchie Coats

Set Builders –Rose Irvine

Sound and Light Operation – Rose Irvine

Box Office Manager – Cordelia Arteaga

 

 

 

Fall 2022: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Please consider donating to the Yuba College Theatre Foundation to help support our theatre program. Write Yuba College Theatre Foundation in the “memo” section.

Cast

the fairies

Thesius/Oberon – Elsie Prather

Hippolyta/Titania – Quinn Rickert

Nick Bottom – Samuel Scott

Puck//Philostrate – Eloisa Lopez

Demetrius/Flute/Fairy – Caleb Schauer

Helena/Fairy – Larae Stephens

Lysander – Michael Espinoza

Hermia – Natalie Ramsey-Grissom

Quince/Fairy – Alberto Salcedo

Starveling/Moonshine/Fairy – Kelsey Frey

Snug/Lion/Peaseblossom, the fairy with a cart – Lee Sloan

Snout/Wall/Fairy – Gibram Torres Rodriguez

 

Creative and Production Team

Director – James Gilbreath

Associate Director/Vocal Coach – Conrad Cecil

Choreographer – Amanda Davis

Technical Direction/Stage and Lighting Design – Joseph P. Stottmann

Sound Design – Warren Crocker

Costume Design – Lovena DeCamp

Stage Manager – Madison Lehmann

Stage Manager – Sarah Barnes

Set Builders – Autumn Gilbert, Emilio Silvas, Lee Sloan, Elsie Prather. and Rose Irvine

Sound and Projections – Rose Irvine

Lighting Operation – Adelene Salinas

Box Office Manager – Heather Manley

Please consider donating to the Yuba College Theatre Foundation to help support our theatre program. Write Yuba College Theatre Foundation in the “memo” section.

Fairies dance

Elsie Marie Prather (Oberon/Thesius) is a theatre major at Yuba College. She enjoyed playing Florina in our college’s production of A Virtual Whodunnit and multiple characters in The Laramie Project.  She has loved performing from a young age and plans on pursuing a BFA in theatre performance. Some of her favorite past acting experiences consist of: playing Ronnette in her high school’s production of Little Shop of Horrors, and being the female understudy for her high school’s production of The Miracle Worker. She’d like to thank her friends and family for all the love and support and for putting up with her belting show tunes on road trips.

Quinn Rickert (Hippolyta/Titania) is a music major. Quinn played Hippolyta and Titania in A Midsummer’s Night Dream last fall and has been doingtheater since she was 12. She has been singing and acting at a collegelevel since 2014. She wrote music titled, “Fairy’s Song”, with anotheractor, Caleb Schauer, for this play and plans on continuing with suchwork. Some of her previous theater performances include minor roles inLittle Shop of Horrors, She Loves Me, and Dido and Aeneas.

Bottom and Puck

Eloisa Lopez (Becky) was last seen as Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and has been in 13 other plays; her favorite role was Schroeder in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. She likes to write poetry, play soccer, and discover her surroundings, which she likes to use to expand her creativity. She aims to study English, theatre, and psychology and pursue storytelling as a career. 

 

Samuel Scott (Bottom) is excited to return to the Yuba College stage and play in his first Shakespeare production. Samuel’s favorite roles include playing Eddie Carbone in A View from the Bridge, Ed Boone in Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, and Pastor Greg in Hand to God.

 

 

 

caleb and larae

La’Rae Imani Stephens (Helena/Fairy)- This is La’Rae’s first play, and she’s majoring in Theater Arts. During La’Rae’s senior year of high school, she performed in a musical called The Drowsy Chaperone, where she was a part of the ensemble. She enjoys theatre and hopes to become a great actress.

Caleb Schauer (Demetrius/Flute/Fairy) is a new actor and is happy to make his debut in this play. He is a dual enrollment student in high school while taking classes here at Yuba College. He is also a dancer of 12 years at Jacque’s Dance Expressions. Caleb co-wrote the music for the play’s “Fairy’s Song.”

MikeMichael Espinoza (Lysander) This is Mike’s second play. Mike tries most things twice but we hope he will do more plays in the future. Adam Driver endorses acting saying, “You have people trying to accomplish a mission greater than themselves.” As a fellow Marine, I decided to give it a shot.

 

 

 

 

 

Gibram Torres (Snout/Wall/Fairy) is majoring in mechanics and this is his first play.

Snout in Midsummer Night's Dream

AlbertoAlberto Salcedo (Quince/Fairy) is a first-year theatre student performing in his first play. Alberto is ambitious, determined, and adaptable. He wants to move into a bigger city with more opportunities. Alberto is bilingual; he speaks English and Spanish. He loves fashion and knows how to dress up. Alberto wants to act in movies and be a star.

 

 

 

 

 

Madison Lehmann (Stage Manager) graduated from Yuba College with degrees in Mass Communications and Theater Arts but returned to be involved with one more production before she transferred to study Film Production. This will be the fourth Yuba College production she has been involved with, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be her second-time stage managing for the college.

Sarah Barnes

Sarah Barnes (Stage Manager) is a freshman here at Yuba College. This is her first year doing technical work, but she is no stranger to theater. She was in many plays throughout her years from Annie to Pirates of Penzance and many more. She is currently the President of the Yuba College Psychology club and is running for Student Body Vice President. She plans to graduate in 2024 with 2 degrees in Psychology and Behavioral Science. From there, she plans to get her bachelor’s and master’s degrees and pursue a career in research. She loves gardening, the outdoors, and her puppy.

 

 

 

 

Technical Director and Designer: Joseph P. Stottmann

Joseph Stottmann

With degrees in Theatre Arts and Art, they have been involved in over 70 productions throughout the Yuba-Sutter area over the last 27 years.  They have received multiple Elly nominations for Lighting Design from SARTA and an Outstanding Achievement Award in Lighting Design from the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival.  They served as President of the Board of Directors for Yuba Sutter Arts from 2009-2012 and as founding Board Member and Technical Director of the Borgamaria Lyric Opera.  In 2016 they became a founding co-owner of Legion M, a fan-owned entertainment company, and recently they have branched into independent film production with three upcoming films.

Vocal Coach/Associate Director – Conrad Cecil

Conrad Cecil

Born and raised in England, Conrad lived for several years in Paris, where he ran a theatre company and performed in both French and English. He is a classically trained actor, having studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Kings College, and East 15 Acting School. He has acted in films alongside Sophie Marceau, Liam Cunningham, and Clémence Poésy, in Shakesperean roles including Richard II, Cassius in Julius Caesar 2014 (2014), and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, and in several Greek plays for television, including The Trojan Women (2021) and Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, which are aired on Theatre Classics Channel. 

 

 

 

Box Office manager

Box Office Manager – Heather Manley

Heather Manley has performed in choir and theatre at Yuba College for many years. Her favorite roles have included Alfieri in A View From the Bridge, Linda in Talk Radio, and Dabby Bryant in Our Country’s Good.  She was excited to be in the first cast at Yuba College to perform on Zoom. She feels honored to have grown so much in the program and wishes to thank Dr. Aya Ueda, James Gilbreath, and Joseph Stottman for giving her the tools to grow as a performer. She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Psychology.

Please donate what you can here. Thanks!!!

Play poster

Past Productions

Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson – Spring 2022

Cast

Henrietta Leavitt – Rose Irvine

Rose Irvine

Rose Irvine as Henrietta Leavitt, Astronomer

Rose Irvine is a student at Yuba College working toward earning her Associate of Arts degree in Theatre Arts. She has also completed the coursework for two additional AAs, one in Music and one in General Education — Arts and Humanities. Though this is her first play at Yuba College, she has performed in high school and community theatre productions, portraying roles such as Cecily Cardew in The Importance of Being Earnest, and Amy March in Creative Light Theatre’s original musical adaptation of Little Women. After graduating, Rose plans to transfer to a university to study filmmaking.

Peter Shaw – Ulyses Chavez

Ulyses Chavez

Ulyses is a theatre major and is graduating this spring! He will be transferring to CSU Long Beach as a theatre major next fall.  He arrived at Yuba College having never been in a play or taken a theatre class. He was cast at his first audition and has been in many Yuba College Theatre production, performing as Orcus,[She Kills Monsters, Moritz Stiefel [Spring Awakening], Sterling in A Virtual Whodunnit, and many characters in The Laramie Project. We wish Ulyses all the best in his studies and future career. 

Williamina Fleming – Denise Burbach

Denice Burbach Denice D. Burbach (Williamina Fleming) currently serves as Professor and Coordinator for the Early Childhood Education at Yuba College. She is thankful for this opportunity to return to the Yuba College stage. While a student at Yuba College, Denice had the opportunity to work with David Wheeler and portray some of her favorite roles, including Katherina in Taming of the Shrew, Gertrude in Hamlet, Jocasta in Oedipus, and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth. Denice began working in theater as a student at Hollywood High School and went on to work at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts (PCPA). While at PCPA, she played Hedda Gabler in Hedda Gabler, Helen in Trojan Women, Catherine in Suddenly Last Summer, and Nurse Flynn in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Other favorite roles at various theatres include Amanda in Glass Menagerie, Chick Boyle in Crimes of the Heart, and Candy Star in One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest. She was most recently seen in the role of Mrs. Alexander in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightime at the Yuba College Theatre and we are very happy to have her as part of our cast for Silent Sky.

Annie Jump CannonDorothy Christie

 

Dorothy Christie

Dorothy Christy is returning to the Yuba College theatre for Silent Sky. She has appeared in Caucasian Chalk Circle, Stage Door, and Almost Maine. She has also done various tech positions in other Yuba College Productions. Dorothy recently Stage managed Oleanna at The Acting Company.

Margaret Leavitt – Julia Irvine

Julia Irvine

Julia Irvine is a 19-year-old student currently dual-enrolled at Yuba and Butte College. This is Julia’s second college production; her first being Butte College’s Fall 2021 Showcase, in which she helped to create an abstract scene with original music, spotlighting mental health and suicide awareness. Julia is a kinesiology major and teaches at the In-Step School of Dance. Julia is passionate about creating meaningful original content and looks forward to what God has in store for her future. Julia is thankful for this experience, and thanks her sister, Rose, for being one of her biggest supporters and inspirations.

Creative Team

Director – James Gilbreath

Vocal Coach/Associate Director – Conrad Cecil

Technical Direction/Stage and Lighting Design – Joseph P. Stottmann

Sound Design- Warren Crocker

Costume Design – Lovena DeCamp

Stage Manager – Jorge Flores

Deputy Stage Manager – Sarah Barnes

Technical Crew – Aiden Hayes and Kelsey Frey

Set Builders – Elsie Prather and Rose Irvine

Lighting Operation – Elsie Prather

Box Office Manager/Publicist/Poster Design – Heather Manley

 

 

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Elsie Marie Prather is a theatre major at Yuba College. She enjoyed playing Florina in our college’s production of A Virtual Whodunnit and multiple characters in The Laramie Project.  She has loved performing from a young age and plans on pursuing a BFA in theatre performance. Some of her favorite past acting experiences consist of: playing Ronnette in her high school’s production of Little Shop of Horrors, and being the female understudy for her high school’s production of The Miracle Worker. She’d like to thank her friends and family for all the love and support, as well as for putting up with her belting show tunes on road trips.

Please consider a donation to Yuba College’s Theatre Foundation to support our theatre program and performing arts students. Any amount helps and is greatly appreciated. We are raising money to help our students and shows participate in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival and for a musical theatre performance in spring 2022 when we hope to be back in the Yuba College Theatre on campus again for public performances.

Please donate what you can here. Thanks!!!

Box Office manager

Box Office Manager – Heather Manley

Heather Manley has performed at Yuba College for many years in choir and theatre. Her favorite roles have included Alfieri in A View From the Bridge, Linda in Talk Radio, and Dabby Bryant in Our Country’s Good.  She was excited to be in the first cast at Yuba College to perform on Zoom.She feels honored to have grown so much in the program and wishes to thank Dr. Aya Ueda, James Gilbreath, and Joseph Stottman for giving her the tools to grow as a performer. She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Psychology.

Deputy Stage Manager – Sarah Barnes

Sarah Barnes is a freshman here at Yuba College. This is her first year doing technical work but she is no stranger to theater. She was in many plays throughout her years from Annie to Pirates of Penzance and many more. She is currently the President of the Yuba College Psychology club and is running for Student Body Vice President. She plans to graduate in 2024 with 2 degrees in Psychology and Behavioral Science. From there she plans to get her bachelor’s and master’s degrees and pursue a career in research. She loves gardening, the outdoors, and her puppy.

 

Theatre adapts with the times…

Our rehearsal space in 2020

Rehearsal shot

Rehearsal Photo, 2020

Sterling and suspects

Rehearsals 2022

read throughrehearsal 2022

Voice rehearsalcostumes

dress

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Previous Productions

The Actor's Nightmare Promo

The Actor’s Nightmare by Christopher Durang

This production was available to view anytime from Dec. 2nd to Dec. 5th on Broadway on Demand

 

Fall play Virtual Whodunnit post

THE FALL PLAY WAS  STREAMED LIVE ONLINE OCT 22-24 AT 7:30 PM, OCT 25 AT 2 PM

Spring Awakening

Dress rehearsalActors dancing

She Kills Monsters – Fall 2019

She Kills Monsters Archive Photo

ACTORS LIZ SUTTON AND RILEY MORRIS HAGEN

Fight rehearsal

LAUREL CAPPS AND SHONG HER REHEARSE THEIR BATTLE