EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE
THEATER ARTS
About us
How to become an ELAC student
Programs
Acting
Directing
Scenic, Lighting, Sound & Props Design
Costume, Hair & Makeup Design
Theater in the Community
Stage/House Management & Crew
Playwriting & Theater Studies
AA & AA-T Degrees
Certificates
Internships
Faculty & Staff
SPRING 2023 Classes
Mentor Month 2023
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1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez,
Monterey Park, CA 91754
P2 building
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ELAC Theatre Company Calendar
ABOUT US
ELAC offers a multidisciplinary approach to the study of
theater. Students are encouraged to attend classes while participating in our productions, to better understand
all aspects the craft.
Although we offer specializations in acting, directing, designing, stage management, and theater in the community, we encourage students to expand their horizons and explore as many avenues as possible.
Although we offer specializations in acting, directing, designing, stage management, and theater in the community, we encourage students to expand their horizons and explore as many avenues as possible.
Curriculum
ELAC theater is officially a two-year program and offers an Associate of Arts Degree and an Associate of Arts Transfer degree (the transfer degree
guarantees students priority consideration for admission into a California State University campus) along with Skills Certificates and Certificates
of Achievement.
Goals
Our faculty members are involved in the professional community and have the interest of the students at heart and are committed to:
- Provide an equitable and safe environment for students to explore their artistic voices that supports and reflects our diverse community.
- Empower our students with both theory and practice for all aspects of the theater process.
- Give students mainstage opportunities, which are otherwise unavailable to undergraduates and create opportunities for students to flex their artistic muscles both on stage and off from process to production.
- Prepare students for the professional world by introducing them to a multitude of techniques, theories, and practices.
- Provide access to industry jobs through internships and direct referrals.
Facilities
The Department of Theater Arts is part of the East Los Angeles College Campus. We are located in a new facility constructed in 2012.
Our two theaters (proscenium and blackbox), costume shop, scene shop, and classrooms offer access to state of the art equipment, under faculty supervision. The students interested in technical theater will have the opportunity to train on our fabric printer, CNC router, laser cutter, and an array of industry standard equipment.
Student-performers will also benefit from large rehearsal rooms, performance spaces and dressing rooms specifically designed to support their learning experience.
To know more about all the programs that we offer, explore the different menu options in the content section of this website or contact any of the faculty and staff listed below and come visit us on campus at ELAC, 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park, CA 91754 , P2 building.
Department chair
Lisa Hashimoto Stone: stonelh@elac.eduActing & Directing departments
Vanessa Mizzone Pellegrini: mizzonv@elac.eduCristina Frias: FRIASC@elac.edu
Costume department
Jessica Champagne Hansen: hansenjl@elac.eduTalin Gharibi: GHARIBT@elac.edu
Scenic, Lighting, Sound department
François-Pierre Couture: couturf@elac.edu Nathan Davis: davisnb@elac.edu
Stephen Azua: AZUASM@elac.edu
Theater in the Community department
James Buglewicz: buglewjv@elac.eduStage Management and Crew department
Jennifer Jacobs: jacobsjm@elac.eduFrançois-Pierre Couture: couturf@elac.edu
Playwriting
Demetra Kareman: karemadp@elac.eduOther classes and general information
Natalie Wong: wongnm@elac.eduLisa Hashimoto Stone: stonelh@elac.edu
Jessica Champagne Hansen: hansenjl@elac.edu
François-Pierre Couture: couturf@elac.edu
click here for a complete list & bio of faculty and staff
Enroll at East Los Angles College (ELAC)
If you are not yet a current East Los Angeles College student, the first step is to enroll in the college. You can start the process on your own by completing the on-line East Los Angeles College Application for Admission and following the enrollment steps that follow the application. To enroll, students must be a high school graduate or recipient of a Certificate of Proficiency from the State Board of Education (students currently enrolled in grades K-12 need to contact the admissions office for further information).After applying to ELAC, you will receive an email with your Student ID number. Login to your account and reset your password immediately to be able to continue with the rest of the step.
Register for classes through My College.laccd.edu Portal. You can review instructions on how to navigate the student portal and register to classes by following this video: http://3cmediasolutions.org/privid/151037?key=a94f78938c1030e66bc9f36862047c3ac25310f0
Fees, financial aid and moreEnrollment fees for California residents are $46 per unit, $138 for the class. Out-of-state fees are $311 per unit, which is $933 for the class. This information is subject to varry, please visit https://www.elac.edu/Student-Services/Apply for more information regarding the application process.
To enroll, students must be a high school graduate or recipient of a Certificate of Proficiency from the State Board of Education (students currently enrolled in grades K-12 need to contact the admissions office for further information). New students need to complete and return the Application for Admissions, and present a photo ID and immigration/visa documentation (non US citizens). Students will be given an appointment to take the Assessment Test, and ultimately given a time/date to register for classes.
For US Citizens and Eligible non-citizens (Permanent Residents):
File a 2020-2021 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at fafsa.ed.gov. Our school code for the application is 001222. Best is using the IRS data retrieval function to download yours and your parents’ federal tax data. It will help expedite the application process.
Eligible-resident/AB 540 Student who does not have a Social Security number (Note: AB540 student who has a Social Security number and is an eligible citizen/non-citizen should complete the FAFSA):
File a 2020-2021 California Dream Act Application at http://www.csac.ca.gov.
Our school code for the Dream Act application is 02226000.
For more financial aid information, please visit : https://www.elac.edu/Student-Services/Financial-Aid
HOW TO BECOME AN ELAC STUDENT
Enroll at East Los Angles College (ELAC)
If you are not yet a current East Los Angeles College student, the first step is to enroll in the college. You can start the process on your own by completing the on-line East Los Angeles College Application for Admission and following the enrollment steps that follow the application. To enroll, students must be a high school graduate or recipient of a Certificate of Proficiency from the State Board of Education (students currently enrolled in grades K-12 need to contact the admissions office for further information).
After applying to ELAC, you will receive an email with your Student ID number. Login to your account and reset your password immediately to be able to continue with the rest of the step.
Register for classes through My College.laccd.edu Portal. You can review instructions on how to navigate the student portal and register to classes by following this video: http://3cmediasolutions.org/privid/151037?key=a94f78938c1030e66bc9f36862047c3ac25310f0
Fees, financial aid and more
Enrollment fees for California residents are $46 per unit, $138 for the class. Out-of-state fees are $311 per unit, which is $933 for the class. This information is subject to varry, please visit https://www.elac.edu/Student-Services/Apply for more information regarding the application process.
To enroll, students must be a high school graduate or recipient of a Certificate of Proficiency from the State Board of Education (students currently enrolled in grades K-12 need to contact the admissions office for further information). New students need to complete and return the Application for Admissions, and present a photo ID and immigration/visa documentation (non US citizens). Students will be given an appointment to take the Assessment Test, and ultimately given a time/date to register for classes.
For US Citizens and Eligible non-citizens (Permanent Residents):
File a 2020-2021 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at fafsa.ed.gov. Our school code for the application is 001222. Best is using the IRS data retrieval function to download yours and your parents’ federal tax data. It will help expedite the application process.
Eligible-resident/AB 540 Student who does not have a Social Security number (Note: AB540 student who has a Social Security number and is an eligible citizen/non-citizen should complete the FAFSA):
File a 2020-2021 California Dream Act Application at http://www.csac.ca.gov.
Our school code for the Dream Act application is 02226000.
For more financial aid information, please visit : https://www.elac.edu/Student-Services/Financial-Aid
ACTING
Welcome to the ELAC Department of Theater Arts’ Acting Program. Our program is dedicated to nurturing and developing outstanding actors and scholars. We provide versatile training opportunities and an acting faculty with diverse training backgrounds and approaches that offer the young artist the opportunity to develop their craft in a non-competitive and supportive environment.
We offer many performance opportunities
including 5 mainstage productions, student-directed projects, and class
showcases. In addition, we have a Summer
With Shakespeare 5 week acting intensive workshop, which is a unique offering
among community colleges in our district. It offers instruction from a variety
of teachers specializing in specific areas of instruction in performing
Shakespeare, such as period movement, scansion, voice work, etc. The workshop
culminates in public performances of the student’s work.
Internships
We also offer excellent internship opportunities for our acting students at internationally recognized theaters in the Los Angeles area including A Noise Within, The Actors’ Gang, and the Center Theatre Group. Students may earn the “points” needed to join the Actors Equity Association (AEA) through these internships.
Click here for a list of currently available internships
KCACTF
ELAC Theater students also have the opportunity to participate in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival by receiving Irene Ryan acting nominations for each of our Main Stage productions.
Classes
We offer comprehensive instruction in the acting discipline. Our voice and movement program for actors introduces and enriches the student actor’s versatility by minimizing weaknesses and developing confidence in character development. We offer Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced acting classes, script analysis, and an Actors’ Orientation class that prepares acting students to enter the profession, including information on headshots, resumes, audition material and practical experience in auditioning techniques.
Transfer
Our alumni go on to transfer or enjoy a wide range of careers — including acting careers in film, television, and theater, jobs in arts non-profits as well as in higher education. Many of our graduates have transferred to four-year programs at UCLA, USC, UCLA, UCSD, UCI, CSLB, CSF, CSUN, CSLA, Cal Arts, and LAMDA.
Click here for a Complete list of Degrees and Transfer Degrees
Classes
Acting Classes
Register for classes
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THEATER 101 Acting in History and Style
THEATER 200 Intro to Acting
THEATER 205 Actor's Orientation
THEATER 232 Play Production
THEATER 235 Play Performance
THEATER 240 Voice and Articulation
THEATER 244 Voice for Performance
THEATER 246 Dialects for the Actor
THEATER 260 Acting I
THEATER 265 Movement for the Actor
THEATER 270 Beginning Acting
THEATER 272 Intermediate Applied Acting
THEATER 273 Advanced Acting
THEATER 278 Film and TV Acting
THEATER 286 Stanislavsky
THEATER 293 Rehearsals Performance
TECHTR 700 Theater Festival Workshop
TECHTR 701 Shakespeare I
TECHTR 702 Shakespeare II
TECHTR 703 Shakespeare III
TECHTR 704 Shakespeare VI
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Certificates
Acting Skill Certificate Students completing this skills certificate will acquire skills to pursue job opportunities in the performing arts or transfer opportunities to four-year college theater programs
Required Core Units: 7
TA 240 Voice and Articulation for The Actor - 3 units
TA 265 Movement for The Actor - 2 units
TT 342 Technical stage Production - 2 units
Elective Units: 3 (Choose one)
or
TA 273 Advanced Acting - 3 units
TOTAL units required: 10 units
Click here for a PDF version
Shakespearean Acting Skills CertificateStudents completing this skills certificate will acquire skills to pursue performing arts job opportunities in classical theater or advanced training at four-year college theater programs.
Required Core Units: 9
TT 701 Shakespeare Festival Workshop I - 2 units
TT 702 Shakespeare Festival Workshop II - 2 units
TA 273 Advanced Acting - 2 units
TA 240 Voice & Articulation for the Theater - 3 units
Required Elective Units: 2 (Choose one)
TT 703 Shakespeare Festival Workshop III - 2 units
TA 265 Movement for The Actor - 2 units
TOTAL units required: 9 units
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Language and Dialects for Performance certificateStudents completing this skills certificate will acquire skills to pursue performing arts job opportunities in classical theater or advanced training at four-year college theater programs.
Required Core Units: 9
TA 240 Voice & Articulation for the Theater - 3 units
TA 246 Dialects for the Actors - 3 units
Ling 7 Phonetics of Spanish, Italian, French, and German for Artist - 3 units
Required Elective Units: 2 (choose one)
TT 701 Shakespeare Festival Workshop I - 2 units
Music 411 Elementary voice - 2 units
TOTAL units required: 11 units
Click here for a PDF version
Testimonials
The Theater Dept at East Los Angeles College was a diamond in the rough for my education and my life aesthetic. They introduced me to a world outside myself, introducing me to art and the beauty of live performance. All the while, helping me discover a whole new voice and confidence within myself that has definitely been the cornerstone of my achievements thus far. Shakespeare and East Los Angeles College’s Theater Program saved me from my past and helped me discover my future.Marcelo, Acting Alumni (TV credits include FX's Snowfall, Adult Swim's Black Jesus, CBS's Training Day, FOX's Lethal Weapon)
The acting classes in ELAC's theater program helped improve my self-confidence and skills as an artist. I also received great support from all of my professors when I made the decision to transfer to a four-year university as a theater major. Their teachings and guidance helped make my transition easy. I felt well prepared to enter a new theater space with everything I learned from the courses I took and from my practical experience of working on productions both on and off stage. Cassandra, Acting Alumni & UCSD Theater Transfer Student
East Los Angeles College summer with Shakespeare Workshop is the most affordable Shakespeare training you can get in LA.
Cesar, Acting Alumni & Teaching Artist
As individuals I do not think the acting teachers and, in fact, the whole drama faculty, could be more different, yet what they have in common is in their relentless support and passion for the education and success of their students. The extremely diverse education I received that each teacher worked an essential part in culminating from the literary and script breakdowns to the physical and mental focus techniques allowed me to enter the University of California, Irvine confidently, excitedly and well-versed in what would be required and expected of me to achieve my Bachelor of Arts Degree in Drama of which I earned last March. Marissa, Acting Alumni & UC Irvine Theatre Transfer Student
Faculty
Our faculty has many years of professional acting experience. Some are still highly active in the industry and therefore up-to-date on industry practices including the uses of technology that today’s actor must be able to employ for success. Our faculty’s doors are always open and we are very proud of the supportive and nurturing program that we have developed. We hope that you will become a part of it.
DIRECTING
Welcome
to the ELAC Department of Theater Arts’ Directing Program. Our program is
dedicated to nurturing and developing young directors and scholars. We provide both
training and hands on directing opportunities.
We offer the young director the
opportunity to develop their craft in a non-competitive and supportive
atmosphere.
Opportunities
We offer directing students the opportunity to direct right out of the gate. Our Beginning Direction class stresses practical experience. This class offers the students the chance to stage a 5 minute play of their choice with technical support in front of a paying audience.
We also offer students the opportunity to direct a full length one-act play on the mainstage during our One-Acts festival in January. This festival gets full technical support and is considered a part of our season of productions.
Examples of rehearsal process, directors’ one acts, and the Trip to London.
In addition to directing opportunities, we offer classes in acting, stage management, playwriting, script analysis, theater history and all technical fields, so that our directing students have a well-rounded and in-depth understanding of all disciplines in theater necessary for today’s director.
Transfer
Our alumni transfer to four-year universities or have gone on to found theater companies of their own, direct at a variety of theaters throughout the Los Angeles area, obtained jobs in arts non-profits, or in higher education. Many of our graduates have transferred to four-year programs at UCLA, USC, UCLA, UCSD, UCI, CSLB, CSF, CSUN, CSLA, and Cal Arts.
Click here for of complete list of Degrees and Transfer Degrees
Classes
Directing Classes
THEATER 225 Beginning Direction
THEATER 226 Directors Project Practicum
THEATER 323 Stage Management
THEATER 114 Script Analysis
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Certificates
Directing Skills Certificate
Students completing this skills certificate will acquire skills to self-produce for public presentation, pursue performing arts job opportunities in directing, or participate in directing projects in four-year college theater programs.
Required Core Courses 10 units
TA 225 Beginning Direction - 3 units
TA 226 SDirection Project Practicum - 2 units
TT 342 Technical Stage Production - 2 units
TA 114 Script Analysis - 3 units
Elective Courses: 3 units (Choose one)
TA 260 Acting Fundamentals - 3 units
TT 323 Stage Management - 3 units
Total units required: 13 units
Click here for a PDF version
Testimonials
Taking the directing class was my first step into finding what I love to do. It gave me the tools needed to work professionally across Los Angeles. It helped me communicate my vision to the actors and designers. I owe a lot to the directing class.
Daniel Munoz
Directing faculty
Directing advisors
David L. Scott: scottdl@elac.edu
Rodney L. Scott: scottrl@elac.edu
James Buglewicz: buglewjv@elac.edu
Ramon Ramos: ramosr6@elac.edu
Ramiro Segovia: segovir@elac.edu
click here for faculty and staff bio
COSTUME, HAIR, and MAKEUP
The Costume, Hair, and Makeup Program at ELAC focuses on developing skills in costume design, technology, and production in order to prepare students for transfer to 4-year costume programs and/or for jobs in the entertainment industry, including film, television, theme parks, theater, live performance, and commercials.
The Designer is responsible for creating the visual character with costumes, hair, and makeup to help communicate the story to the audience, in collaboration with the actors, playwright, director, and design team. Theater design offers great opportunities to train students’ creative and practical skills. Costume, Hair and Makeup Designers use color, fabric, texture, shape, silhouette, and line to create dynamic characters.
Design
The Designer is responsible for creating the visual character with costumes, hair, and makeup to help communicate the story to the audience, in collaboration with the actors, playwright, director, and design team. Theater design offers great opportunities to train students’ creative and practical skills. Costume, Hair and Makeup Designers use color, fabric, texture, shape, silhouette, and line to create dynamic characters.
Goals and Opportunities
Our Design and Technology theater department offers a two-year program designed to prepare students to transfer to a four-year college, or to start working in the professional field as a technician or design assistant.
Each student will have the opportunity to develop their skills through design and technical classes and apply them to our main stage productions. Design students may assist a faculty or student designer on a main stage production and eventually design their own production as a Costume or Hair and Makeup Designer.
Although we mostly focus on live theater, all classes can be applied to other fields such as Film & Television, Theme Parks & Events, and Industrial design, which will be discussed through the course of the program.
The department of theater also participates at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) each year in all fields of Performance, Design, Technology, and Management. In the last few years, many of our design students have reached the regional and national finals.
Skills
Each student will be trained in Costumes, Hair, and Makeup and will acquire basic and advanced skills, such as: patterning and draping, costume construction, wardrobe, dyeing and distressing, costume history, hair and makeup, costume crafts, illustration, budgeting, portfolio, and career management. As we promote a multi-disciplinary approach, students are encouraged to take classes in multiple fields. (See our list of Degrees & Certificates)
Students are also introduced to an array of industry standard software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Costume Pro, Wild Ginger, and software for our fabric sublimation printer.
Classes
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TECTHTR 350 Makeup for Theater
TECTHTR 351 Applied Makeup Design
TECTHTR 355 Makeup Practicum
TECTHTR 360 Costume Design for Theater
TECTHTR 361 Applied Costume Design
TECTHTR 363 Costume Crafts, Dye, and Fabric Printing
TECTHTR 364 Costume Sewing and Pattern Making
TECTHTR 365 Historical Costume Sewing & Patterning
TECTHTR 366 Fantasy Costume Sewing & Patterning
TECTHTR 367 Costume and Fashion History
TECTHTR 382 Sketching and Rendering
TECTHTR 345 Costume Practicum
TECTHTR 342 Technical Stage Production
TECTHTR 305 Orientation to Technical Careers in Entertainment
Non-Credit VOC ED 360CE Sewing Essentials
VOC ED 361CE Sewing Alterations
Non-Credit VOC ED 362CE Costume Tailoring I
VOC ED 363CE Costume Tailoring II
| The courses listed can be taken in any order since there are no prerequisite courses. The courses are offered in a two year rotation. It is recommended, but not required, to take TECTHTR 305 Orientation to Technical Careers in Entertainment at the end of a student’s studies to have maximum material for their portfolio and website. |
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Certificates
Students can earn an AA degree with an emphasis in costumes, obtain Skills Certificates and a Certificates of Achievement in costumes, and explore more opportunities through our Vocational Education courses. There are three skills certificates in costume design and construction.
Costume Design & Technology Certificate of Achievement
Required classes (15 units)
TECTHTR 360 Costume Design for Theater
3 units
TECTHTR 363 Costume Crafts, Dye, and Fabric Printing
3 units
TECTHTR 367 Costume and Fashion History
3 units
TECTHTR 345 Costume Practicum
2 units
TECTHTR 305 Orientation to Technical Careers in Entertainment
2 units
TECTHTR 342 Technical Stage Production
2 units
Construction Elective classes (choose two)
TECTHTR 364 Costume Sewing and Pattern Making
3 units
TECTHTR 365 Historical Costume Sewing and Pattern Making
3 units
TECTHTR 366 Fantasy Costume Sewing and Pattern Making
3 units
Applied Elective (choose one)
TECTHTR 361 Applied Costume Design
2 units
TECTHTR 921 Cooperative Education-Technical Stage Production
2 units
TECTHTR 700 Theater Festival Workshop
2 units
| Total Required Units: 15 Total Elective Units: 8 TOTAL 23 Units |
Costume Design & Application Skills Certificate
Required classes (10 units)| TECTHTR 360 Costume Design for Theater 3 units |
| TECTHTR 367 Costume and Fashion History 3 units |
| TECTHTR 345 Costume Practicum 2 units |
| TECTHTR 305 Orientation to Technical Careers in Entertainment 2 units |
Elective classes (choose one)
| TECTHTR 361 Applied Costume Design |
| TECTHTR 700 Theater Festival Workshop |
| TECTHTR921 Cooperative Education |
| TOTAL | 12 Units |
Costume Construction Skills Certificate
Required classes (7 units)| TECTHTR 363
Costume Craft, Dye, and Fabric Printing 3 units |
| TECTHTR 345 Costume Practicum |
| TECTHTR 305
Orientation to Technical Careers in Entertainment 2 units |
Elective classes (choose two)
| TECTHTR 365
Costume Sewing and Pattern Making 3 units |
| TECTHTR 364
Historical Costume Sewing and Pattern Making 3 units |
| TECTHTR 366
Fantasy Costume Sewing and Pattern Making 3 units |
| TOTAL | 13 Units |
Wardrobe Attendant Skills Certificate
Required classes (6 units)
TECTHTR 342 Technical Stage Production
2 units
TECTHTR 305 Orientation to Technical Careers in Entertainmnet
2 units
TECTHTR 345 Costume Practicum
2 units
Elective classes (choose one)
TECTHTR 364 Costume Sewing and Pattern Making
3 units
TECTHTR 365 Historical Costume Sewing and Pattern Making
3 units
TECTHTR 366 Fantasy Costume Sewing and Pattern Making
3 units
| TOTAL | 9 Units |
Makeup Design and Application Skills Certificate
TECHTHTR 350 Makeup for Theater
3 units
TECHTHTR 351 Applied Makeup Design
2 units
TECHTHTR 355 Makeup Practicum
2 units
TECHTHTR 342 Technical Stage Production
2 units
TOTAL 9 Units
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Testimonials
"Without the costume classes provided at ELAC, I would not have been able to further myself academically and in my career. I am where I am today and continue to grow because of them."
-Victoria, Costume Student
"I was fairly new to the wonderful world of theater and as a creative person I was able to explore the various facets of the artistry. The talented theater faculty at ELAC created an environment which provides students with the necessary tools to get ahead in the industry. The program has contributed in shaping my visual aesthetic and taught me high artistic standards and commitment to the craft."
-Roberto, Costume Student
"The best part about ELAC's costume design program, which I always tell everyone, is that it is hands on. Because of ELAC’s smaller student ratio, I think we all benefitted from being able to work on real professional shows every semester, which teaches so much more than just textbooks could ever. Being able to design real shows and not just drawings as assignments."
-Marisol, Costume Student
"Our mentor is the single most passionate person I have ever been taught by. She works to no end aiding the student and has created an inviting environment to work and create in. Each day we look forward to going to class and learning more and more from her."
-Kristina, Costume Student
Faculty
MENTOR “MONTH” 2023
Welcome to the mentor month page where ELAC faculty, staff and its partners, in collaboration with Center Theatre Group, bring you a month of interviews, workshops and other events geared to help you grow and transition into your career as a theater major.
︎CLICK HERE TO ACCESS LAST YEARS INTERVIEWS︎
MARCH MENTOR “MONTH” 2023
We have been partnering with Center Theatre Group to offer free workshops, dialogues, interviews, theater tours and other thrilling events every year for the Month of March. Over the years, we have worked on many more partnerships with multiple organizations, and what used to be a month of workshops now extends to the whole Spring Semester. We believe that connecting you, our students, to professionals in the industry and other various organizations is one of the best way to launch you into your future career.
BROWSE OUR CALENDAR AND MENU BELOW TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH EVENT
CALENDAR
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- ︎ BRUCE LEE WELLNESS & ART PART 1: The Empty Cup: Quieting the Mind and Creating Space (02/22 @2pm)
- ︎ INTERNSHIP AT CTG COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS (02/23 @12pm)
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︎ FILM/TV INTENSIVE #3 PRODUCING WITH LINDA MOREL (03/02 @2PM) -
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INTERNSHIP APPLICATION WITH CTG STAFF PART1 (03/06 @2PM)
︎ FILM/TV INTENSIVE #4 VOICE OVER WITH DOUGLAS CARRIGAN (03/07 @10:35AM)
︎ADOBE ECOSYSTEM #1 OF 2: LAYERS, RESOLUTION, FILE FORMATING AND OTHER ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF PHOTOSHOP (03/11 @2PM)
︎ INTERNSHIP APPLICATION WITH CTG STAFF PART2 (03/15 @2PM)
︎ ADOBE ECOSYSTEM #2 OF 2: PHOTO EDITING 2, InDESIGN AND ADOBE EXPRESS (03/18 @2PM)
︎ LATINX CASTING DIRECTOR PANEL (03/20 @3PM) -
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L.A. ARTS INTERNSHIP
(03/20 @3PM)
︎ ARTS, MEDIA. AND DESIGN CAP WEBINAR (03/21 @3PM)
︎ FROM PARIS TO DOHA : TOURING THE WORLD THROUGH DESIGN AND DANCE (03/27 @1PM)
︎ BRUCE LEE WELLNESS & ART PART 2 (for ELAC students only) - please contact hansenjl@elac.edu for date, time and to RSVP
︎ BRUCE LEE WELLNESS & ART PART 3 (for ELAC students only) -
please contact hansenjl@elac.edu for date, time and to RSVP
BRUCE LEE WELLNESS & ART PART 1
Go back to menu︎︎︎The Empty Cup: Quieting the Mind and Creating Space
The first workshop in our series, The Empty Cup, focuses on Bruce Lee’s methods for creating healthy mental space, observing our thoughts and feelings, and exploring techniques to quiet the mind and create perspective around the mind’s purpose. Light meditation will be offered, group discussion, active listening and journaling exercises.
In-Person: Wednesday February 22nd
2pm-3:30pm
Proscenium Theater
Please contact Professor Jessica Hansen to RSVP & for more information: hansenjl@elac.edu
INTERNSHIP AT CTG COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
Go back to menu︎︎︎Center Theater Group Paid Community Programs Apprenticeship Info Session
CTg Community Partnerships Director Jesus A. Reyes comes to ELAC campus to host a 1-hr session for students to learn more about this hands-on rtaining opportunity. Come and apply right here on campus!
Thursday, February 23rd, 12-1pm
ELAC Campus, P2-Proscenium Theater,
RSVP to apprenticeships@ctgla.org
How to apply:
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Register for the Feb 23rd info session
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Bring a copy of your resume to the Info Session
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Stay and fill out an application and questions
What will you learn?
- Ways to engage a community using immersive & interactive theater-based experiences
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Budget best practices
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Draft and execute contracts
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Reserach and pitch workshops and programming ideas
Program p[lanning and implementation
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7-week, 90hr apprenticeship (Applicants must have general availability from March 8th to April 21st, 2023; we will work with students around scheduling)
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$1400 stipend
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Applicants must have reliable transportation (private or public transportation)
Film and TV Intensive #3 "Producing with Linda Morel"
Three-time nominee and one time Emmy Award winner for Best Variety Sketch Show for Key & Peele. Go back to menu︎︎︎
Linda, film producer, was born and raised in Eagle Rock, CA. She’s a three-time nominee and one time Emmy Award winner for Best Variety Sketch Show for Key & Peele.
She’s produced shows for Nickleodeon, Comedy Central, USA, TV Land, Paramount TV, NBC, HBO, and Amazon. She’s Executive Produced shows for YouTube Originals and HBO.
Thursday, March 2nd, 2-3pm ELAC THEATER DEPT: Room 205
Internship Application Workshop with CTG Staff
Go back to menu︎︎︎Learn best practices as you start to think about internship and job applications – from what questions you need to ask yourself to do’s and don’ts on your resume and cover letter.
After the session, take it a step further, and sign-up to meet one-on-one with a CTG staff to review your materials and get direct feedback to be ready for the CTG summer internship applications that open early April.
Monday, March 6 from 2-3:30pm P2-Proscenium Theatre
ELAC Theater/Film/TV Intensive #4 Voice Over with Douglas Carrigan
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Douglas Carrigan will discuss how he used his skills in theater to transition to voice over directing, producing, and starting his own voice over company VoiceWorks Productions, Inc.
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March 7, 10:35-12pm. P2 room 205
No RSVP needed
Adobe Ecosystem Part 1 of 2: Layers, Resolution and Other Essential Features of Photoshop
Go back to menu︎︎︎Join designer François-Pierre Couture to this introduction to digital image manipulation. You will learn how to get the best out of your digital images while using essential features of Adobe’s Photoshop.
You will get the chance to follow along on a computer with Photoshop and practice the concepts presented in the workshop.
Saturday March 11th, 2pm-5pm at ELAC, Vicky Chang Building, E7, in the basement
ROOM B010
Internship Application Workshop with CTG Staff
Join us for Pt 2!
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Sign up for one-on-one sessions with CTG’s Aurora Ilog and Nico Rosario to review your resume and cover letter in advance of the CTG summer internship applications that open in early April!
Sign-ups will take place on Part 1’s March 6 workshop; if you’re unable to attend Pt. 1, email Internships@CTGLA.org to see if there are any open sign-ups.
Wednesday, March 15
20 min slots from 12:30pm - 3:10pm
P2-Room 205
Adobe Ecosystem Part 2 of 2: Photo Editing 2, Photoshop Advanced Features, InDesign & Adobe Express.
Go back to menu︎︎︎In this second part of the workshop, we will explore more sophisticated concepts & tools like raw files editing, smart objects, compositing and composition with other software like InDesign and Adobe Express.
You will get the chance to follow along on a computer with Photoshop and practice the concepts presented in the workshop.
Saturday March 18th, 2pm-5pm at ELAC, Vicky Chang Building, E7, in the basement
ROOM B010
Casting and Latinx Representation
Go back to menu︎︎︎Join us for a roundtable conversation between a Latino actor and veteran Casting Directors, as we discuss the current state of Latinx presence in the entertainment industry. Carla Hool (Coco, Gentefied, Narcos) and Nicole Arbusto (Room 104, CTG, Steppenwolf) are hosted by LACCD Professor Christian Barillas (Modern Family, The Handmaid’s Tale, CTG) as we examine topics such as authenticity in casting, emerging out of COVID and launching a career in entertainment!
Location: Hybrid (ZOOM & in Proscenium Theater @ELAC)
RSVP for ZOOM link to: jreyes@ctgla.org
FROM PARIS TO DOHA : TOURING THE WORLD THROUGH DESIGN AND DANCE
Go back to menu︎︎︎Come to a discussion with scenic & lighting designer François-Pierre Couture & members of L.A. Dance project on the challenges and rewards of touring theater & dance. Learn about the different career paths that lead these people to LADP and their experience both in L.A. and internationally.
L.A. Dance Project (LADP), is an L.A. based dance company with resident artists and dancers from all around the US & the world, and has multiple dance pieces touring the world, notably “Romeo & Juliet”.
“LADP expands the boundaries of dance as an art form and redefines how we interact and relate with movement in the modern world. Informed by collaborative partnerships with traditional and emerging artists, performance work, commissions, residencies, and community programming, our mission is to inspire, create, educate and change perspectives through the accessible and transformative power of dance in Los Angeles and around the world.”
BRUCE LEE WELLNESS & ART PART 2: The Tools: Creating Healthy Strategies for Growth and Wellness with Shannon Lee
Go back to menu︎︎︎The second workshop in our series, The Tools, focuses on the creation of mind, body, spirit tools to help with personal growth and mental emotional wellness. Engage in Bruce Lee’s practices through breathwork, qi gong, journaling, and perspective shifting along with personal tool creation to help fill up our tool kit of beneficial personal practices.
RESERVED FOR ELAC STUDENTS ONLY.
Please contact hansenJL@elac.edu for date, time and location.
BRUCE LEE WELLNESS & ART PART 3: The Water Way: Removing the Obstacles to Flow
Go back to menu︎︎︎The final workshop in our series, The Water Way, will walk you through Bruce Lee’s formula for dealing with personal obstacles. You will get a roadmap and exercises for understanding and dissolving obstacles and integrating them into your being
RESERVED FOR ELAC STUDENTS ONLY.
Please contact hansenJL@elac.edu for date, time and location.
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Welcome to the mentor month page where ELAC faculty, staff and its partners, in collaboration with Center Theatre Group, bring you a month of interviews, workshops and other events geared to help you grow and transition into your career as a theater major.
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MARCH MENTOR MONTH 2022
The events listed below have passed, but feel free to scoll down and view the recordings when available
We have been partnering with Center Theatre Group to offer free workshops, dialogues, interviews, theater tours and other thrilling events every year for the Month of March. We believe that connecting you, our students, to professionals in the industry and other various organizations is one of the best way to launch you into your future career.
So keep scrolling down ︎︎︎ or click on this menu to navigate through the page!
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︎CTG MARCH COLLEGE FAIR
︎GOING PRO CAREER FAIR
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︎LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DIALOGUE
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︎WRITING WORKSHOP WITH BENJAMIN BENNE
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︎PAID ARTS INTERNSHIP
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︎LOCAL 705 PACT INFO SESSION: Motion Picture Costumers
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︎CREATING CHARACTER: AN ACTO WORKSHOP
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︎BUILDING AN ENSEMBLE: A PHYSICAL THEATER WORKSHOP
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︎CREATIVE CAREER GUIDEBOOK: Networking and Interviews
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︎THEATER IN NEW YORK
︎CENTER THEATRE GROUP SITE TOUR
︎STAGE MANGEMENT SPOTLIGHT
︎CENTER THEATER GROUP INTERNSHIP ORIENTATION
︎ON CAMPUS THEATER WORKSHOP WITH CORKY DOMINGUEZ
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︎IRANIAN ANIMATION DAY
COLLEGE & CAREER FAIR FOR THE ARTS 2022
Go back to menu︎︎︎Daydreaming about a future in the creative arts? Getting ready to apply to college but not sure which one is best for you? Join us for the 2022 hybrid edition of the College & Career Fair for the Arts and let us help guide the next steps on your journey to becoming a creative professional. It’s totally free and designed especially for teens (but parents and high school educators are welcome, too!) The only requirement is that you register by March 15.
In-Person: Saturday, March 19, 2022, 10am–2pm
Virtual: Sunday, March 20, 2022, 10am–3pm
Click here to go to the CTG website and learn more.
GOING PRO CAREER FAIR FOR THE ARTS 2022
Go back to menu︎︎︎A full day of free career preparation, mentorship, and networking, designed to prepare students to step directly from higher education into a rewarding career in live theatre and entertainment.
Going Pro Career Fair 2022: The Not So Impossible Dream
In-Person: Saturday, April 16, 2022, 10am-2pm
Virtual: Saturday, April 23, 2022,10am-4pm
This two-day, hybrid event focuses on starting a career amidst a brave but uncertain new future. Designed for current college and graduate students, early-career individuals, and college, university and trade tech educators, the event will include panel discussions with industry professionals, interactive learning opportunities, networking and community-building, creative workshops, and free headshots. Registration will open on March 1st!
Click here to go to the CTG website and learn more.
WRITING WORKSHOP WITH BENJAMIN BENNE
Go back to menu︎︎︎Join us as we welcome Playwright Benjamin Benne. The world premiere of his play, ALMA, opens at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in March!
In case you have missed the event, you can watch the recording through this link:
︎Benjamin Benne Writing Workshop Recording Link
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DIALOGUE
Go back to menu︎︎︎Join ELAC's Land Acknowledgement Committee and the Theater Dept's cast of Aristophanes' The Birds to learn more about the Native Land our campus is on.
In case you have missed the event, you can watch the recording through this link:
︎Land Ackowledgement dialogue Recording Link
PAID ARTS INTERNSHIPS
Go back to menu︎︎︎Since 2000, the LA County Arts Internship Program has provided undergraduate and community college students with internships at nonprofit film, performing arts, visual arts, music, literary arts, social justice, and municipal arts organizations as a companion program to the Getty Multicultural Internship Program.
200+ Positions Work on Film Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Music, Literary Arts, Social Justice, and Municipal Projects: 400 Hours at $15/Hour.
IF YOU HAVE MISSED THIS EVENT, YOU CAN WATCH IT DOWN HERE︎︎︎
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Or go to LACountyArts.org/internships
LOCAL 705 PACT INFO SESSION: Motion Picture Costumers
Go back to menu︎︎︎Join the 705 PACT team to learn about the program and how you can get started in the entertainment industry.
Tuesday, March 8th, at Noon on Zoom
CREATING CHARACTER: AN ACTO WORKSHOP
Go back to menu︎︎︎Join us as we welcome Christy Sandoval from El Teatro Campesino. All are welcome!
︎Click here if you would like to see the recording of this event!
BUILDING AN ENSEMBLE: A PHYSICAL THEATER WORKSHOP
Go back to menu︎︎︎Join us as we welcomeEstela Garcia as she leads this exciting and interactive workshop. All are welcome!
Saturday, March 12th, from 12-2pm in the proscenium and online.
CREATIVE CAREER GUIDEBOOK: Networking and Interviews
Go back to menu︎︎︎Join CTG's Camille Schennkan and Jessica Hansen for an interactive online workshop all about YOUR career.
Tuesday, March 15th, at 4 pm on Zoom
THEATER IN NEW YORK
Go back to menu︎︎︎Ever wonder what it is like to work in the entertainment industry in New York?! Join us for a conversation about the industry in New York. All are welcome!
CENTER THEATRE GROUP SITE TOUR
Go back to menu︎︎︎Go on a guided backstage tour of CTG spaces and facilities! Exclusive tour for ELAC students.
Tuesday, March 22nd. Meet at 12:30 pm in the ELAC P2 Loading Dock
STAGE MANAGEMENT SPOTLIGHT
Go back to menu︎︎︎ELAC's SM Instructor and Mentor Jenny Jacobs moderates a stage management panel with local professionals! Learn about how they got their start in the industry, what their jobs are like, and their advice for students studying stage management.
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ZOOM RECORDING OF THE STAGE MANAGEMENT PANEL
CENTER THEATRE GROUP INTERNSHIP ORIENTATION
Go back to menu︎︎︎Join the CTG Education Team to learn more about their amazing internship program! Find out all the details and ask your questions.
Thursday, March 24th, at 1:30 pm in the P2 Proscenium Theater
THEATER WORKSHOP WITH CORKY DOMINGUEZ
Go back to menu︎︎︎Explore concepts, creations, and techniques for devised, solo, and performance artwork. Corky Dominguez has over 35 years of theatrical experience as a producer, director, choreographer, writer, performer, and educator.
IN PERSON,Friday, March 25th, at 1:00 pm in the P2 Proscenium Theater
IRANIAN ANIMATION DAY
Go back to menu︎︎︎We cordially invite you & a guest to a screening of Iranian films followed by a Q&A and more!
Saturday March 26th, 2022.
ALUMNIN PANEL
Go back to menu︎︎︎Join ELAC Alumni in a discussion on their career path after ELAC: We will discuss tools and tips to transitioning into the workforce, Undergraduate and Graduate school and much more!
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ZOOM RECORDING OF THE ALUMNI PANEL
TOOLS TO IMPROVE YOUR CRAFT WITH RODNEY SCOTT
Go back to menu︎︎︎Join ELAC Theater Arts faculty Rodney Scott and learn about all the ways that you can improve your craft with tools and strategies of success.
CLICK HERE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE RECORDING OF THE EVENT
2021 Mentor Month Interviews Archive
Stream discussions with various guests from the professional world of Theater and Entertainment for this edition of ELAC Theater’s “mentor month”.
These interview were possible with the participation of Center Theater Group.
︎INTERVIEW WITH ACTRESS ANNIE GONZALEZ
︎INTERVIEW WITH ACTRESS & DIRECTOR JUDITH MORELAND
︎INTERVIEW WITH ELIZABETH NUNGARAY & MAYA MALAN-GONZALEZ FROM TEATRO LUNA
︎INTERVIEW WITH ACTRESS SABRA WILLIAMS
︎INTERVIEW WITH SCENIC DESIGNER EFREN DELGADILLO JR
︎INTERVIEW WITH ACTRESS ELIZABETH ANWEISS
︎INTERVIEW WITH SCENIC DESIGNER TANYA ORELLANA
INTERVIEW WITH JUDITH MORELAND
︎Watch the recording of our discussion with Judith Moreland HERE︎
INTERVIEW WITH SABRA WILLIAMS
︎ Watch the recording of our discussion with Sabra Williams HERE ︎
Biography
Sabra Williams has received international acclaim for her work as an actor, host and co-founder of The Actors' Gang Prison Project, including being named by President Obama a, “Champion of Change” in 2016, and being honored with a British Empire Medal for services to the Arts & Prison Reform by Queen Elizabeth in 2018. Sabra is co-founder of Creative Acts, a Social Justice initiative that uses the Arts as the tool for transformation. Creative Acts has Civic Engagement programs in juvenile facilities and a new Virtual Reality Arts Reentry program in adult maximum security prisons, for people returning after life sentences. Sabra is a Visiting Lecturer at UCLA and an Adjunct Professor at USC. She is a Bellagio Rockefeller Resident Fellow and an in-demand speaker on justice and Arts issues. She is a member of The Independent Shakespeare Company, LA ensemble.
www.sabrawilliamsacts.com
www.creativeacts.us
INTERVIEW WITH ANNIE GONZALEZ
︎Watch the recording of our discussion with Annie Gonzalez HERE︎
INTERVIEW WITH EFREN DELGADILLO JR
︎Watch the recording of our discussion with Efren Delgadillo JR HERE︎
Biography
A Mexican-American Scenic Designer born and raised in East Los Angeles, Efren Delgadillo Jr. is thrilled to join UC Irvine’s Department of Drama. Trained in Studio Arts at UCI, his love of architecture, materials, shapes and performance drew him to scenic design. Efren has worked as a designer across the U.S. as well as in Europe. Notable productions in New York include The Three Musketeers (The Acting Company); Mycenaean (BAM,Brooklyn Academy of Music); Open House (Foundry Theatre); and One thing I like to Say (Clubbed Thumb). Notable Regional theatre productions include American Mariachi (South Coast Rep.),(Arizona Theatre Company) Romeo and Juliet (Oregon Shakespeare Company); BLKS (Woolly Mammoth); Kings (South Coast Rep.); Bordertown Now (Pasadena Playhouse); Smart People and Indecent (Denver Center for the Performing Arts); Othello (Hartford Stage); DJ Latinidad (Mixed Blood Theatre); Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles (The Getty Villa/Boston Court); Prometheus Bound (The Getty Villa/Center for New Performance); Shelter (Center for New Performance); The Sweetheart Deal (Los Angeles Theatre Center). His international work includes Laude in Urbis with Compagnia di Colombari in Orvieto, Italy, and Flamingo/Winnebago in Novi Sad, Serbia.
Throughout his collaborative career he has had the incredible honor of working with directors and artists including Nataki Garrett, Christopher Acebo, Dámaso Rodríguez, Diane Rodriguez, Jessica Kubzansky, Karin Coonrod, Melanie Joseph, Casey Biggs, Mark Valdez, Michael Michetti, Alex Torra, Jesse Bonnell, Travis Preston, Culture Clash, Thaddeus Phillips and Carl Hancock Rux. In New York, Efren has also worked with artists Ivo Van Hove, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Jo Bonney and JoAnne Akalaitis during his years as a technical director for New York Theatre Workshop.
As a company member and designer with Poor Dog Group, a contemporary performance collective based in Los Angeles, California, his designs with Poor Dog Group include Brewsie and Willie, Satyr Atlas, Dionysia, The Internationalist, Murder Ballad, Five Small Fires and Group Therapy. With SINTROCA, an image and performance based theatre company of which Efren is a co-founder, he brought projects to Edinburgh, Scotland, Montreal, Canada, New York and Los Angeles. SINTROCA productions include Moonshine and Peepshow at the Edinburgh Theatre Festival and Lasanta at Richard Foreman’s Ontological Hysteric Theatre in New York.
A recipient of LA weekly awards for both Production Design and Lighting design for Poor Dog Group’s Brewsie and Willie, Efren has also been nominated for an Ovation Award in Best Scenic Design for Culture Clash’s Bordertown Now as well as a Barrymore Award in Outstanding Scenic Design for Bienvenidos Blancos with Team Sunshine Corporation.
Efren earned an MFA in Scenic Design from California Institute of the Arts and a BFA in Studio Arts from University of California, Irvine. Previously he has lived and worked in Brooklyn, NY, Montreal, Quebec, and Los Angeles, CA. Prior to his time teaching at UCI, he was a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Scenic Design at Cal State Northridge and adjunct faculty at California Institute of the Arts.
Efren’s teaching style provides an inspirational learning environment that exposes the student to the interdisciplinary and collaborative process of design with the goal of teaching imagination, innovation, principles and tradition. He strives to instill a life-long love of learning and curiosity by creating a guided space for exploration. His teaching philosophy posits that wrong turns on the path to success are not failures, they are just iterations. Iterations informed by passion become the pathway for visual catharsis in the art of storytelling.
Website: www.efrendelgadillojr.com/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/efren.delgadillo.jr/