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. 
Students during technical rehearsals

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.



Draping on a dress form in the costume shop

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.

Get to know us


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.edu

Acting & Directing departments

Vanessa Mizzone Pellegrini: mizzonv@elac.edu    
Cristina Frias: FRIASC@elac.edu

Costume department

Jessica Champagne Hansen: hansenjl@elac.edu
Talin 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.edu

Stage Management and Crew department

Jennifer Jacobs: jacobsjm@elac.edu
François-Pierre Couture: couturf@elac.edu 


Playwriting

Demetra Kareman: karemadp@elac.edu

Other classes and general information

Natalie Wong: wongnm@elac.edu
Lisa 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


HOW TO BECOME AN ELAC STUDENT


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, out of state or international students is subject to varry based on your situation, please visit the official ELAC website at https://www.elac.edu/Student-Services/Apply for more information regarding the application process, financial aid, fees, etc.

Not sure what career to choose?

Explore ELAC’s Career & Academic Pathways easy to follow maps to help you navigate through all the careers, majors and classes available for you!

︎CLICK HERE TO EXPLORE YOUR CAREER & ACADEMIC PATHWAYS


ELAC Non-discrimination Policy


Los Angeles Community College District does not discriminate in the educational programs or activities it conducts on the basis of any status protected by applicable state or federal law, including, but not limited to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex/gender, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, religion, mental or physical disability, medical condition, or veteran status.

Students who feel that they have been discriminated against, or who wish to discuss incidents of discrimination, may contact the Los Angeles Community College District Office for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility. ︎click here to be redirected to the LACCD page




HOW TO BECOME AN ELAC STUDENT


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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, out of state or international students is subject to varry based on your situation, please visit the official ELAC website at https://www.elac.edu/Student-Services/Apply for more information regarding the application process, financial aid, fees, etc.

Not sure what career to choose? 

Explore ELAC’s Career & Academic Pathways easy to follow maps to help you navigate through all the careers, majors and classes available for you!

︎CLICK HERE TO EXPLORE YOUR CAREER & ACADEMIC PATHWAYS

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.

Image of actors performing Metamorphoses

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


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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)
TA 272 Intermediate Acting - 3 units
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
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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.

Vanessa Mizzone Pellegrini: mizzonv@elac.edu

Cristina Frias: FRIASC@elac.edu

David L. Scott: scottdl@elac.edu 

Rodney L. Scott: scottrl@elac.edu

Ramiro Segovia: segovir@elac.edu

Mark Anthony Vallejo: vallejma@elac.edu

Will Pellegrini: pellegwj@elac.edu

Brett Ryback: rybackb@elac.edu


click here for faculty and staff bio

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

Ramiro Segovia: segovir@elac.edu

Mark Anthony Vallejo: vallejma@elac.edu

Will Pellegrini: pellegwj@elac.edu

Brett Ryback: rybackb@elac.edu


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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. 


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.



Image of dress forms in the costume shop

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

The Certificate of Achievement in Costume Design and Technology provides studetns with the applicable skills to pursue entry-level positions in entertainment costuming, including: theater, dance, theme park, live performance, corporate events, film, television, commercials, and new media. Student complete a portfolio encompassing work from each course in preparation for employment in the entertainment industry. Our production process replicates a professional theater environment in a contemporary facility that includes three performance venues and a costume shop equipped with state-of-the-art technology. Students receive specialized classroom instruction which is reinforced with rigourous hands-on training in costume, hair and makeup practicums. Required classes (15 units)

Required Core Courses 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

Elective classe units (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

Elective classes 2 units (choose one)
TECTHTR 361 Applied Costume Design  - 2 units
TECTHTR 700Theater Festival Workshop - 2 units
TECTHTR 921 Cooperative Education-Technical Stage Production  - 2 units


Total Required Units: 15
Total Elective Units: 8
TOTAL 23 Units
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Costume Design & Application Skills Certificate

Skills Certificate: Students completing this skills certificate will acquire applicable skills to pursue entry-level positions in costume design.

Required core courses (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 2 units (choose one)
TECTHTR 361Applied Costume Design - 2 Units
TECTHTR 700Theater Festival Workshop - 2 Units
TECTHTR 921Cooperative Education - 2 Units

TOTAL12 Units
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Costume Construction Skills Certificate

Skills Certificate: Students completing this skills certificate will acquire applicable skills to pursue entry-level positions in costume construction.

Required Core Courses 7 units
TECTHTR 363Costume Craft, Dye, and Fabric Printing - 3 Units
TECTHTR 345 Costume Practicum- 2 Units
TECTHTR 305 Orientation to Technical Careers in Entertainment - 2 Units

Elective classes 6 units (choose two)
TECTHTR 364 Historical Costume Sewing and Pattern Making- 3 Units
TECTHTR 365 Costume Sewing and Pattern Making- 3 Units
TECTHTR 366 Fantasy Costume Sewing and Pattern Making- 3 Units

TOTAL13 Units
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Wardrobe Attendant Skills Certificate

Skills Certificate: The Wardrobe Attendant Skills Certificate will provide students an opportunity to explore and apply a specific skill set required for working with costumes and performers in live-entertainment and theater performances.

Required classes (6 units)
TECTHTR 342 Technical Stage Production - 2
TECTHTR 305 Orientation to Technical Careers in Entertainment - 2
TECTHTR 345 Costume Practicum - 2

Elective classes 3 units (choose one)
TECTHTR 364 Costume Sewing and Pattern Making - 3
TECTHTR 365 Historical Costume Sewing and Pattern Making - 3
TECTHTR 366 Fantasy Costume Sewing and Pattern Making - 3

TOTAL 9 Units
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Makeup Design and Application Skills Certificate
Skills Certificate: Students completing this skills certificate will acquire applicable skills to pursue entry-level positions in makeup design.

TECHTHTR 350 Makeup for Theater - 3
TECHTHTR 351 Applied Makeup Design - 2
TECHTHTR 355 Makeup Practicum - 2
TECHTHTR 342 Technical Stage Production - 2

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





                                             

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Jessica Champagne Hansen: hansenjl@elac.edu


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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 INTERVIEWS︎

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. 

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BRUCE LEE WELLNESS & ART PART 1

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The 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

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Center 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: 
  1. Register for the Feb 23rd info session
  2. Bring a copy of your resume to the Info Session
  3. Stay and fill out an application and questions

What will you learn? 
  1. Ways to engage a community using immersive & interactive theater-based experiences
  2. Budget best practices
  3. Draft and execute contracts
  4. Reserach and pitch workshops and programming ideas
    Program p[lanning and implementation

More Info
  1. 7-week, 90hr apprenticeship (Applicants must have general availability from March 8th to April 21st, 2023; we will work with students around scheduling)
  2. $1400 stipend
  3. 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.
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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

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Learn 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

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Join 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. 

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In 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

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Join 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

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Come 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

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The 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

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The 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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MENTOR MONTH ARCHIVE


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. 
︎︎︎SCROLL DOWN FOR THIS YEAR’S INTERVIEWS ︎︎︎

︎CLICK HERE TO ACCESS LAST YEARS INTERVIEWS︎

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. 

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COLLEGE & CAREER FAIR FOR THE ARTS 2022

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Daydreaming 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

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A 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

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Join 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

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Join 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

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Since 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 HERE︎︎︎
Click play and watch the recording of the infosession. 


Or go to LACountyArts.org/internships






LOCAL 705 PACT INFO SESSION: Motion Picture Costumers

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Join 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

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Join 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

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Join 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

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Join 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

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Ever 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

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Go 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

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ELAC'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

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Join 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

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Explore 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

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We cordially invite you & a guest to a screening of Iranian films followed by a Q&A and more!

Saturday March 26th, 2022.





ALUMNIN PANEL

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Join 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

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Join 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

INTERVIEW WITH SABRA WILLIAMS


Invitation flyer to Sabra Williams' Guest Artist panel

︎ 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 EFREN DELGADILLO JR


Invitation poster to Efren Delgadillo JR 'd discussion

︎Watch the recording of our discussion with Efren Delgadillo JR HERE︎


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/

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