Cal State Fullerton - Titan Yearbook (Fullerton, CA)

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Six Degrees of Separation recreated an incident reported In the New York Times of a young man passing him- self off as the son of Sidney Poltier. Scott Johnson Is being di- rected by Dean Hess. The Fall season opened with Once in a Lifetime by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. Writer Lawrence Vail played by Matt Sullivan consults with studio re- ceptionist Miss Leighton, Molly Prather. Holly Jeanne portrayed Dotty In W. David Hancock ' s Deviant Craft. News organiza- tions called the theatre to verify If real Inmates were perform- ing The Tempest as part of a drama therapy exercise, which is the premise behind the play. Theatre 7

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Theatre Theatre AWESOME, AMAZING, AUDACIOUS The award-winning Program of Theatre has distinguished itself on a regional and national basis and is at the forefront of theatre education with the CSU system and throughout the nation. The department engages in the rigorous recruitment of top-notch faculty, provides challenging classroom and producdon experiences and promotes outreach activides to the community that have been hailed by professional adjudi- cators, government officials, corporate grandng agencies, media, alumni and the students themselves. The Department of Theatre and Dance encourages en- semble collaboradon among students and faculty and creates a sdmuladng, vital and exciting environment for artistic achievement. This year CSUF ' s production of the experi- mental theatre piece Deviant Craft directed by MFA Direct- ing Candidate, Terry Walcutt, was recognized by the Orange County Weekly as the College Production of the Year. Eliot Snow, MFA, played by Chet Cole attempts to negotiate with Deviant Craft inmates Janine Renae ChrisI as Frankie (left) and Tracie Franklin ' s Maggie. Once in a Lifetime Oklahoma! Deviant Craft The Fantasticks Six Degrees of Separation Top: Director James R. Taulli observes a dress rehearsal of the remount of The Fantasticks. Jason Lithgoe, standing, as El Gallo guides Matt played by Tim Espinosa and Louisa, Courtney Wagner as they search for the impossible dream. Bottom: Michael Baker as Curly and Regan Tedder as Laurey appreciate the beautiful morning in the fall musi- cal Oklahoma!. I b Theatre

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Graceful Moves The Fall Dance Theatre program included Takisha Washington (above) In an original piece by Kara Cross and Noelle Home (right) in Barbara Arms ' Reunion . Carmel Cheney is below. The Fall Dance Theatre allows facult) ' , stu- dent and alumni choreographers to stretch their imaginations and create new dances. Student dancers from the Department of Theatre and Dance audition, rehearse and perform these original pieces which include ballet, tap, mod- ern, jazz, tribal and other styles of dance. Many choreographers also use other students of the arts to create original music, design sets and costumes or to accompany the projects. O Dance