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American River Colleges production of Cabaret won both regional and national awards at the American College Theater Festival in Denver this February.


Left to right: Rayana Wedge, Supatchaya Sunpanich, Kyra Britto (as Sally Bowles), Emmanuel Jimenez and Alysia Samba pose in costume. The musical Cabaret opened at ARC October 7, 2016. (Photo courtesy of Brian Williams)

ARC theater heats up with “Cabaret”

Jared Smith October 11, 2016

The R-rated show “Cabaret” opened at American River College last Friday which showcased many great musical numbers accompanied by dances where the women even danced in heels. Opening night for...

Director Nancy Silva giving instructions to some of the extras in “Cabaret at a rehearsal on Sept. 21, 2016. (Photo by Lidiya Grib)

‘Cabaret’ coming to ARC

Lidiya Grib September 22, 2016

The American River College theater department will be directing “Cabaret” for the first time in nearly 30 years, starting Oct. 7. “It is a piece that is really offensive,” said play director...

American River College theater professor Tracy Shearer speaks with students in the lobby of the ARC Theatre on Aug. 25, 2016. The theater department hosted a gathering welcoming students back for the year. (Photo by Hannah Darden)

Theater department hosts ‘welcome back gathering’

John Ennis and Luis Gael August 31, 2016

By Luis Gael Jimenez and John Ennis The American River College theater department’s “Welcome Back Gathering” at the ARC Theatre on Thursday afternoon brought nearly 40 students and professors...

Makeup artists paint the faces of audience members before seeing American River College students perform in the production Gumbo. Gumbo is a theatrical variety show with a theme of Aging. Performed on Feb. 6 2016. (Photo by Kyle Elsasser)

Theater program heats it up with ‘Gumbo’

Shiavon Chatman and Sharriyona Platt February 23, 2016

By Shiavon Chatman Interpretive dancing, singing, poetry and acting were amongst the many skits that created ‘GUMBO,’ a play and fundraiser that the American River College theater program hosted...

American River Colleges American College Theater Festival competitors Michelle Pollack (left) and Joel Burnitzki perform their routine for the ARC theater commission panel on Jan. 29, 2016 in Sacramento, CA. ACTF begins Feb. 15 and ends on Feb. 19, 2016 and is being held in Denver.

ARC theater students compete at regional festival

Itzin Alpizar February 16, 2016

Nine Irene Ryan acting scholarship competitors, representing American River College at the American College Theater Festival (ACTF), left Sunday to Denver, Colorado to participate in the regional festival. “There...

American River Colleges American College Theater Festival competitors Michelle Pollack (left) and Joel Burnitzki perform their routine for the ARC theater commission panel on Jan. 29, 2016 in Sacramento, CA. ACTF begins Feb. 15 and ends on Feb. 19, 2016 and is being held in Denver, CO. (Photo by Timon Barkley)

ARC theater students prepare for regional competition

Itzin Alpizar February 11, 2016

On Jan. 29 on stage two of the Theatre Department at ARC, the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship nominees presented their work to a jury of professors in preparation for their performance at the American College...

Gumbo is a variety theater production that will be hosted by the American River College theater program today and tomorrow. All proceeds will help students raise money to fund travel to a local competition.
(Photo by Sharriyona Platt)

ARC hosts fundraiser performance of ‘Gumbo’

Shiavon Chatman and Sharriyona Platt February 5, 2016

By Sharriyona Platt and Shiavon Chatman American River College’s theater program is hosting a performance of ‘Gumbo’ to help students raise money to fund travel to a regional competition.   The...

ARC Students (from right to left) Rhian Harris, Samantha Ara, Ariel Ryan and Josh Hooper practice their improv skills Sunday for auditions for American River Colleges production of Shakespeares The Tempest. The production will run from April.22 through May.1.
(Photo by Tyler M. Jackson)

ARC theater department begins ‘The Tempest’ auditions

Nicole Kesler and Timothy Lipuma January 28, 2016

By Nicole Kesler and Timothy Lipuma The American River College theater department began auditions for William Shakespeare’s 'The Tempest' on Sunday. Professor Tracy Martin Shearer is directing...

Maya (played by McKenzie Lopez), left is visited by Santa Muerte (played by Itzin Alpizar) after praying that her dead mothers soul is left restless. The play will run until Dec. 6. (Photo by Joseph Daniels)

Review: ‘Skeleton Stories’ celebrates Day of the Dead by offering audience members a journey through the underworld

Joseph Daniels November 24, 2015

American River College theater department’s production of “Skeleton Stories” takes the audience on a journey through a Mexican-inspired underworld that celebrates the Day of the Dead, but the main...

Tommy Andersen practices a warm up exercise before the rehearsal for American River College theater departments production of Skeleton Stories. The play opened on Friday. (Photo by Joseph Daniels)

Cast of ‘Skeleton Stories’ reveals how characters’ backgrounds are created

Joseph Daniels November 20, 2015

By Joseph Daniels and Matthew Peirson A previous version of this story falsely reported that the white robe of Santa Muerte represented her elevation above nature and that the red robe represented...

Susana Batres, left, and Eddie Lopez, right, pose for a photo for the audience. The two performed an abridged version of William Shakespeares Hamlet before leading an actor workshop on Nov. 10. (Photo by Joseph Daniels)

Actors from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival perform abridged version of Hamlet

Joseph Daniels November 12, 2015

Two actors from Oregon visited American River College to perform an abridged version of Hamlet and lead a workshop for ARC students Tuesday. Eddie Lopez and Susana Batres are professional actors who...

Kristine Aubert performs a monologue that was dedicated to two American River College student Andrew Downs-Hoover and Jenna Faeth. Downs-Hoover and Faeth died in a car crash in 2008. (Photo by Joseph Daniels)

Monologue at Cafe Noir dedicated to two late ARC students

Joseph Daniels November 9, 2015

A monologue dedicated to the memory of members of the theater department who died in a car crash in 2008 was featured at the Cafe Noir at American River College on Wednesday. Cafe Noir is an open-mic...

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