Solopalooza

07/01/2019

You have a chance to perform your show for the sociology lecture series in the fall – details below. Please let me know if you’re interested.
Susan

I wanted to let you know I am again coordinating the Sociology Lecture Series this Fall and am interested, as usual, in including the students from Solopalooza into the series. They convey, in a poignant and artistic manner, the human condition of society so well in a very personal way. You do such a great job drawing them out. So if we could get some of them to present again for this series, that would be great for the students, faculty, and staff who attend the presentations.

The theme, this time, is called “Many Insights, Many Stories.” As always, the overall theme is a broad, inclusive title that could accommodate most anything, especially the subjects your students so eloquently portray in their individual presentations.

The Sociology Lecture Series will again be on Thursdays during the Fall semester, starting October 3, and goes to November 14 at Aliso Lecture Hall 108.

Each presentation has the capacity to go from around 11:10 to 12:15 (including Q & A), but we can accommodate a shorter time frame as well.

If you can again help and get the word out again to those students from Solopalooza you think could do their presentations for the lecture series program, I would greatly appreciate it. As in the past, feel free to have them contact me.

06/01/2019

Way to go Solopaloozans!!!

05/29/2019

It's tomorrow!!
7:30
Studio Theatre
Great line-up, great shows!!
Free!
Solopalooza line-up! next Week!

Provocative and entertaining selections from solo shows written in Solo Performance

May 29
Introspection
A night he never saw coming.
Written and performed by Steven Amonett

The Beast in Me
How can one expect self-control when inner demons refuse to be contained?
Written and performed by Mitchell Braxton

Love’s Bitter Kiss
So this is love. No one told him it was going to be like this.
Written and performed by Tom Carbone

Good Fruit
The coming of age (and coming out) story of a young woman trying her best to navigate the choppy waters of self-acceptance.
Written and performed by Gabriella Fenelon

May 30

Free Bird
A young woman finds strength and resilience the hard way.
Written and performed by Maddy Schreier

Our Autism Home
Just when you thought life couldn’t get any sh*ttier.
Written and performed by Elayna Tuilesu

Beautiful Fake Smiles
Borderline, Depression, Bipolar: the secret tales of three women.
Written and performed by Sara Marie

The Puppet
She has the scissors. Now all she needs is the strength to use them.
Written and performed by Bryna Barron

Sisyphus
A self-deprecating journey through hate, acceptance, and public school, that never ends.
Written and performed by Fox Smith

Directors: Susan Hinshaw, Calliope Weisman and members of Theatre 195
Technical Director: Chris Boltz
Sound board operator: Jay Potter
Light board operator: Hanna Bailey
Stage/House manager: Hannah Bailey

Imaginative * introspective * thought provoking * controversial * hilarious * heartbreaking * utterly compelling

05/24/2019

Solopalooza line-up! next Week!

Provocative and entertaining selections from solo shows written in Solo Performance

May 29
Introspection
A night he never saw coming.
Written and performed by Steven Amonett

The Beast in Me
How can one expect self-control when inner demons refuse to be contained?
Written and performed by Mitchell Braxton

Love’s Bitter Kiss
So this is love. No one told him it was going to be like this.
Written and performed by Tom Carbone

Good Fruit
The coming of age (and coming out) story of a young woman trying her best to navigate the choppy waters of self-acceptance.
Written and performed by Gabriella Fenelon

May 30

Free Bird
A young woman finds strength and resilience the hard way.
Written and performed by Maddy Schreier

Our Autism Home
Just when you thought life couldn’t get any sh*ttier.
Written and performed by Elayna Tuilesu

Beautiful Fake Smiles
Borderline, Depression, Bipolar: the secret tales of three women.
Written and performed by Sara Marie

The Puppet
She has the scissors. Now all she needs is the strength to use them.
Written and performed by Bryna Barron

Sisyphus
A self-deprecating journey through hate, acceptance, and public school, that never ends.
Written and performed by Fox Smith

Directors: Susan Hinshaw, Calliope Weisman and members of Theatre 195
Technical Director: Chris Boltz
Sound board operator: Jay Potter
Light board operator: Hanna Bailey
Stage/House manager: Hannah Bailey

Imaginative * introspective * thought provoking * controversial * hilarious * heartbreaking * utterly compelling

05/16/2019

The Theatre department is proud to once again offer audiences the opportunity to see the impressive level of COC theatre student talent on display during SOLOPALOOZA!

When: Wednesday, May 29th & Thursday, May 30th @ 7:30 PM
Where: Studio Theatre (S-130) near the cafeteria.

Directed by Susan Hinshaw, Calliope Weisman and members of Solo Performance.

Seating is limited so patrons should arrive by 7:00 PM to make sure they can secure a seat.

Come experience a selection of provocative, powerful and entertaining solo performances written and performed by students in Theatre 195 (Solo Performance). See students performing original solo performance pieces for two evenings – a different set of pieces each night.

05/30/2018

It's here!!!
SOLOPALOOZA!
Provocative and entertaining selections from solo shows written in Solo Performance


May 30

Chicken Soup for the Emetophobic Soul
A woman learns to blow off blowing chunks.
Written and performed by Sarah Farnell

The Pursuit of Normal
A young boy embarks on an explorative study to determine the merits and demands of leading a normal life.
Written and performed by Benjamin Arsenault

She’s Coming Out
The life and times of a gender-confused diva demon seeking attention, now in technicolor.
Written and performed by Zackary Segretto

Doused
Watch the steps of a baptism through the eyes of a young man trying to fix God’s “mistake”.
Written and performed by Zachary James Rouleau

Cold in Your Shadow
She’s perfect, smart, beautiful, talented…and then there’s Gaby.
Written and performed by Gaby Morales

Home
A family emmigrates from Lebanon and encounters the unexpected.
Written and performed by Mirna Hmaydani

Soul Solicitors
Two overzealous jabronis abuse the power of Ms.information.
Written and performed by Keenan O’Connell

May 31

Steering Clear of Q***r
A young man’s gay doppelganger springs out of the closet.
Written and performed by Mark Cortez

Getting to Home Base
A hormonal teenage boy desperately tries to lose his virginity. Instead, he nearly loses his entire youth.
Written and performed by Adrian Celis

Blessed Unrest
In this biographical piece, a young Charlotte Bronte struggles with her role as an artist and a woman in Victorian society.
Written and performed by Delaney Peterson

American Voices
Three very different citizens take issue with today’s America.
Written and performed by Robert Mosier

Good Enough
An original musical about your average teenage disappointment struggling to gain the approval of those around her.
Written and performed by Hila Oz

Internal Necrosis
Diseases, addiction, and isolation. A supple young pessimist learns to care for more than just himself.
Written and performed by Hudson Hedge

05/26/2018

05/26/2018

The theatre department is proud to once again offer audiences the opportunity to see the impressive level of COC theatre student talent on display during SOLOPALOOZA!

When: Wednesday, May 30st & Thursday, May 31 1st @ 7:30 PM
Where: Studio Theatre (S-130) near the cafeteria
Directed by Susan Hinshaw and members of Solo Performance
Seating is limited so patrons should arrive by 7:00 PM to make sure they can secure a seat.
Come experience a selection of provocative, powerful and entertaining solo performances written and performed by students in Theatre 195 (Solo Performance). See students performing original solo performance pieces for two evenings – a different set of pieces each night.

The stories this year are beautifully written and diverse. Among them are a wonderfully performed story about gender fluidity, a biographical piece about Charlotte Bronte, a moving piece about an immigrant from Lebanon and a hilarious piece about two overzealous jabronis! The stories are great fun, poignant and thought provoking.

Come experience the art and intimacy of the one-person show.

Some pieces contain mature language and adult subject matter.
Location: S-130 – Studio Theatre
Cost: Free!

12/14/2017

Hi all - Susan here. We lost our house/cat sitter for the holidays. So I’m looking for a sitter for December 18- December 31. We live in Pacific Palisades on PCH side of the beach - between Santa Monica and Malibu. It is has two bedrooms and an office, large kitchen and 2 baths. It's a manufactured home (a nice one - featured on the Home channel.)
There is a view, a pool, whirlpool bath, exercise room and club house. In the house you would have a computer, cable television (and Roku), extra-large bathtub. Your job would be to empty the litter box, give the two cats a little attention and water the plants in exchange for being in a nice home on the beach. Sorry - no parties (or we'll be kicked out and we love it here). The cats are adorable – one is a 7 month old large kitten and is wildly entertaining. You do have to supervise them a bit as they are in the process of getting to know each other. Let me know if you are interested. I can break it up into a week as someone has volunteered to do the first week. Or do both!

08/30/2017

Hello Solopaloozans -
Are you interested in performing for the Sociology lecture series? if so, let me know...
Susan

05/31/2017

05/31/2017

The Theatre Department is proud to once again offer audiences the opportunity to see the impressive level of COC theatre student talent on display during SOLOPALOOZA!
When: Wednesday, May 31st & Thursday, June 1st @ 7:30 PM
Where: Studio Theatre (S-130) near the cafeteria
Directed by Susan Hinshaw and Erin Cholakian
Seating is limited so patrons should arrive by 7:00 PM to make sure they can secure a seat.
Come experience a selection of provocative, powerful and entertaining solo performances written and performed by students in Theatre 195 (Solo Performance). See students performing original solo performance pieces for two evenings – a different set of pieces each night. Some pieces contain mature language and adult subject matter.
The stories this year are wonderful and diverse. We have a recent veteran’s story, A trans man’s story, one man’s adventures with llamas and many more! The stories are great fun, poignant and often thought provoking. The students have worked very hard and are performing their stories beautifully.

Come experience the art and intimacy of the one-person show.

Location: S-130 – Studio Theatre
Cost: Free!