COC Theatre Club

10/31/2019

“Desperate Housewives” Creator Marc Cherry to Teach Master Class at COC

When College of the Canyons theatre students walk into Susan Hinshaw’s Scene Performance class on Wednesday, Nov. 6, they will find Marc Cherry, creator of the hit television series “Desperate Housewives,” sitting in the director’s chair.

Cherry will teach Hinshaw’s students a master class on American Realism, which will be open to campus community to observe.

“When Marc said he was interested in doing some teaching, I immediately said I’m sure I can work something out”, said Hinshaw, who is a friend of Cherry’s. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for my students to receive guidance and direction from a seasoned Hollywood veteran. I am so grateful to Marc for taking time out of his busy schedule to do this.

Cherry was creator and executive producer of ABC’s hit series “Desperate Housewives” for eight seasons. The show totaled overall seven Emmy and three Golden Globe wins, 33 additional awards and 110 nominations. The critically acclaimed show made Cherry a household name, along with cast members Eva Longoria, Felicity Huffman, Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross, and Nicolette Sheridan.

Cherry’s current show “Why Women Kill” details the lives of three women who live in the same house throughout three different decades. The series, which airs on CBS, stars Lucy Liu, Ginnifer Goodwin and Kirby Howell-Baptiste, and includes Jack Davenport, Sam Jaeger and Reid Scott.

Cherry’s master class at COC will be held from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theater, located on the College of the Canyons Valencia campus.

For more information about the master class with Marc Cherry, email [email protected].

About Marc Cherry
A California native, Marc Cherry began his Hollywood career as a personal assistant to Dixie Carter on the set of “Designing Women,” and early success as a writer soon followed. His writer/producer credits include the beloved television classic “The Golden Girls,” and the sequel to the series, “The Golden Palace.”

His worldwide hit TV show “Desperate Housewives” won numerous awards including a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series (Musical or Comedy), a People’s Choice Award as Favorite New Television Drama, a Screen Actors Guild award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in both 2005 and 2006. In September 2005, the show was nominated for 15 Emmy’s with six wins. In January 2006, “Desperate Housewives” won its second Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series (Musical or Comedy).

After saying goodbye to Wisteria Lane, Cherry created Lifetime’s highly-acclaimed drama “Devious Maids,” along with Executive Producer Eva Longoria, that featured an ensemble all-star cast, including Ana Ortiz (Ugly Betty), Dania Ramirez (Entourage), Roselyn Sanchez (Without a Trace), Judy Reyes (Scrubs) and Susan Lucci (All My Children). Inspired by the hit telenovela “Ellas son la Alegría del Hogar,” the series portrayed five maids with ambition and dreams of their own while working for the rich and famous in Beverly Hills.

Production for the second season of Cherry’s current show “Why Women Kill” is set to start early 2020.

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

05/01/2018

TODAY!

The COC Theatre Department Presents
COC Theatre Alumni

Daniel Stewart
speaking on being a working actor

All are welcome!

This Wednesday!
May 2nd
4:30 – 6:00
PAC-127 Black Box Theater

Daniel has starred on Broadway in the Tony nominated Spring Awakening, off Broadway with Tony Shalhoub at the acclaimed Atlantic Theatre Company and will soon start filming a lead role in an upcoming miniseries.

12/14/2017

Hi everyone! Susan Hinshaw here. We lost our house/cat sitter for the holidays. So I’m looking for a sitter for December 18- December 31. Or the 25th -31st. We live in Pacific Palisades on the 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. someone has volunteered to do the first week so you can do the second - or you can do both!

11/25/2017

Reminder! Workshop is TODAY!

A Grounding Workshop for Actors
Saturday November 25th
1pm – 4pm
PCOH-101 (dance room)
College of the Canyons
Given by Myrna Velasco (student alumna and working actor)
Finding Your Truth…
Finding your truth is not only an effective way to find a nuanced character that speaks to audiences, but a way one must navigate this difficult and sometimes harmful industry.
This workshop will help us deepen the understanding of our purpose in the acting craft, and how to negotiate the business with integrity and joy.
Workshop Includes:
• Release of body tension through an alignment-based yoga practice
• Guided meditation
• Workshopping poses
What you’ll need:
• Wear comfortable clothing to move and go upside down in!
• A Yoga Mat or large towel
• A snack
• Consider a pen and paper to write down any findings.

11/22/2017

A Grounding Workshop for Actors
Saturday November 25th
1pm – 4pm
PCOH-101 (dance room)
College of the Canyons
Given by Myrna Velasco (student alumna and working actor)

Finding Your Truth…

Finding your truth is not only an effective way to find a nuanced character that speaks to audiences, but a way one must navigate this difficult and sometimes harmful industry.

This workshop will help us deepen the understanding of our purpose in the acting craft, and how to negotiate the business with integrity and joy.

Workshop Includes:

• Release of body tension through an alignment-based yoga practice
• Guided meditation
• Workshopping poses

What you’ll need:
• Wear comfortable clothing to move and go upside down in!
• A Yoga Mat or large towel
• A snack
• Consider a pen and paper to write down any findings.

03/18/2017

COC Film Program Actor Registration
Actors interested in performing in student films created, directed and owned by students in College of the Canyons can now register in the COC film actor database.
Our film students will use the database to arrange casting sessions or immediate casting for student projects. Actors appearing in student films will be given digital copies of their performance by the filmmakers in exchange for their services.

BONUS SPRING 2017: Actors signing up for this database can elect to have free digital headshots taken for use on this database and for personal use. If you check the Free Headshot box, a student photographer will contact you for a sitting.

https://goo.gl/forms/9eH5H4mWHCFqyX3o1

Actors interested in performing in student films created, directed and owned by students in College of the Canyons film programs should fill out as much information as they feel comfortable in this database. Our film students will use the database to arrange casting sessions or immediate casting for...

03/18/2017

COC Theatre Department Presents “Buzzer”

Bringing to life the national conversation of racial inequality, the College of the Canyons Theatre Department presents Tracey Scott Wilson’s “Buzzer” directed by Susan Hinshaw, the story of an in*******al couple experiencing firsthand external and internal pressures of gentrification, as well as the hotly contested topic of white privilege.

Jackson, a black attorney, sees an investment opportunity in his old neighborhood, which is in the process of being restored from a ghetto to an affluent community. Jackson and his white girlfriend Suzy agree to move in, when Jackson’s childhood friend Don leaves rehab and needs a place to stay. Soon, the combination of domestic and racial turmoil begins to take its toll.

Director Susan Hinshaw decided on this production after seeing the play’s relevance to the community and students: “The great melting pot that is America and the profound challenges of living it are the themes I was confronted with when I first saw the play at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis,” said Hinshaw. “As I delved deeper into the play, I began to see that it was about much more than that. We have a bright, talented cast and a crack production team who have worked hard to bring this extraordinary play to life.”

Performances will take place in the Black Box Theatre March 24 – 25, at 8 p.m., March 31 – April 1 at 8 p.m., and March 26 and April 2 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 for students and $5 for seniors.

The cast is comprised solely of College of the Canyons students, with sound, lighting and scenic design also facilitated by students. This is the first production designed by Christopher Boltz, the department’s newest full-time technical theater professor, and the current chair of the Theatre Department.

04/17/2016

ACTORS WANTED ASAP - formet COC student producing...
NEEDED BY APRIL 18TH
FILMING FOR CTVA 240 PROJECT
5 MINUTE SHORT DRAMA/SUSPENSE FILM (THE PURGE) FOOD AND DRINKS WILL BE PROVIDED.
LOOKINGFOR.....
MALE (DAD): IT’S HIS MISSION TO PROTECT HIS FAMILY, VERY OVER‐PROTECTIVE OF HIS DAUGHTER, SEMI‐TALL WITH AN AVERAGE BUILD
FEMALE #1 (MOM): VERY CARING BUT CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONFLICT GOING ON BETWEEN HER HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER
FEMALE #2 (DAUGHTER): GIRLY GIRL, VERY DETERMINED, WORRIED ABOUT HER BF WHO’S GONE MISSING, AND LOOKS ABOUT 18‐21YRS OLD
IF INTERESTED, CONTACT DIRECTOR, EMA REAL. EMAIL: e [email protected] PHONE (CALL OR TEXT): ( 323)348‐0762

02/04/2016

Susan Hinshaw's Theatre Appreciation class is on the chopping block and needs more students ASAP! We have wonderful shows and theatres lined up! A Noise Within, the Mark Taper, The Kirk Douglass, The Geffen, The Wallis Annenberg, The Odyssey - comedies, dramas and a musical. We go see shows and talk about them - so fun! Show prices range from $0-$20 - tickets which noramlly go for $50-$100!
Section #19254, THEATR-100, TH 6:30PM 9:35PM

02/03/2016

Hey everyone! Our spring classes are very low enrolled and will go away very shortly if enrollment doesn't pick up right away. If you are planning on taking a class but haven't enrolled, NOW is the time!
Auditioning, Acting Fundamentals, Scene Performance, Acting for the Camera, Voice for the Performer, Script Analysis, Improv, Costume Crafts, and Musical Theatre I and II need you! We have two new excellent instructors in Acting Fundamentals and Acting for the Camera - don't be shy - you will like them. Some of these classes are required for degrees - Voice and Script ananlysis in particular. I encourage you to consider them.

10/21/2015

"IMMEDIATE
NEED"
-­‐
BACKGROUND
ACTORS
WANTED
(SCREEN
CREDIT
GIVEN)
FOR
ROLE
IN
THE
FEATURE
FILM
"THE
GUNMAN"
SHOT
AT
THE
LIMS
STUDIO
LOT
IN
CASTAIC,
CA.
ACTORS
MUST
BE
AVAILABLE
FROM
22
OCTOBER
UNTIL
30
OCTOBER
2015.
BACKGROUND
ACTORS
needed
for
Western
Feature
Film.
BACKGROUND
ACTORS
must
be
available
from
22
Oct
–
29
Oct
and
possibly
3
November
2015.
All
dates
are
subject
to
change
so
personnel
cast
in
this
role
should
have
a
flexible
schedule.
These
roles
are
UNPAID
non-­‐speaking
parts,
but
participants
will
receive
Screen
Credit,
$10.00
for
gas,
and
lunch.
We
are
looking
to
cast
10-­‐20
Hostages.
Featured
Players
will
be
cast
on
a
first
come
first
serve
basis.
You
must
be
18
years
or
older
and
be
available
to
work
full
day
from
0830
a.m.-­‐7:00
p.m.
each
day.
If
a
person
is
cast
as
a
Hostage,
you
will
be
required
to
provide
three
options
for
wardrobe
approval
upon
arrival
to
the
set.
In
the
scene
the
hostages
are
visiting
a
Western
Town
when
they
are
taken
as
hostages
by
a
terrorist
group.
Please
bring
casual
wardrobe
that
you
would
wear
in
visiting
a
Western
Town
or
Universal
Lot
for
instance.
If
interested,
please
send
a
recent
headshot
or
picture
from
you
phone.
Please
call
805-­‐345-­‐7034
cell
if
you
have
any
questions.
Thank
you.
Warmest
Regards,
Lugdy
Cueva
LIMS
–
Featured
Player
Casting
Director
805-­‐345-­‐7034
cell
[email protected]