College Theater Competition Set for SDSU : Theater
For the first time in the 20-year history of the American College Theater Festival, the competing productions in Region VIII of the 12-region national contest will be held in San Diego. San Diego State University will present the area finalists at the Don Powell Theatre Feb. 18-21.
The competing schools are the University of Arizona, which will present “As Is†at 8 p.m. Feb. 18; UCLA and Occidental College, which will show “When Esther Saw the Lights†at 12:30 p.m. Feb. 19; Santa Barbara City College, which will show “Biloxi Blues†at 8 p.m. Feb. 19; El Camino College, which will present “A Streetcar Named Desire†at 8 p.m. Feb. 20, and the University of Redlands, which will present “Old Hippies,†an original student play, at 12:30 p.m. Feb. 21.
The festival will also feature invitational scenes, the Irene Ryan Scholarship auditions (Ryan, best-known for her roles as Granny in the television show “The Beverly Hillbillies†and in the Tony Award-winning “Pippin,†donated her estate to the festival), a festival of new plays, design competitions and exhibits and theater workshops. Festival tickets are $25 and can be purchased from the Department of Drama at San Diego State University.
Winners of regional theater competitions will go to Washington where a national winner will be selected and honored with awards and scholarships.
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