Set Designer

Young abolitionists, Frederick Douglass, and Susan B. Anthony, in are full of dreams and seemingly common purpose when they meet Rochester New York in the 1840’s and form an unexpected friendship. Mat Smart’s historical play of rebellion and revolution, personal passion and sacrifice, reverberates powerfully in our America of today

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The Agitators

Marian Theatre

Solvang Festival Theater

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In Berlin as the 1920’s draw to a close, and as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich, you can forget your troubles at the Cabaret. Widely acknowledged as a rare musical masterpiece, and resonates with fresh urgency in our contemporary world.

Cabaret

Welcome to opening night of the Comley University Drama Society‘s newest production, The Murder at Haversham Manor, where things are quickly going from bad to disastrous. Part Monty Python, part Sherlock Holmes, The Play That Goes Wrong is an Olivier Award-winning smash hit farce and global phenomenon that’s guaranteed to leave you aching with laughter!

The Play That Goes Wrong

Buddy is the biggest Elf the North Pole has ever seen. When his enormous size and poor toy-making skills cause him to face the truth, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his real father and share the true meaning of Christmas.

Elf The Musical

This fall, the Theatre & Dance Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, presents "Dead Man's Cell Phone," a wildly imaginative new comedy by the acclaimed Sarah Ruhl, a MacArthur Genius Grant recipient and Pulitzer Prize finalist. The play embarks on a thought-provoking journey that explores themes of mortality, morality, redemption, and the impact of technology on human connections. The story unfolds with an incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café, a dead man with unfinished business, and a woman, Jean, who decides to answer the call, leading her into a world of unexpected adventures and ethical quandaries.

The performances are scheduled to take place from November 2-5 & 9-11, 2023, at the Spanos Theatre, promising audiences a blend of humor, mystery, and philosophical inquiry. The production showcases the talents of Cal Poly students and faculty, with Karin Hendricks-Bolen leading as the director, sound designer, fight choreographer, and dialect coach, alongside a dedicated artistic and production team. The cast features roles such as Jean, the woman who answers the dead man's phone; Gordon, the deceased; Mrs. Gottlieb, Gordon's mother; and other pivotal characters that bring this intriguing narrative to life.

"Dead Man's Cell Phone" is part of the 2023-24 season lineup for the Theatre & Dance Department, highlighting the department's commitment to presenting thought-provoking and innovative works that engage the community and foster a deeper understanding of the human condition through the arts.

Dead Man's Cell Phone

Spanos Theatre

William Shakespeare is dead. Bad Hamlet knock-offs and children’s acting troupes litter the stages of Elizabethan London. And the King’s Men are running out of time. Rooted in real events, The Book of Will is the witty and wonderful battle of how the Bard’s legacy came to be. Sure to be loved by Shakespeare fans and skeptics alike.

The Book of Will

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s Grammy and Tony-nominated musical, Bright Star, weaves toe-tapping bluegrass and incredible true events into a rich, refreshingly genuine journey along the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Jason Bolen

Set Designer

Events

Past events

Aug 22 - Sep 8, 2024

The Agitators · PCPA - Pacific Conservatory Theatre

Jul 18 - Aug 25, 2024

Cabaret · PCPA - Pacific Conservatory Theatre

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