West Coast MT Schools

Prof.Himmelheber
Tue, 12 Sep 2006 13:19:06 +0000

Hey, that’s right! I haven’t updated the links to our new building in its completed state (we tripled our existing space with this add on). It is considered one of the premiere performance centers in the state now:

http://www.fullerton.edu/arts/events/PACOpeningPg.html

Find the blue link to the Gala Photos, and you will notice our BFA boys (including ONE SOPHOMORE!) performing with Marc Cherry (an alum of our Dept., and the Exec. Prod./creator of Desperate Housewives). You will also see our Broadway alums in later pictures, and one picture (with the skyline in the background) of our Broadway alums dancing onstage with our current BFAs (what you can’t see in the picture is the 50 BFA wannabes dancing ALL over the auditorium house - they did YOU CAN’T STOP THE BEAT, original Bway choreography, taught by our alum who was in the show at the time).

There are also pictures of the addition only - PAC Photos. Numbers 9 & 10 are of our new Jerry Samuelson Musical Theatre Studio (named after our beloved Dean, who made this whole building possible). This space is ENTIRELY and EXCLUSIVELY devoted to musical theatre and musical theatre dance class (tap and jazz included). We also gained two small dance studios, one large dance studio (the mirror image of the MT studio, on the opposite side of the building), and two theatres (one thrust, one arena). We also have gained faculty offices, design labs (sound, cad, lighting, drafting, costumes, makeup) as well as storage (costumes, props, musical theatre equipment, shoes).

It is truly a remarkable facility. Not without its faults - we are still working on getting the monitors in the dressing rooms hooked up…but the sound design team has been fabulous about making do with what we have and creating a workable system. And there is no water fountain close to the MT studio, so students are permitted to bring in water in capped containers.

Thank you for reminding me, Flyerband!

:)

eve