Theater

"Mean Girls" presented by Davis High Theater

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Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois.  How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order?    A new musical adapted from the film by Tina Fey.

Presented by the Davis High Theater department, and recorded by Davis Media Access on March 8, 2024.

In The Studio - Transforming the Aesthetic Experience

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Tim Gaffaney hosts Oona Hatton, Co-Artistic Director for Davis Repertory Theatre. They discussed the theate's vision  dedicated to professional repertory theatre, power, equity, children, the local community, and performance ethnography. Oona talked about their up coming shows which are free and will have ASL interpretation, Hear First which is a native story walk, their focus on presenting live theatre, and the non traditional spaces for their performances.

For more information http://davisrep.org

Recorded 3/7/23

In The Studio - Vets Theatre Gets A Makeover

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Tim Gaffaney hosts Joseph Fletcher who is the theater manager for the Vets Memorial Theatre (VMT) in Davis. They discussed the upgrades being made to the theatre, what Civic Practice Theatre is and how that aligns with the mission to foster civic identity, how covid has affected the arts and this theatre, and plans for the future including their mobile stage.

http://cityofdavis.org

Recorded 2/8/23

Portraits: The First Black American Divas of Songs and Opera

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“Portraits: The First Black American Divas of Song and Opera”: Produced by Dina Cancryn via a grant to benefit K-12 classrooms, “Portraits” combines live performances and costumed historical monologues to introduce children to the great American Divas, Elizabeth Taylor-Greenfield, Sissieretta Joyner Jones and Marian Anderson. “The Black Swan”, “The Black Patti” and the famous soprano, all tell their stories of struggle as black women trying to perform and hone their craft over a slave holding/segregated/sexist/patriarchal 150 year swath of American History.

A Taste of Theatre - Cameo Jarrett

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A play about a woman who finds out life isn't what she thought when dating an older man.

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A Taste of Theatre

This is the show where playwrights come to showcase one scene of their play for the audience. We interview the playwright or the writer to the play to get the inside story as to how the play comes about. We interview the cast members to get their take on the characters they play.

We also focus on the music from the play (original music only)

A Taste of Theatre - Mel Yarbrough

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A play about a woman who is tried and tormented by the Devil. She finds herself in a bind.

http://www.atasteoftheater.com

A Taste of Theatre

This is the show where playwrights come to showcase one scene of their play for the audience. We interview the playwright or the writer to the play to get the inside story as to how the play comes about. We interview the cast members to get their take on the characters they play.

A Taste of Theatre - Dr. Rhonda Childress (Parental Discretion Advised)

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Parental Discretion Advised as this play deals with sexual assault. Finding Deborah is a play about Debrah losing herself due to a verbally abusive mother and a sexual abusive uncle. She is in therapy to resolve the issues.

http://www.atasteoftheater.com

A Taste of Theatre

DHSO Alice in Wonderland 2019

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Davis Senior High School Symphony Orchestra presents

the World Premiere of Alice in Wonderland 2019

Director Angelo Moreno

Narrator Michael Lackey
Composer Betsy Lackey
Dancers Sacramento Contemporary Dance Theatre
Choreographer Jacob Gutierrez-Montoya

Video Director Jeff Shaw

Cameras Bryce Parker, Jeff Shaw

Audio Recording / Sound Mix Thomas Estes, EAV Digital

Recorded at the Richard Brunelle Performance Hall

Sponsored by Tandem Properties, DHS-Holmes Orchestra Boosters

Recorded 02/16/19.