Abigail Thomas, a first-year COC student, was one 16 finalists selected for the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival’s Musical Theatre Initiative Cabaret and Competition.
The College of the Canyons Theatre Department’s devised production “Virtuality: the 2020 Tournaments” was presented at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) for Region 8 held Feb. 10 – 13.
The pre-recorded production, which examines the pandemic along the backdrop of protests, politics and the ever-thinning line between news and entertainment, was one of three invited college productions.
“It was a huge honor,” said COC theatre instructor Susan Hinshaw. “The students have worked so incredibly hard and did whatever was necessary to bring their very ambitious vision to life. I am so proud of them.”
COC Theatre Production Presented At Kennedy Center College Theater Festival
The College of the Canyons (COC) Theatre Department’s devised production “Virtuality: the 2020 Tournaments” was presented at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) for Region 8 last week.
In devised theatre, the performance ensemble creates the script, costumes, sound, lights, scenery, projections, and anything else needed to bring the show to life. The pre-recorded production of “Virtuality”, which examined the pandemic, protests, politics and the relationship between news and entertainment, was one of three college productions invited to the festival from Feb.10-13.
“It was a huge honor,” said COC theatre instructor Susan Hinshaw in a statement Thursday. “The students have worked so incredibly hard and did whatever was necessary to bring their very ambitious vision to life.