Ventura College Theatre presents the Spring 2010 Student One-Act Play Festival. The Festival of four student directed one-act plays includes Medusa’s Tale by Carol S. Lashof, directed by Michael Byrne; The Least Offensive Play in the Whole Darn World by Jonathan Rand, directed by James Fraker; Ode to Gwen Stacy, written and directed by Joshua Shain; and Am I Blue by Beth Henley, directed by Jordan Shockley.
The One-Act Play Festival, which presents all four plays together in one bill, provides an enjoyable mixture of both comedy and pathos. Medusa’s Tale, drawn from the famous myth, reveals the story of a beautiful young girl assaulted by the god Poseidon and betrayed by the goddess Athena. True to its title, The Least Offensive Play in the Whole Darn World, explains “infomercial style” how a miraculous device can remove anything offensive from a play. Ode to Gwen Stacy asks a young man to choose between a woman he’s seeing and his image of what is perfect, and Am I Blue tells of two lonely teenagers who unexpectedly meet on a rainy night and discover a friendship that changes them both.
The One-Act Play Festival will be presented in Guthrie Hall on the Ventura College Campus on Friday-Saturday, March 5-6, 8:00 p.m.; Sunday, March 7, 3:00 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, March 12-13, 8:00 p.m.; and Sunday, March 14, at 3:00 p.m. The final dress rehearsal, Thursday, March 4, 8:00 pm, is free and open to the public. Tickets are $7.00 general admission and $5.00 for students, staff, and seniors. For more information, please contact Jay Varela at 654-6400, extension 3194. |
