Directed by Hal Landon, these one-act monologues feature distinct female characters who stumble toward some sort of insight while “talking with” the audience or some unseen listener.
The collection of female monologues include:
Fifteen Minutes: An actress talks to her mirror while putting on make-up and dressing before going on stage in fifteen minutes.
Scraps. A thirty-five year old housewife dressed as the Patchwork Girl of Oz talks to her vacuum cleaner.
Clear Glass Marbles. A young woman holds a crystal bowl filled with ninety clear glass marbles while talking about her dying mother.
Audition. An actress in her late twenties is nervously talking in an audition while holding her cat on a leash.
Rodeo. A young woman, in country western attire and a Lone Star beer at her side, talks about how rodeo’s going to “hell in a hand-basket.”
Twirler. A young woman baton twirler talks about how she started twirling when she was six but never really twirled until her hand was crushed by a horse named Big Blood Red.
Lamps. An older woman stands among a dozen lamps of various sizes and talks about why she is drawn to light as she ages.
Handler. A young woman with a handmade wooden box in front of her talks about the snakes inside the box and how she’s a handler like her Dada.
Dragons. A young woman, nine-months pregnant lying on a hospital trolley waiting to go into the delivery room, prays to St. Margaret, patron saint of childbirth, to let her and her baby live.
Marks. A woman in her early 40s, covered with tattoos, talks about how the scar on her check changed her life for the better.
Dates: May 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9 at 7:30 p.m. and May 3 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling (949) 582-4656 (noon-4, #1.Tuesday-Friday) and online at www.saddleback.edu/arts. Prices are $15 general; $10 students/seniors.
The Department of Theatre Arts program at Saddleback College produces several fully-staged shows each year. All students are given the opportunity to audition for every production yet Theatre Arts students are given priority in the casting process. In addition there are numerous opportunities for students to contribute in backstage activities through the Entertainment and Theater Technology program. Saddleback College is located at 28000 Marguerite Pkwy in Mission Viejo, just east of Interstate 5 at the Avery Parkway exit. Free parking is available in Lot 12. Take Avery Parkway to Marguerite Parkway turn left to the third traffic light, which is Saddleback’s Marguerite entrance. Turn right into the campus and take the third left to Theatre Circle, turning right into Lot 12.
Located in Mission Viejo, Saddleback College provides quality higher education and training to the greater south Orange County community. Having served more than 500,000 students since 1968, Saddleback College offers over 300 degree and certificate programs to help students reach their personal, career, and educational goals. For more information, please visit www.saddleback.edu and for Fine Arts information, please visit www.saddleback.edu/arts.
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Nina Welch
Fine Arts Public Information Officer
Saddleback College
28000 Marguerite Parkway
Mission Viejo, CA 92692
