(left to right) Steven McFann, Maxwell Colburn, Solana Price
Photographer: Ken Kinder
Wit, Intellect, and Satire at Saddleback College!
The Department of Theatre Arts at Saddleback College is thrilled to present All in the Timing by David Ives on May 2nd-10th in the Studio Theatre. Directed by Mark McQuown, this critically-acclaimed, award-winning evening of one-act comedies combines wit, intellect, satire and just plain fun.
“Theatre that aerobicizes the brain and tickles the heart. Ives is a mordant comic who has put the play back in playwright… A wondrous wordmaster.” —Time Magazine.
The five one-act plays include:
Foreplay or the Art of the Fugue. Chuck, a would-be Don Juan, in three rounds of seduction with three different women on a miniature-golf course.
Sure Thing. A classic of contemporary comedy. Two people meet in a café and find their way through a conversational minefield as an offstage bell interrupts their false starts, gaffes, and faux pas on the way to falling in love.
A Singular Kinda Guy. A monologue about a man who believes he is actually a typewriter
Variations on The Death of Trotsky, directed by Shadi Ghaheri. The Russian revolutionary on the day of his demise, desperately tries to cope with the mountain-climber’s axe he’s discovered in his head.
The Philadelphia. A young man in a restaurant has fallen into “a Philadelphia,” a Twilight Zone-like state in which he cannot get anything he asks for. His only way out of the dilemma? To ask for the opposite of what he wants.
Speed-The-Play. A parody of the works of American playwright David Mamet; his major works are each lampooned.
Dates: May 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10 at 7:30 p.m. and May 4 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling (949) 582-4656 (noon-4 Wednesday-Saturday) 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
