PERFORMING 2018/19 ARTS SEASON

pa.marin.edu JAMES DUNN 1933 — 2018

“Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, Grapple them unto thy soul with hoops of steel.” ~Shakespeare, Hamlet

Almost everything about Jim Dunn was local. He was born in Ross, built

content a career acting and directing throughout Marin County, and he died just up the road in San Rafael. The dots that connect his past to our present

Drama 4 and mark the journey of his lifetime weave inextricably through College of Marin. At the age of eighty-five, right up until a week before his death, Drama Subscription 9 he was still directing at the college, still teaching, and still sharing his Dance 10 unrelenting love of Shakespeare. This place was his home and the Music 12 people who passed through the Drama Program were family. Box Office / Tickets 25 Although numerous articles memorialized Jim’s extensive career Testimonials 26 directing and acting in over 250 shows, the most important legacy he

Your Impact 27 leaves behind is an appreciation for theatre that resides in the hearts

Modernization 28 and minds of each student he taught. He believed in the transformative power of theatre and was determined to see this program and his Season Calendar 30 students succeed.

Thank you Jim for your years of devotion to the community, college, our program, and especially our students. The Performing Arts Department is a place where students discover and develop their passion for dance, music, and drama!

College of Marin’s DANCE, MUSIC, and DRAMA programs have CAPTIVATED Marin audiences for over fifty years. Extraordinary and unique learning opportunities await students in classes taught by caring, professional instructors. Performances feature award-winning musicians, dancers, actors, designers, and directors who share their wisdom and talent in some of the most amazing shows in Marin County. Join us in the classroom, on stage, or in the audience and DISCOVER for yourself what is so special about the College of Marin Performing Arts Department. There is something for everyone…EVERY SEASON! “As is always the case with COM productions, the actors are extremely well-rehearsed with almost no hesitations and no bobbled lines.” Barry Willis Marin Independent Journal/SF Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle drama Coming soon! Certificate Program in Technical Theatre

Since its inception over 50 years ago, the highly acclaimed DRAMA PROGRAM at College of Marin continually inspires students to dwell in the world of musicals, comedies, and dramas both past and present.

The COM Drama Program continues to grow! In the last few years we have made some major changes to improve and develop training programs for the next generation of theatre artists. With the addition of the AA-T degree in Theatre Arts, students can obtain a degree and acquire 18 units in drama for transfer to our local CSUs. We are currently developing a certificate program in Technical Theatre where students learn about stage lighting, sound, costumes, and scenery. Also, we have added a short-term Voice for the Stage course, Introduction to Set Design, Introduction to Stage Lighting and Sound, Introduction to Stage Costume, and Children’s Theatre Workshop. So, if you haven’t taken a class in a while, please check out our new offerings at pa.marin.edu drama “The resources within the program are incredible. The program will give you the tools and experience you need to succeed in theatre.” Katherine R

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Mysterious, Mythical Folktale

THE RIVER BRIDE SEPT 28*, 29, OCT 5, 6, 12, 13 By Marisela Treviño Orta 7:30 PM Directed by Molly Noble SEPT 30, OCT 7**, 14 Three days before a wedding a handsome and 2 PM mysterious man is fished from the Amazon River. Studio Theatre / PA32 Set once upon a time in a small Brazilian fishing village, Performing Arts Building The River Bride is a tale of true love, regret and two Kentfield Campus sisters who struggle to be true to each other and their hearts. The River Bride is part of a cycle of fairy tales Marisela Treviño Orta is writing inspired by Latino folklore and mythology.

Hilarious, Holiday Musical NUNCRACKERS NOV 23*, 24, 30, DEC 1, 6, 7, 8 7:30 PM Book, music, and lyrics by Dan Goggin Directed by Lisa Morse NOV 25, DEC 2**, 9 Filled with mishaps, music, and mayhem, Dan Goggin’s 2 PM famous Nuns are at it again in a wacky Christmas Studio Theatre / PA32 Musical meant to tease and entertain! Don’t miss this Performing Arts Building popular holiday show with a perfect blend of whimsy Kentfield Campus and warmth: “It’s like watching fireworks while curled up with a cup of hot cocoa.” Seating is extremely limited in the tiny Studio Theatre — so get your tickets drama early!

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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Comedy MAR 1*, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16 SEPT 28*, 29, OCT 5, 6, 12, 13 THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH 7:30 PM 7:30 PM By Thornton Wilder MAR 3, 10**, 17 Directed by Molly Noble SEPT 30, OCT 7**, 14 2 PM 2 PM Combining farce, burlesque, and satire (among other James Dunn Theatre styles), Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize winning play Studio Theatre / PA32 Performing Arts Building follows the Antrobus family through the ice age, Performing Arts Building Kentfield Campus Kentfield Campus the great flood, and the ravages of war even as the theatre company producing the play struggles to keep the lead actress from walking off the stage! At once quotidian and eternal, The Skin of Our Teeth is a timely, meta-theatrical romp (through time itself) asking us to consider the vulnerability and resilience of the human race.

An Earnest Comedy A BRIGHT NEW BOISE MAY 3*, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18 7:30 PM By Samuel D. Hunter Directed by Lisa Morse MAY 5, 12**, 19 2 PM In an attempt to reconnect with his estranged son and “start over”, fallen evangelical Will takes a job at Studio Theatre / PA32 the local Boise, Idaho Hobby Lobby. It doesn’t take Performing Arts Building long before disturbing secrets are revealed and Will is Kentfield Campus forced to confront his reasons for leaving the church.

Past and present worlds collide, forcing Will to choose drama which one gives his life more meaning: his son or his beliefs. Join us for this humorous and compelling comedy. * Pay-what-you-will preview BOX OFFICE 415.485.9385 ** Talkback with the director

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9 Since the DANCE PROGRAM at College of Marin was founded in 1972 by the late Carol Ott, thousands of students have stepped, twirled, and pirouetted through the campus on their way to university and college programs, professional careers, and other creative ventures. The Dance Program has a rich curricular diversity and also serves the creative goals of the community-at-large. dance The Dance Program at College of Marin offers a comprehensive associate degree in dance. College of Marin’s highly-trained dance instructors teach technique classes in beginning and advanced levels of ballet, modern, jazz, choreography, conditioning/injury prevention, tap, African Haitian, ballroom, salsa, and hip-hop. History of Dance is also offered.

Faculty members have studied with illustrious teachers nationwide, owned dance companies, and have been members of dance companies in the U.S. and abroad. Many have received grants and awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the State of California, Marin County, and the Marin Arts Council. The dance faculty collaborates on musicals, plays, operas, and movement for theatre Improv. From chorus members to main characters, our dance students have also participated in both drama and music productions. Now that our three programs—Dance, Drama, and Music, are in one building, all to our creative selves— we welcome you with open arms!

EVOLUTION OF HIP HOP DANCE

OCTOBER 27, 2018 – 7:30 PM crazes from the 1960s to present. The James Dunn Theatre Evolution of Hip Hop promises to be a fun

Performing Arts Building evening performance—from the Twist to the dance Kentfield Campus Bump, to the Cabbage Patch, the Roger COM Dance will be presenting Evolution of Hip Rabbit, Twerking, and Hitting the Quan, this Hop by the Dance 160 class in the fall. This show show sizzles. It will have you snapping your is an historical tracking of Black social dance fingers and wanting to dance in the aisles!

11 SAVE THE DATES MUSIC FACULTY Fall 2018 RECITAL SEPT 28, 2018 – 7:30 PM Spring 2019 The College of Marin’s music faculty FEB 22, 2019 – 7:30 PM take the stage for their annual recitals! Lefort Recital Hall / PA72 Repertoire to be announced; donations Performing Arts Building benefit the College of Marin music Kentfield Campus student scholarship fund. music

The MUSIC PROGRAM has been a vibrant part of the College for over 80 years, starting with a small orchestra and chorus and blossoming to a comprehensive university-level transfer program devoted to inspiring a broad spectrum of artists and groundbreaking community performances. Many alumni have gone on to successful careers in musical performance or composition in classical, jazz, popular, and film music.

Teaching excellence and creative collaborations with internationally acclaimed musicians have long established the Music Program as a key artistic contributor to the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. This great tradition is carried on by our performance groups, including the College of Marin Symphony Orchestra, Marin Oratorio, the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, the Golden Gate Brass Band, Contemporary Opera Marin, and the Jazz Ensemble—all of which provide the community with free or low-cost performances both on campus and throughout Marin County.

The Music Program offers a comprehensive sequence of courses leading to an associate of arts degree in music or preparing music students for successful transfer into a university program as a junior. In addition to the music major curriculum, many courses are appropriate music for those wishing to rekindle their musical abilities and interests, increase instrumental or vocal competency, or perform with a large or small ensemble. Our courses and performing ensembles are also open to talented high school students interested in further building their skills while establishing a college GPA and earning arts elective credits.

13 PAUL SMITH Solo Piano Recital BENEFIT CONCERT FOR CONTEMPORARY OPERA MARIN

Emeritus faculty member Paul Smith presents his annual MAR 29, 2019 – 7:30 PM piano recital to benefit Contemporary Opera Marin. This MAR 31, 2019 – 2 PM year: J.S. Bach’s Partita No. 1, a far-ranging exploration of Lefort Recital Hall / PA72 the keyboard suite style of the time; Franz Schubert’s Sonata Performing Arts Building in A major, opus 120, an enchantingly lilting work; Frederic MAR 30, 2019 – 7 PM Chopin’s Fantasie, Op. 49, a far-ranging single movement Muir Beach Community Center work throwing off the strictures of current practice to find a new free-form voice. The concert concludes with Robert MAR 31, 2019 – 7 PM Schumann’s Faschingsschwank aus Wien (Carnival Scenes The Dance Palace, 503 B street from Vienna), Op. 26, a magnificent five-movement work Point Reyes Station displaying the full range of Schumann’s inspired genius. Free admission / parking

Pianist Paul Smith, a native of Fort Worth, Texas, received his education at the Royal College of Music in London and the Vienna Hochschule für Musik, as well as Dominican College of San Rafael. A winner of national and international piano competitions, and a participant in the U.S. State Department’s Artistic Ambassador program, he also served as music director for famed Russian choreographer Leonid Massine. Since 1976 he has devoted himself to the cultural life of Marin County, California, through solo piano, concerto and chamber music performances, directing several new music ensembles, and is artistic director of Contemporary Opera Marin, which has received international acclaim for its music production of contemporary works and rediscovered gems of past centuries. He is the director of classical music for radio station KWMR Point Reyes Station, and the founder and artistic director of the Music From Marin Chamber Players, bringing world class musical performances to communities throughout Marin County. Paul was recently awarded the Sali Lieberman Award for contributions to the cultural life of Marin County. He now divides his artistic life between Marin County, California and Gulfport, Florida.

14 JIM STOPHER Solo Piano Recital BENEFIT CONCERT FOR THE COLLEGE OF MARIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Sonata + Toccata

Written in the final months of Schubert’s short life, the APR 12 & 13, 2019 – 7:30 PM epic Piano Sonata in A Major, D. 959, contains some of Lefort Recital Hall / PA72 the composer’s most beautiful melodies and conveys an Performing Arts Building astonishing range of emotions. The program concludes with three works in the toccata style: J. S. Bach’s Toccata in G Major, Alberto Ginastera’s Danzas Argentinas, and Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Moment Musicaux in E Minor. Experience the thrill of live performances of these masterpieces!

Jim Stopher appeared at age 15 as soloist with the Louisville Orchestra, performing a Mozart concerto with an original cadenza. His musical education continued at Harvard University, the University of Arizona, and the Peabody Conservatory, where he studied conducting with master teacher Gustav Meier. Now in his fourth season as Music Director of the College of Marin Symphony Orchestra, Stopher recently completed four seasons in the same role with the Joliet (IL) Symphony Orchestra. At COM, he teaches courses in music history, theory, and ear training; he also serves as the chair of the music department. music

15 GOLDEN GATE BRASS BAND Trevor Björklund director An Evening of Brass Music

The Golden Gate Brass Band at COM is Marin’s premier all- OCT 7, 2018 – 3 PM brass ensemble made up of students, talented amateurs, DEC 1, 2018 – 7:30 PM and local professionals. Join us in concert as we perform James Dunn Theatre works for chamber ensemble and full band spanning a Performing Arts Building wide range of styles, from classical American and British brass band repertoire, to incredible arrangements, to pops, MAR 9, 2019 – 7:30 PM to contemporary music, including world premieres of new Lefort Recital Hall / PA72 works composed for the Golden Gate Brass Band. Performing Arts Building

MAY 4, 2019 – 7:30 PM James Dunn Theatre Performing Arts Building

CONTEMPORARY OPERA MARIN Paul Smith director Two British Community Operas Great Britain’s tradition of furthering opera literacy by NOV 3 & 9, 2018 – 7:30 PM commissioning works for schools and community groups, NOV 11, 2018 – 2 PM works that offer opportunity for all to participate while Lefort Recital Hall / PA72 maintaining high musical and dramatic standards, is on Performing Arts Building display by Contemporary Opera Marin. Harrison Birtwistle’s The Mark of the Goat (1966) is an apt choice for these NOV 10, 2018 – 7 PM interesting political times with a large chorus of citizens Muir Beach Community Center providing sung, spoken, and instrumental accompaniment. NOV 11, 2018 – 7 PM The Little Sweep (1949) by Benjamin Britten is perhaps The Dance Palace, 503 B Street music the greatest of school operas by the greatest of British Point Reyes Station composers of the 20th century. Scored for school age soloists as well as adults, plus an active chorus, the Interested in participating? innocence of childhood must confront the demands of an Rehearsals begin Sunday, September 16, 6 p.m. adult world filled with fantasy and intrigue. Free admission / parking

16 COM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Jim Stopher CHAMBER CONCERT director

Members of the College of Marin Symphony Orchestra NOV 4, 2018 – 3 PM team up for an afternoon of music for small ensembles! Lefort Recital Hall / PA 72 Hear duos, trios, quartets, and more in COM’s intimate Performing Arts Building Lefort Recital Hall. Expect a wide variety of music and instrument combinations. Program length approximately one hour; donations received benefit the COM Symphony Orchestra.

JAZZ ENSEMBLE Cayce Carnahan director The Best of the Big Band Era Come celebrate the best of the big band era with the NOV 30, 2018 – 7:30 PM College of Marin Jazz Ensemble! Featured artists will James Dunn Theatre include Count Basie, Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Buddy Performing Arts Building Rich, and many more.

The Legends of Blue Note The Legends of Blue Note will feature big band MAY 3, 2019 – 7:30 PM arrangements of your favorite Blue Note recordings. The James Dunn Theatre program includes the music of hard bop icons Herbie Performing Arts Building music Hancock, Horace Silver, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Art Blakey, and many more from the renowned record label.

17 COLLEGE CHORUS AND Boyd Jarrell Jeffrey Paul CHAMBER SINGERS director accompanist Light One Candle College Chorus and Chamber Singers combine to DEC 4, 2018 – 7:30 PM highlight the mid-winter celebrations of many cultures. James Dunn Theatre College Chorus will present Welsh, Italian, and Moravian Performing Arts Building carols, along with Hanukkah music and Peter Yarrow’s Light One Candle. Chamber Singers will present Arvo Pärt’s ground-breaking Magnificat and Seven Magnificat Antiphons, written in his mystical, tintinnabulist style. These pieces changed the face of twentieth-century choral music, and are sure to highlight this memorable evening. Follow Me This concert will explore choral canons and rounds. MAY 21, 2019 – 7:30 PM This imitative form has been a favorite of composers James Dunn Theatre for centuries. Elizabethan rounds, classical canons, and Performing Arts Building American folk songs will showcase the leader-follower style of composition. Beethoven, Cherubini, Billings, and even Moondog give us shining examples of this clever art. music

18 COM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Jim Stopher director A Symphonic Double Bill The symphony has been a proving ground for composers DEC 8, 2018 – 3 PM since the 18th century, and on this program you’ll hear James Dunn Theatre two colossal masterworks in the genre! William Grant Performing Arts Building Still’s Afro-American Symphony weaves novel elements of jazz, blues, and spirituals into a traditional structure, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 takes the listener on a remarkable journey from darkness to light. Romeo and Juliet and More! Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture is the MAY 11, 2019 – 3 PM perfect musical distillation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, James Dunn Theatre featuring heartbreaking melodies and dramatic Performing Arts Building orchestration. Joining this masterpiece on the program are Offenbach’s exuberant Orpheus in the Underworld Overture, the Scherzo from Amy Beach’s Gaelic Symphony, and a concerto featuring the winner of the orchestra’s youth competition.

Luis Zuniga SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE director Vive la France! The COM Symphonic Wind Ensemble pays tribute to DEC 9, 2018 – 3 PM French composers and music inspired by France. Enjoy James Dunn Theatre works by Darius Milhaud, Claude Debussy, George Performing Arts Building Gershwin, Camille Saint-Saëns, Georges Bizet, and others. music American Landmarks The COM Symphonic Wind Ensemble will take you on a MAY 12, 2019 – 3 PM journey to celebrate and honor some of the natural and James Dunn Theatre, manmade landmarks of our wonderful country. Performing Arts Building

19 MARIN ORATORIO Boyd Jarrell director

Nachtmusik · Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Part Songs and Lieder, Mass in G Major Pairing the words of his favorite poets to lyrical and DEC 15, 2018 – 7:30 PM sublime music, Franz Schubert created the quintessential DEC 16, 2018 – 3 PM German art song, or Lied, that would come to define the James Dunn Theatre genre. The rich contrasts of this young genius are explored Performing Arts Building in a "Schubertiade" of rarely performed delights. The hauntingly beautiful Nachtgesang im Wald (Nightsong of the Forest) calls for the atmospheric scoring of horn quartet to accompany the male chorus. Paul Smith and Jeffrey Paul will provide piano accompaniment for the Lieder and part music songs. Also on the program are Schubert’s world-beloved Ave Maria and his Mass in G Major, a gentle yet majestic creation of an 18-year-old prodigy. Join maestro Boyd Jarrell with the Marin Oratorio chorus and orchestra to hear tales of lovers sighing at dusk, nights in the forest, the thrilling and terrifying legend of the Erl-König, and more.

20 Claudio Monteverdi Vespers of 1610 Marin Oratorio chorus and the renowned Whole Noyse MAY 18, 2019 – 7:30 PM Renaissance wind band join forces to present Monteverdi’s MAY 19, 2019 – 3 PM monumental and daring Vespers of 1610. Magnificent James Dunn Theatre and sonorous, sensuous and rhythmically thrilling, Performing Arts Building Monteverdi weaves an elaborate tapestry of choral, solo, and instrumental pyrotechnics to create this cornerstone All proceeds go to support of the classical repertoire. Maestro Boyd Jarrell will lead Marin Oratorio. the chorus and cast of stellar vocal soloists accompanied marinoratorio.org by strings, organ, cornetti, sackbuts, recorders, curtal, and theorbo. Four centuries after its creation, the Vespers continues to radiate grandeur, opulence and glory. music

21 CLASS RECITALS 2018 Linda Noble Brown director Melodies That Move Us — Singer's Choice Recital The Advanced Voice class begins the semester deepening our relationship with songs that we adore, chosen from classic vocal literature. You will hear art songs and arias of composers such as Mozart, Brahms, and Debussy, as well as musical theatre pieces from the standard repertoire. By drawing on past resources, we are able to springboard forward in our musical adventures. SEPT 26, 2018 – 11:10 AM Lefort Recital Hall / PA72, Performing Arts Building

The Joy of Music — Art Songs of Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) Joyfully we will be participating in Leonard Bernstein at 100, a two-year global celebration of the life and career of the 20th century cultural giant. As Bernstein said himself, “It is the artists of the world, the feelers and the thinkers, who will ultimately save us; who can articulate, educate, defy, insist, sing, and shout the big dreams.” Let us save the world together! OCT 31, 2018 – 11:10 AM Lefort Recital Hall / PA72, Performing Arts Building

Winter Songs Who says it has to be cold outside to enjoy songs about winter? Whether you huddle indoors or stroll among the street lamps, celebrate the mysteries of solstice or the warmth of the holidays, let us illuminate these long days with our warm seasonal serenade. DEC 9, 2018 – 3 PM The Tamalpais Retirement Community, 501 Via Casitas, Greenbrae

DEC 10, 2018 – 11:10 AM Lefort Recital Hall / PA72, Performing Arts Building

Debut! First Open Recital music The definition of debut reads, “the occasion when someone performs or presents something to the public for the first time.” It is always marked with anticipation, excitement, and the thrill of the unknown. Join us as the members of our Beginning Voice Class display their newly honed skills, singing folk and art songs, and maybe even a short aria. It will be a moment to remember! DEC 10, 2018 – 2:10 PM Lefort Recital Hall / PA72, Performing Arts Building 22 CLASS RECITALS 2019 Linda Noble Brown director Retrospective — Singer’s Choice Recital Music is a journey, and revisiting songs we have performed previously can elicit startlingly new and beautiful results. The singers discover nuances and greater emotion in their performance of art songs and arias (Scarlatti, Schubert, Copland, and the like), as well as music theatre from the Great American Songbook. FEB 27, 2019 – 11:10 AM Lefort Recital Hall / PA72, Performing Arts Building

Liebst du um Schönheit – Art Songs of Clara Schumann (1819 – 1896) To celebrate the 200th anniversary of her birth, we offer you a lovely, lilting recital of songs composed by the famed pianist Clara Wieck Schumann (devoted and adored wife of Robert Schumann). Clara was a composer, teacher, wife, and mother (of eight!). Her songs were notable for their lyricism and musical connection with the text, and the accompaniments reflect her virtuosity as a pianist. APR 8, 2019 – 11:10 AM Lefort Recital Hall / PA72, Performing Arts Building

Truest Friend — Musical Gifts for Mothers and Others “A mother is the truest friend we have,” said Washington Irving. We will use this recital to honor our mothers, and others who have served in the capacity of ‘truest friend’ and support. MAY 11, 2019 – 3 PM The Tamalpais Retirement Community, 501 Via Casitas, Greenbrae

MAY 20, 2019 – 11:10 AM Lefort Recital Hall / PA72, Performing Arts Building

Genius, Power, and Magic — First Open Recital music What can be bolder than stepping the first time onto a stage to sing for an audience? Come rally our courageous new singers in their first foray in front of the footlights and be inspired yourself in the process. You will hear an engaging combination of folk songs and art songs, musical theatre, and perhaps even a short aria. MAY 20, 2019 – 2:10 PM Lefort Recital Hall / PA72, Performing Arts Building 23 Paul Smith MUSIC FROM director MARIN 2019

Two programs of chamber and vocal June 9 – 23 music and one of the fully staged operas performed at the College of Home Grown 2 Marin Kentfield campus as well as Music by Marin County Composers throughout Marin County. Composers include Henry Cowell, Karlheinz Stockhausen, David del Tredici, Ron The 6th annual Music from Marin Summer Fine, Tara Flandreau, Jerry Frohmader, music Festival will feature programs displaying the Jules Langert, and others. far-ranging creativity of composers with a connection to Marin County. Free admission / parking More information: 415.485.9460

24 BOX OFFICE 415.485.9385 MUSIC CONCERTS Box Office Hours Purchase tickets through the COM Box Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri: 2 pm to 6 pm Office or online at brownpapertickets.com Two weeks before opening of show One hour before each performance College of Marin Box Office BRASS BAND 835 College Avenue, Kentfield, CA 94904 JAZZ ENSEMBLE COM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Performing Arts Building, corner of Sir Francis SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE Drake Boulevard and Laurel Avenue) $10 general For driving directions and campus map, visit: $5 COM employees, retirees, campuses.marin.edu alumni, and students

DRAMA ADMISSION/ MARIN ORATORIO NON-SUBSCRIPTION RATES $20 general Purchase tickets through the COM Box Office $15 COM employees, retirees, or online at brownpapertickets.com alumni, students, and seniors

THE RIVER BRIDE THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH All other performances are free to the A BRIGHT NEW BOISE public. Donations are appreciated. $20 general, $15 seniors $10 COM employees, retirees, alumni, and students COM music students admitted free NUNCRACKERS of charge with voucher. See instructor $30 general, $25 seniors for details. $15 COM employees, retirees, More information: 415.485.9460 alumni, and students box office / tickets office box More information: 415.485.9555

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25 Everyone in the department really strives to meet the students just where they’re at – there’s a huge range in skill levels, previous experience and aspirations among the students, and I really feel like all of us are given an equal and amazing chance to grow and learn, wherever we’re starting from, and with no limits on what’s possible. One of the many reasons why ~ Elizabeth G I love the Dance Program at COM is that it brings a variety of dances all under one roof. The program has given me The plays and musicals are certainly the biggest lots of opportunities to explore privilege and the best way to learn! There are different styles and it’s culture! I lots of opportunities to participate onstage and felt like I have grown more as a backstage. Productions provide for students dancer and developed more an the space to apply techniques learned in the appreciation for the art of dance. classroom. I genuinely can’t thank COM Drama ~ Jannely C enough for giving me my first taste of theatre and igniting in me a passion for acting. ~ Sophie D

I am eternally grateful for the high level of professional teaching skills of my dance instructors who adapt so creatively to all levels of student ability in the classroom. I am an older student who returned to studying dance at COM; obtaining my A.A. and performing in two dance concerts. I consider this nothing testimonials short of a miracle at my age, and I owe it all to the student encouragement, dance skills and professionalism of the instructors of the COM Dance Program! ~ Jo D

26 JAMES DUNN COMMEMORATIVE CAMPAIGN

Founded in 1964 by faculty member and award winning director James Dunn, the College of Marin Drama Program has been providing educational opportunities in Marin County for over 50 years! It is an honor to celebrate Jim’s personal achievements and the triumphs of the program he inspired with the James Dunn Commemorative Campaign. It is our goal to raise $10,000 for each of the 54 years Jim spent teaching, directing, and helping students reach their potential as individuals and as artists. With your help we can raise $540,000!

Your gift to the campaign will not only provide additional learning opportunities for students as they build their resumes and prepare for an amazing career in the arts, but also guarantee a diverse season filled with professional-level production experiences. Join us in celebrating the memory of James Dunn and be a part of the future of COM Drama*.

How Can You Help? Become a member of the James Dunn Commemorative Campaign! Make a charitable contribution to the Drama Program through the advancement.marin.edu website and specify the recipient as the Drama Program. Or contact: Linda P. Frank, Executive Director of Development (415) 485-9528 Email: [email protected]

What Will Your Funds Support?

James Dunn Commemorative Campaign Funds will support the GOAL your impact creative efforts of the Drama program including productions, workshops, scholarships, outreach events and activities, and $540K special initiatives.

* Naming opportunities will be available.

27 WHAT IS NEW IN THE JAMES DUNN THEATRE?

If you haven’t been in the James Dunn Theatre (JDT) lately, you may not have noticed our improvements. Over the last few years there have been some modifications in the house which include the addition of railings in the aisles and new carpeting on the stairs and in the audience seating areas. In addition, all the seats have been steam cleaned!

We also have new chairs and risers in the acting classroom. Keep your eyes open for a mini theatre series in our 45 seat theatre lab. Many of you may have noticed the marquee sign out on Sir Francis Drake Blvd., but did you also notice the television screens in the lobbies and dressing room? Fantastic!

For those of you who like technology, our electrical system and lighting equipment have been upgraded as well. Out with the old dimmer racks and in modernization with the new! We now have an LED lighting system with new dimmer racks to support our old equipment as well as the new, and a new light board to

28 control it all! This equipment will come in very handy when we launch our new Certificate Program in Technical Theatre. In addition to providing amazing performance opportunities, these recent upgrades to the lighting system have made the JDT one of the most advanced in Northern California.

And lastly, we have a level stage floor! This summer the theatre was shut down for the full demo and replacement of the stage floor right down to the concrete subfloor. Included in these improvements were the installation of new trap doors that are smaller and made of lightweight materials for ease of use.

Coming in the summer of 2019 are the final upgrades to the JDT with the addition of a new sound system and laser projector! modernization For more information about our amazing facility or for rental information, go to: facilities.marin.edu

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SEPTEMBER DECEMBER Wed 9/26 11:10 am Adv. Voice Recital LRH Sat 12/1 7:30 pm Nuncrackers ST Fri 9/28 7:30 pm Music Faculty Recital LRH Sat 12/1 7:30 pm Golden Gate Brass Band JDT

Fri 9/28* 7:30 pm The River Bride ST Sun 12/2** 2 pm Nuncrackers ST College Chorus and Sat 9/29 7:30 pm The River Bride ST Tue 12/4 7:30 pm JDT Chamber Singers Sun 9/30 2 pm The River Bride ST Thu 12/6 7:30 pm Nuncrackers ST OCTOBER Fri 12/7 7:30 pm Nuncrackers ST Fri 10/5 7:30 pm The River Bride ST COM Symphony Sat 12/8 3 pm JDT Orchestra Sat 10/6 7:30 pm The River Bride ST Sat 12/8 7:30 pm Nuncrackers ST Sun 10/7** 2 pm The River Bride ST Sun 12/9 2 pm Nuncrackers ST Sun 10/7 3 pm Golden Gate Brass Band JDT Symphonic Wind Sun 12/9 3 pm JDT Fri 10/12 7:30 pm The River Bride ST Ensemble Sat 10/13 7:30 pm The River Bride ST Sun 12/9 3 pm Adv. Voice Recital OC

Sun 10/14 2 pm The River Bride ST Mon 12/10 11:10 am Adv. Voice Recital LRH

Sat 10/27 7:30 pm Evolution of Hip Hop JTD Mon 12/10 2:10 pm Beg. Voice Recital LRH NOVEMBER Sat 12/15 7:30 pm Marin Oratorio JDT Sun 12/16 3 pm Marin Oratorio JDT Sat 11/3 7:30 pm Contemp. Opera Marin LRH COMSO Chamber Sun 11/4 3 pm LRH Concert Fri 11/9 7:30 pm Contemp. Opera Marin LRH Sat 11/10 7 pm Contemp. Opera Marin OC Sun 11/11 2 pm Contemp. Opera Marin LRH Sun 11/11 7 pm Contemp. Opera Marin OC performing arts Fri 11/23* 7:30 pm Nuncrackers ST Sat 11/24 7:30 pm Nuncrackers ST Sun 11/25 2 pm Nuncrackers ST Fri 11/30 7:30 pm Nuncrackers ST Fri 11/30 7:30 pm Jazz Ensemble JDT 30 2019

FEBRUARY MAY Fri 2/22 7:30 pm Music Faculty Recital LRH Fri 5/3* 7:30 pm A Bright New Boise ST Wed 2/27 11:10 am Adv. Voice Recital LRH Fri 5/3 7:30 pm Jazz Ensemble JDT MARCH Sat 5/4 7:30 pm Golden Gate Brass Band JDT Fri 3/1* 7:30 pm The Skin of Our Teeth JDT Sat 5/4 7:30 pm A Bright New Boise ST Sat 3/2 7:30 pm The Skin of Our Teeth JDT Sun 5/5 2 pm A Bright New Boise ST Sun 3/3 2 pm The Skin of Our Teeth JDT Fri 5/10 7:30 pm A Bright New Boise ST Fri 3/8 7:30 pm The Skin of Our Teeth JDT Sat 5/11 3 pm Adv. Voice Recital OC COM Symphony Sat 3/9 7:30 pm Golden Gate Brass Band LRH Sat 5/11 3 pm JDT Orchestra Sat 3/9 7:30 pm The Skin of Our Teeth JDT Sat 5/11 7:30 pm A Bright New Boise ST Sun 3/10** 2 pm The Skin of Our Teeth JDT Sun 5/12** 2 pm A Bright New Boise ST Fri 3/15 7:30 pm The Skin of Our Teeth JDT Symphonic Wind SEASON Sun 5/12 3 pm JDT Sat 3/16 7:30 pm The Skin of Our Teeth JDT Ensemble Sun 3/17 2 pm The Skin of Our Teeth JDT Fri 5/17 7:30 pm A Bright New Boise ST Fri 3/29 7:30 pm Paul Smith Piano Recital LRH Sat 5/18 7:30 pm Marin Oratorio JDT 19 Sat 3/30 7 pm Paul Smith Piano Recital OC Sat 5/18 7:30 pm A Bright New Boise ST Sun 3/31 2 pm Paul Smith Piano Recital LRH Sun 5/19 2 pm A Bright New Boise ST Sun 3/31 7 pm Paul Smith Piano Recital OC Sun 5/19 3 pm Marin Oratorio JDT Mon 5/20 11:10 am Adv. Voice Recital LRH

APRIL –20 Mon 5/20 2:10 pm Beg. Voice Recital LRH Mon 4/8 11:10 am Adv. Voice Recital LRH College Chorus and Jim Stopher Piano Tue 5/21 7:30 pm JDT Fri 4/12 7:30 pm LRH Chamber Singers Recital

Jim Stopher Piano MUSIC FROM MARIN SUMMER FESTIVAL 18 Sat 4/13 7:30 pm LRH Recital JUNE 9 TO 23, 2019

JDT James Dunn Theatre drama 20 LRH Lefort Recital Hall music * Pay-what-you-will preview ST Studio Theatre ** Talkback with the director OC Off Campus dance

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