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Perform and Produce!

Enroll in a Drama class at Skyline College to develop and hone performance skills through emotional and sense memory techniques; physical exercises designed to increase body awareness, authentic expression, and control; and vocal exercises focusing on articulation, projection, and creative expression. Acquire confidence, range, and subtlety through improvisation, monologue, and scene work, and gain insight and inspiration through text-based critical analysis.

4 girls in costume act a scene from In the Heights onstage

The Program

Enroll in a Drama Course at Skyline College to develop and hone performance skills through emotional and sense memory techniques; physical exercises designed to increase body awareness, authentic expression, and control; and vocal exercises focusing on articulation, projection, and creative expression. Acquire confidence, range, and subtlety through improvisation, monologue, and scene work, and gain insight and inspiration through text-based critical analysis.

Career Outlook

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Skyline College Creative Arts introduces you to creative thought leaders in the visual and performing arts, as they share their personal and professional journeys, providing insight into the creative process, illuminating career pathways, and shining a spotlight on the impact of creative arts in cultural and social movements. Join us, as we go Behind the Curtain.

Behind the Curtain

Join a Skyline College musical production and be part of something extraordinary!

Auditions are held at the beginning of the semester. Rehearsals are held during the classtimes of MUS 410 (2 units) and DANC 410 (2 units). These two classes have a late-start after auditions, and provide the rehearsal time for the production.

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The Skyline College Theater is a premier large-scale event venue located on the Skyline College campus in San Bruno, California. The 500-seat auditorium regularly hosts dramatic performances, musical showcases, speaker series, summits, conferences, and more, including the College’s yearly plays and musicals, and speakers such as Cornel West, Delores Huerta, and Angela Davis.

The space features a digital audio network, top tier lighting and sound consoles, and a completely rebuilt lighting system which makes it one of the top locations for high-volume events within the local community and beyond.

Skyline College Theater
Office Information
Location: Building 1
Email: socialsci-creativearts@smccd.edu
Summer 2024 Courses  |  Fall 2024 Courses

There are no classes offered during this semester.

The college catalog contains lists of all drama classes that we may offer in the current academic year.

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Primary Contact

Social Science Creative Arts
Social Science Creative Arts (Account for Social Sci/Creative Arts)
Social Science|Creative Arts-Division Office
socialsci-creativearts@smccd.edu
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Department Faculty

Kevin Simmers
Kevin Simmers (Instructor Dance/Drama)
Kinesiology|Athletics|Dance-Dance
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Dean & Division Assistant

Danni Redding Lapuz
Danni Redding Lapuz (Dean)
Social Science|Creative Arts-Division Office
reddinglapuzd@smccd.edu More details »