Focus On...
— Fullerton College Hornet - Brien Henderson - Monday, March 11th, 1996
Getting the production of Fullerton College's "Frankenstein" on its feet was a race against time.
"Crossroads at Gettysburg was originally scheduled as the spring musical, but the funding fell through
The production staff of Frankenstein had to get the show ready in approximately two weeks, according to Gary Krinke, director of the production and head of the Theatre Arts. Department.
They had no script written and no plans at all. FC alumnus William Mittler wrote the script in a ·couple of months, and after a couple of rewrites, Krinke said he loved it.
"What we're doing is staying very true to the Mary Shelley novel, which is not a novel full of 'boo' kind of effects at all. It's a novel about the horror when a man decides to play God, and bring this hideous creature to life," Krinke said.
The mood that Krinke will be trying to put forth will be that of a growing. aura of terror.
"Frankenstein" will run Thursday through March 24 in the Bronwyn· Dodson Theatre, with the March 22 show sold out.
Areas of Study...
Acting, Performance and Musical Theatre
Each season of plays provides a wide variety of roles and production post experiences for Theatre students. High production values, current state of the art technologies, and a wide spectrum of very challenging styles and subject matter make the performance venues excellent laboratories for student exploration and growth.
Directing and Playwriting
Few community colleges offer students opportunities to study directing and playwrighting in their first two years of undergraduate study. Students follow the classwork they successfully complete with opportunities to compete for assignments in the Playwrights Festival and the Directors Festival.
General Education
For both the non-major and the major alike, the Theatre Arts general education courses meet university transfer requirements and allow the student to build a strong foundation of introductory knowledge to the many facets of theatre-making and theatre-study.