Cape Cod Community College Performing Arts

01/09/2025

The Big Cherry City Council will be back in session at KCACTF Region 1 January 31st! We can't wait!

01/07/2025

🎭✨ Announcing the Cast of The Prom at Cape Cod Community College! ✨🎭

Get ready to laugh, cry, and dance along as the cast of The Prom takes the stage this spring! This heartwarming musical follows Emma Nolan, a high school senior in a small town, as she fights for her right to attend prom with her girlfriend, Alyssa Greene. With the help of a group of eccentric Broadway stars seeking a cause to champion, Emma’s story becomes a celebration of love, acceptance, and individuality.

🎬 Directed by: Neil McGarry
🎵 Music Director: Sarah Fachada
🎵 Assistant Music Director: Marcia Wytral
💃 Choreographer: Rebecca Terkelsen
🌟 Scenic Designer: Matt Kohler
💡 Lighting Designer: Kendra Murphy
👗 Costume Designer: Amy Canaday
🥰 Intimacy Coordinator Jess Wilson

CAST

Emma Nolan: Maureen O’Neill
Alyssa Greene: Susanna Creel
Mrs. Greene: Catherine Macallister
Dee Dee Allen: Bonnie Fairbanks
Trent Oliver: Robert O’Connor
Angie Dickinson: Rebecca Terkelsen
Barry Glickman: Jack Martin
Tom Hawkins: Patrick Preston
Sheldon Saperstein: Patrick Stone
Kaylee/Ensemble: Dahlia Viprino
Shelby/Ensemble: Raven Berry
Nick/Ensemble: Matt Whelan
Kevin/Ensemble: Jackson Kinsella
Olivia Keating/Ensemble: Aspen Langley
Ensemble: Annastasia Gibbs, Caroline Lane, Charlie Lane, Connor McLeod, Kimmi Monteiro, River Hussey, Taylor Laverty, Tom Frederick

📅 Show Dates: April 10–26
📍 Venue: Tilden Arts Center Main Stage
🎟️ Tickets: Get yours now! https://tildenartscenter.ludus.com

Join us for an unforgettable night of laughter, heart, and spectacular music! 🌈💃

01/05/2025

EXCITING NEWS! Our fall production of "The Minutes" has been invited to be performed at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) later this month!

Being invited to perform at the KCACTF Region 1 is “a testament to the hard work and collaboration between students, faculty and program staff,” says Vana Trudeau, Assistant Professor of Performing Arts, and the production's director.

According to Trudeau, who served as co-Chair of The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) for Region 1 from 2020-2023, being selected to bring a show to Festival is a huge honor. “Faculty respondents see an average of 150 shows in our region each academic year. Perhaps 10% of these are held for consideration to be invited to festival. The Selection Committee then chooses between 4-6 shows to be performed at the annual regional festival.”

The cast and crew will now spend the next few weeks getting the show "back on it's feet," and ready for a new theatre. The team will travel to Connecticut, load in the show, hold a tech rehearsal, perform, and strike the set, all in the span of about 30 hours, with load-in and load-out led by Technical Directors Brian Rice, Kendra Murphy, and Scenic Designer Matt Kohler.

"Students get a mini-crash course in what it means to tour a show," says Trudeau, "Re-staging this show for a proscenium theatre after having performed it in a black-box theatre will be a challenge, but I know this cast is ready for the challenge and are excited to do the work."

Cape Cod Community College's production of "The Minutes" by Tracy Letts will be performed Friday January 31st at 7:00 PM in the Torp Theatre at Central Connecticut State University.

12/27/2024

Have you heard about our latest course offering? For the spring semester, our guest artist Neil McGarry will be teaching THR241 Selected Topics: Shakespeare in Performance! There are a few spots left in this class - which meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:30-1:45. Sign up today - classes begin on January 21st!

12/20/2024

🎭✨ Get ready for a night of laughter, love, and fabulous fun with The Prom - the 2019 Drama Desk Award Winner for Best Musical! From the brilliant minds behind Elf: The Musical, this heartwarming hit takes the stage on the Main Theatre of the Tilden Arts Center in April 2025!

Four eccentric Broadway stars are in desperate need of a new stage. So when they hear that trouble is brewing around a small-town prom, they know that it’s time to put a spotlight on the issue…and themselves. The town’s parents want to keep the high school dance on the straight and narrow—but when one student just wants to bring her girlfriend to prom, the entire town has a date with destiny.

On a mission to transform lives, Broadway’s brassiest join forces with a courageous girl and the town’s citizens and the result is love that brings them all together. THE PROM captures all the humor and heart of a classic musical comedy with a message that resonates with audiences now more than ever.🎶🎉

🎟️ Tickets are on sale NOW—don’t miss your chance to choose your own seats with our brand-new reserved seating option!

📢 Stay tuned: cast announcement is coming soon! 🌟

📅 Mark your calendars, grab your tickets, and join us for a celebration of acceptance and joy. Visit https://tildenartscenter.ludus.com today! 💃🕺

12/12/2024

Today's the day! Students in Professor Trudeau's Directing for Theatre (THR205) class will present their 10-minute plays in the Studio Theatre at 3:00 pm. Admission is FREE - come and enjoy an eclectic assortment of short plays from comedy to drama, and from chilling to absurd.

11/29/2024

We are excited to announce the creative team behind the spring production of "The Prom!" We are thrilled to welcome CCCC alum and award winning performer Neil McGarry as Director of the production. Neil, along with producer Vana Trudeau, will lead a team of talented artists and practitioners to bring this heartfelt and timely story to life.

Neil has been a working professional actor for over 35 years with performances in theatre, film, television and radio. Neil founded The Bay Colony Shakespeare Company in the Autumn of 2012 and was Producing Artistic Director until June of 2016. He has a special love for Shakespeare and has performed in 24 of his 37 plays. Neil received his training at the National Shakespeare Conservatory and is a proud member of Actor’s Equity Association and SAG - AFTRA.

We look forward to seeing you at auditions:

🗓Monday Dec. 2 @ 6:00 PM
🗓Tuesday Dec. 3 @ 6:00 PM
🗓Wednesday Dec. 4 @ 4:00 PM

Tilden Arts Center Studio Theatre
2240 Iyannough Rd West Barnstable, MA

https://tinyurl.com/theprom-cccc

11/27/2024

Congratulations to our Fall 2024 KCACTF Acting Nominees and Alternates. These students have the opportunity to participate in the Acting Scholarship Auditions at the Conference held at Central Connecticut State University in January! They will choose performance partners, and working with a faculty mentor, prepare one monologue and one scene for the audition process. Congratulations Murphy, Ray, Matt and Grace!

11/26/2024

Strike today 1:00-5:00! Come on by and pick up a broom, a screw gun, and a handful of lumber. Props and Costumes are done, now let's finish the job! :)

It happens on almost every production. The final curtain closes, the audience leaves, the tech crew begins to strike the set and most, if not the entire, cast vanishes into thin air. Which, mostly in local or college theatre, leaves behind a small crew responsible for undoing weeks of build

11/26/2024

A character who is driving their author mad, strangers stuck on a Ferris wheel, a mysterious house guest, entitled helicopter parents, sisters seeking truth and reconciliation and more all unfold in our selection of 10-minute plays, to be presented in the Studio Theatre at the Tilden Arts Center.

Join us for a FREE showcase presentation of Student Directed 10-Minute Plays – the culmination of the work of students in THR205 Directing for Theatre.

Thursday Dec. 12th at 3:00 PM
Studio Theatre | Tilden Arts Center | Cape Cod Community College

11/24/2024

Congratulations to the cast and crew of "The Minutes" on your fabulous run! Don't forget post-mortem and dinner on Tuesday!

11/20/2024

11/19/2024

Last weekend to check out "The Minutes" by Tracy Letts! Shows Thursday (almost sold out), Friday, Saturday at 7:00 PM, and Saturday at 2:00! Get your tickets today!

Scenic Design Matt Kohler
Lighting Design Kendra Murphy
Costumes Charlie Lane & Annastasia Gibbs
Directed by Vana Trudeau

11/17/2024

🎭 ANNOUNCING AUDITIONS FOR THE PROM! 🎭

Cape Cod Community College Performing Arts is excited to invite you to audition for The Prom! Be part of this hilarious, heartwarming story of acceptance and celebration as Broadway performers come to a small town to help a high schooler fight for her right to bring her girlfriend to prom.

📍 Where: Studio Theatre, Lower Level, Tilden Arts Center
📍 Location: 2240 Iyannough Rd., West Barnstable, MA

📅Audition Dates:

Monday, Dec. 2: 6:00-8:30 PM
Tuesday, Dec. 3: 6:00-8:30 PM
Wednesday, Dec. 4: 4:00-6:30 PM

🗒SIGN UP HERE: https://tinyurl.com/THEPROM-CCCC

🎶 Interested in the Pit Music Ensemble or Production Team? No need to attend auditions. Submit the interest form and the producer and/or music director will be in touch!

Be sure to review the Audition Packet and then submit your Audition Form to sign up! For questions, accessibility needs, or more info, contact Vana Trudeau at [email protected].

Join us for The Prom—a show about love, inclusivity, and dancing through life’s challenges. 🌈

11/12/2024

Current students sign up for classes for the Spring Semester today -- registration opens to new students on November 18th - don't get shut out of the classes you want and need for graduation!

Lot's of great options in music, theatre and dance! More announcements coming soon regarding the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival and auditions for our spring musical!

11/11/2024

Current students can now register for spring classes - new student registration begins Nov. 18th. Take a look at the theatre class offerings - and stay tuned for a special announcement about our Special Topics course: Shakespeare in Performance!

11/08/2024

Meet the Production Team!!!!

Vana Trudeau she/her (Director), is a proud alumni of CCCC, earning her Bachelor’s degree at Trinity College and Master’s at Tufts University. Directorial credits include The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa Fasthorse, 1984 by George Orwell, Macbeth, Loot by Joe Orton, The Rocky Horror Show by Richard O’Brien, The Taming of the Shrew, Kiss Me Kate, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf by Edward Albee, and more. She teaches acting, directing, stage movement, theatre production, Shakespeare, playwrighting and theatre for social change. She is inspired by each student who shows up and approaches their work with curiosity and vigor. She is a freelance Intimacy Coordinator and Stage Combat consultant and is the immediate past Co-Chair of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. She is grateful to the CCCC administration for their support of the performing arts.

"The Minutes takes us from a mundane, and often absurd, town council meeting to a gut-wrenching self-examination of origin stories. With a provocative plot twist, Tracy Letts challenges us to examine the impact of the stories we pass on generationally and the lengths we are willing to go to preserve the legacy of our communities.” - Vana

Tickets on sale now!!!!
https://tildenartscenter.ludus.com/index.php