Students cause high drama at graduation

June 25, 2012 No Comments
First graduates of STC’s Drama Program are ecstatic about their accomplishment. From left are Nina Chavez Gongora, who earned her associate’s in interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis in drama; Drama Program grads Ramiro Rodriguez; Jacqueline Contreras; Priscilla Sauceda and Roberto De Hoyos; drama instructors Joel Jason Rodriguez and Jason Huerta; and Drama Program grads Randy Garcia and Daniel Fraga.

There were tears, cries and screams from a certain group of students at South Texas College’s recent graduation ceremony for its Division of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. “The first graduates from our Drama Program were certainly in character for celebration, and they certainly were not inconspicuous,” said Juan E. Mejia, STC vice president for academic affairs. “President Reed appropriately shares that graduation is an honor few receive; therefore, having the State Farm Arena filled to capacity five times during the 2012 Ceremonies, is much cause for celebration. “To add … Read More …

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Zombies take over Cooper Center June 28 to July 1

June 21, 2012 No Comments
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South Texas College Theatre is bursting at the seams with the living dead walking through the halls and aisles of the Cooper Center for Communication Arts. The theatre company is starting the summer right with “Diner of the Dead!!! A Zombiefied Experience”, which is an original play written by STC’s Theatre Support Services Coordinator Jason Lee Huerta, and Jerrome Warden. “Producing an original work is a first for us here at South Texas College Theatre and there is no one better to start this tradition than Jason and Jerrome.” said Joel Jason Rodriguez, chair of STC’s Drama … Read More …

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Sit back and enjoy as the hilarity unfolds with STC’s ‘The Man Who Came to Dinner’

February 9, 2012 No Comments
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It’s time to relive holidays past by remembering the fun times had with the guest who overstayed their welcome. South Texas College’s Theatre Program begins its spring season with Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman’s “The Man Who Came to Dinner.” The show runs from Feb. 23 to 25, 2012 at 8 p.m. each evening, with a Sunday matinee on Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. The production will be held at STC’s Pecan Campus Cooper Center for Communication Arts located at 3201 W. Pecan Blvd in McAllen. Directed by STC Theatre Director, Joel Jason Rodriguez, “The Man Who Came to Dinner” tells the story … Read More …

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Clear the plate for auditions for STC production of ‘The Man Who Came to Dinner’

November 29, 2011 No Comments

South Texas College’s Theatre Program announces auditions for its comedic February 2012 production of Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman’s “The Man Who Came to Dinner.” Auditions take place Dec. 6 to 7, 2011 from 7 to 10 p.m. at South Texas College’s Cooper Center for Communication Arts Black Box Theatre located at 3201 W. Pecan Blvd. in McAllen. Call backs will be held at the same location and time on Dec. 8, 2011. All STC and Valley community members, 18 and over, are welcome to audition. In “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” Sheridan Whiteside, having dined at the home of the … Read More …

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STC brings hilarious intrigue to stage with Neil Simon’s ‘Rumors’ Dec. 1 to 4

November 16, 2011 No Comments
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What a better way to celebrate the holidays than with a reminder of how much we love to go to parties? That is unless you are a character in Neil Simon’s play, “Rumors.” South Texas College’s Theatre Department will kick off the winter holidays with Simon’s successful Broadway show, which runs from Dec. 1 to 3, 2011 at 8 p.m., with a Sunday matinee on Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. The “party” will be held at STC’s Pecan Campus Cooper Center for Communication Arts located at 3201 W. Pecan Blvd. in McAllen. Directed by STC Theatre Department Technical Director Jason Lee Huerta, … Read More …

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STC 2011-2012 Theater Season offers patrons a full plate of exciting options

September 19, 2011 No Comments
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South Texas College’s Theatre Department has returned with its second full season of productions for the Valley community to enjoy. “We are bringing a little bit of everything from suspense to drama, comedy and romance to the stage this year,” said Joel Jason Rodriquez, STC drama instructor. “All of our productions feature our very own STC theater students cast alongside community members, creating a unique mix of talent that will impress even the most discerning theater pallet.” The season opens with Steven Dietz’s “Dracula” running from Oct. 13 to 16, 2011. Neil Simon’s … Read More …

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Summer play auditions coming soon to STC

May 2, 2011 No Comments

South Texas College Theatre would like to invite all to auditions for the Summer Main Stage Children's Theatre Production at the Cooper Center. The play is “Wiley and the Hairy Man,” a drama by Suzan Zeder and is directed by Joel Jason Rodriguez. The group is holding auditions May 16 and 17, with call backs on May 18 at STC’s Pecan Campus Black Box Theatre at the Cooper Center for Communication Arts located at 3201 West Pecan Blvd. in McAllen. All activities are from 7 to 9 p.m. Three men, one woman and a chorus are needed for the show. Anyone interested in auditioning needs to … Read More …

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Auditions for dramatic play coming Dec. 14, 15

December 7, 2010 No Comments

South Texas College Theatre is holding auditions for its Spring Main Stage Production at the Cooper Center. The dramatic play is “The Laramie Project” by Moises Kaufman and the Members of Tectonic Theatre Project, and is directed by Jason Joel Rodriguez. Auditions take place from 7 to 9 p.m. on Dec. 14 and 15, with call backs on the 16, all taking place in the Black Box Theatre at STC’s Pecan Campus Cooper Center for Communication Arts located at 3201 West Pecan Blvd. in McAllen. Anyone interested in auditioning needs prepare a two to three minute monologue for presentation and a … Read More …

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