Spokane Falls Community College
SFCC Theatre
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Students who enjoy drama find it stimulates the imagination, builds confidence in public settings, and creates a sense of camaraderie and accomplishment.

SFCC offers courses for students who are pursuing drama as a vocation or an avocation. The emphasis on transferable courses in theater, motion pictures, television and live theater. Courses include beginning and intermediate acting, stagecraft, stage makeup, introduction to the theater, and rehearsal and performance.

Students produce several plays each year and earn college credits for their work. This gives them hands-on experience in acting, directing, production, stage design and play writing.

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Faculty

Edlin, Sara; Instructor

Edlin, Sara; Instructor Office: 5-143E - 5-134

Phone: (509) 533-3222

Email: SaraE@spokanefalls.edu

 
Ms. Edlin-Marlowe is the wife of the Director of Drama, William C. Marlowe. Sara has worked in theatre for many years as an actress, director and teacher. Currently, she is teaching theatre and speech for the Communications Deptartment here at the Falls; however, for five years prior, Sara taught in the Applied Education Department at SCC. For ten years Sara worked for Spokane Public Radio where she was the Morning Edition Host; presently, she is the Faculty Advisor for KWRS, the campus radio station at Whitworth where she teaches Broadcasting (Radio).

Professional Credits include: "The Basket" by NxNW, "Safe Passages", a water safety video made by the Army Corp of Engineers, and her claim to fame, a small part in "Godfather I". She has numerous credits as a voice talent on both the East and West coast plus appearing in "The Brian Keith Show" in Hawaii where she attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa and earned her MFA in Theatre with the emphasis on directing. Her most recent role was the mother in " 'Night, Mother" at Spokane Civic Theatre.

Although born in NYC, Sara grew up in Florida and attended the University of Florida where she earned her AA in Speech/Broadcasting; moving onto the University of Miami where she had a scholarship in Acting, Sara earned her BA with a double major in Theatre and Radio-TV-Film. In l980, Sara moved to Arizona to work as a news director for a radio station. It was in Tucson that she met Bill; they married in l983 and made the educational circuit before landing in Spokane back in l992.

They have two dogs: Bilbo and Baggins and a large cat, Elrond, who really runs the house. In her spare time, Sara teaches T'ai Chi Ch'uan, swims and reads mysteries, fantasy and science fiction.

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Marlowe, Bill (William); Instructor

Marlowe, Bill (William); Instructor Office: 5-136

Phone: (509) 533-3592

Email: BillM@spokanefalls.edu

 
Nationally Bill has directed the nation’s premier outdoor drama TECUMSEH! as well as working for five years as Actor/Artistic Director at the Birmingham Children’s Theatre directing several National Tours. He received the regional Obelisk Award for Best Actor for his role as the Kabuki Emperor in "The Nightingale". Bill has worked as an Equity stage manager in New York for "Mark Twain The Musical" for two seasons and one season in Hartford Connecticut. Some of his memorable local roles include: Pseudolous in "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum", Henry VIII in "Royal Gambit", Herod in "Jesus Christ Superstar", Doolittle in "My Fair Lady", Melvin P. Thorpe in "The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas",Lazar Wolf in "Fiddler" and numerous roles in his six seasons at Interplayers including the eleven roles in "A Tuna Christmas" which won him the local Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in Spokane for that season. His local directing credits include: "Curse of The Starving Class", "The Tempest","Insect Comedy", "Strange Bedfellows", "Twelfth Night", "The Good Doctor", "The Merry Wives of Windsor", "Oedipus Rex", "Buried Child", "Macbeth", "Working", "Run For Your Wife", "How To Eat Like A Child", "The Crucible" and the critically acclaimed Civic production of " Wit" in which he won the Critics Circle Award for Best Director. He was most recently awarded the Outstanding Faculty Award by the Community Colleges of Spokane.

Bill most enjoys the opportunity that the Falls affords him as a creative artist and mentor to students as well as camping trips with his wife Sara and his two dogs Bilbo and Baggins.

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Spartan Theatre

Spartan Theatre View the Drama Season Brochure (PDF)

About the Theatre

Located in the Communications Building, Bldg. 5, the 212-seat Spartan Theatre is an ideal place to spend a captivating evening experiencing plays produced by the SFCC Drama Department.

Spartan Theatre The Theatre features a recently installed digital lighting system, new seating and carpeting, complete wardrobe and makeup facilities, and a set design and construction workshop. The Drama Department performs three to seven major productions per year.

For more information check out the Drama home page or contact William Marlowe at (509) 533-3592 or Kurt Madison at (509) 533-3035.

2009 - 2010 Theatre Schedule

Regular Admission

SFCC Students: Free Admission
Other Students: $6.00 with Student ID
Seniors, Faculty & Staff: $6.00
General Admission: $8.00
 
Introduction to Theatre

Two people acting in a play. Introduction to Theatre is a lecture based course utilizing the group process approach to further the students appreciation of live theatre. Students will learn how to view, evaluate, respond and critique the live theatre experience.

The class also attends three live performances in the local area at discounts arranged by the professor. Live talk backs inform the students in an informative setting following some of the performances.

Guest speakers from Interplayers, The Inlander, Actors Repertory Theatre and Spokane Civic Theatre bring insight into class by those working in the field.

Courses Offered

To view recent changes to classes visit the Schedule Changes page.

All course offerings are subject to change. The college cannot guarantee class offerings, designated times or specific instructors - as funding levels and student interest may affect whether or not an offering is available.

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Class Credits
DRMA& 101Intro to Theatre 5.0
DRMA 106Rehearsal and Performance 1.0-5.0
DRMA 107Rehearsal and Performance 1.0-5.0
DRMA 108Rehearsal and Performance 1.0-5.0
DRMA 120Performance and Audition Techniques 3.0
DRMA 121Contemporary Acting 3.0
DRMA 220Classical Acting 5.0
DRMA 221Acting for Film and Television 5.0
DRMA 230Stagecrafting Theatrical Design 1.0-5.0
DRMA 233Makeup 2.0
Acting I Drama 120 AA

Actors in a play This entry level three credit elective course is ideal for the beginning actor. It will be a challenging but creative hands on class designed to help individuals reach their acting potentials.

The actors will walk away from this class with a prepared audition monologue suitable for use in any local audition situation.

Students will have a greater appreciation of the techniques and demands that live performance requires.

Acting II Drama 121 AA

Acting Although this is the second tier of acting classes it is still available for those who have never had an acting class before. It offers hands on training primarily in the study of contemporary drama through scene study.

The actors in this three credit elective class will work with two different instructors, both professional directors, as well as beginning directors from the directing class when it is offered; giving the participants a wider range of directing approach styles to scene work.

Acting III Drama 220 AA

Acting This Spring offered 5 credit elective course is geared towards the more experienced actor looking for a firm grounding in the classical style of acting and the prerequisites are listed in the schedule. The course will explore the three significant periods of classical plays; Greek, Shakespeare and French Neoclassic Drama.

Period style process will include: movement, gesture, dance, vocal production, text analysis as well as scenes and monologues from the classical repertoire.

Directing Actors for Film & Stage

Two Actors On Stage Directing Actors for Film and Stage is a 5 credit special studies in humanities course (Humanities 295) designed to give the aspiring director the basic tools necessary to effectively work with actors in either the medium of film or stage.

This course offers the student the opportunity to work with actors from the Acting Two class in a laboratory/lecture environment. Learning how to talk with the actors to achieve the desired performance is key to quality theatrical production.

Introduction to Theatre

Two people acting in a play. Introduction to Theatre is a lecture based course utilizing the group process approach to further the students appreciation of live theatre. Students will learn how to view, evaluate, respond and critique the live theatre experience.

The class also attends three live performances in the local area at discounts arranged by the professor. Live talk backs inform the students in an informative setting following some of the performances.

Guest speakers from Interplayers, The Inlander, Actors Repertory Theatre and Spokane Civic Theatre bring insight into class by those working in the field.

Makeup

Makeup Makeup is a two credit elective course designed to teach the untrained student how to devise all forms of makeup and execution. This practical application course is a laboratory/lecture environment with a good deal of personal creativity.

Through the use of instructive films, guest artists, and the course instructor, the student will learn basic corrective makeup(street makeup) as well as prosthetics applications, mask making, false hair application and construction, highlight and shadow as well as old age, horror and fantasy makeup.

Students learn to work on not only their own face but on the faces of the various classmates as well and are allowed a final project of their own personal choice.

Students may also sign up to do crew work on any SFCC show and receive extra credit.

Rehearsal and Performance

Rehearsal Performance This exciting course offers the student an opportunity to participate directly in a live on stage theatrical production. Each quarter provides a different experience in a range of types of plays; comedy, drama, Shakespeare, musicals, children’s theatre, Avant garde or experimental theatre.

All students who are registered are guaranteed an opportunity to work either on stage or back stage depending on talent and experience. Many of those participating have never done a live show before and the atmosphere is supportive of both individual and ensemble achievement.

Fall quarter is usually a comedy drawn from the world theatre. Winter is our classical offering usually but not limited to the works of William Shakespeare. Spring quarter is usually our more cutting edge modern or experimental drama production.

Don’t forget our student and community production of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, film and live stage show in the late spring.

Stagecrafts - Drama 230

A Student Building Sets Stagecraft Theatrical Design is an elective hands on course designed to provide the student with an interactive introduction to theatrical design and construction. It focuses on scenic construction and set design using the Vectorworks auto cad program; costume design and construction, lighting design and execution using Vectorworks Spotlight and Wizziwig lighting program: properties design and construction, and sound design and execution.

Stagecrafts may be taken for a total of 15 credits and you may register for from 1-5 credits per session. This is a great opportunity to meet other creative people who want to experience the wonderful world of backstage theatre design and execution.

Students will work in a laboratory/lecture environment with guest designers from other theatrical/educational institutions. We also offer internships/apprenticeships with two local professional theatres; Interplayers and Actors Repertory Theatre.

The program also offers students a linked learning community in the Spring with the Art Department’s Carl Richardson called Art, Stagecraft and You in which students from both disciplines design and execute the Spring scenic design. Many of our students go on to design full sets for SFCC as well as finding jobs in local area theatres.

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