On Feb. 11, Bigfoot Drama hosted its very own Cabaret night fundraiser, featuring many performances from its wonderfully talented members, along with a cutting of their past production of “Bonnie and Clyde.”
“All of the scenes, monologues, and songs that the students present will be used for competition next week when they travel to Colorado to represent SFCC at the Region 7, Kennedy Center American College Theatre (KCACT) Festival” said Ashley DeMoville, the faculty advisor for Bigfoot Drama, before the students departed for the Feb. 17-20 competition.
According to the SFCC Spartan Theater Facebook page, Jaycelane Fortin, Sarah Plumb and Matt Gerard will all be progressing to the semifinals of the Irene Acting Scholarship competition at the KCACT festival.
Fortin started in the fall quarter of last year and is now the president of the Bigfoot Drama Club, and has a work-study position with the theater.
She believes we need theater, because “when you think about it all the things that people in do everyday life, is accessing emotions and understanding people, and that’s what theater is. We’re storytellers. It’s the form of entertainment people don’t realize they require. You even need drama kids to do educational videos.”
DeMoville sees a theater class as a place for everyone.
“I recommend acting/performance classes to anyone who wants to build up their confidence speaking in front of groups,” DeMoville said. “I recommend stagecraft or technical theater classes to anyone who wants to learn a variety of construction, lighting, sound, and painting techniques. Our classes are a lot of fun and really hands-on, so they are a great way to round out your schedule.”
DeMoville said theater should be funded because it “provides audience members an opportunity to truly empathize with other human beings. I’d say that learning empathy is perhaps the most important thing we need right now as a society.”
Students can help support the Spartan Theater by donating their time or money and seeing productions. The theater produces three major shows each year. The next full production will be “Fire Melt Stone” on March 6-8 and 13-15, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.
Fortin urges all students to come because they “have a free ticket.” All students need is to show their CCS ID at the door.
Anybody in the community can be a part of these shows, and DeMoville suggests joining the SFCC Bigfoot Drama Facebook page, if anyone is interested in contributing to these shows.