At The Great American Melodrama Theatre, audiences can spend an evening laughing and enjoying new contemporary shows. From the moment they step through the door, they can expect a warm welcome. With actors directing audience members to their seats and offering refreshments at the snack bar, audiences receive entertainment the minute they walk in. Located […]
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Get Ready to be “Scared Scriptless” this Saturday Night with the PAC’s first show of the season!
Cal Poly arts season’s first week is starting off with a bang. Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood, known for their roles on the popular 1980’s comedy series “Whose Line Is It Anyway?,” are stopping by Cal Poly’s Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Oct. 16 on their “Scared Scriptless” tour. Attendees can expect an evening full […]
Cal Poly theatre department explores the meaning of “home” with new podcast
What is home? Cal Poly’s original audio play, “Shelter”, invites listeners on a guided exploration of their own homes to discover the answer. This student-written, student-produced, fully virtual production debuted Mar. 6 and is available on YouTube and Soundcloud, free of charge.Â
Local movie theaters express concern as San Luis Obispo County moves to red tier
San Luis Obispo County’s recent move to the COVID-19 red tier — which is the second most restrictive tier on the California Blueprint for a Safer Economy — allows for movie theaters to open at 25 percent capacity, but the cost of operating with restrictions outweighs potential revenue, according to local movie theater managers.
Students to bring ‘Wine — A Whimsical Commentary’ to the PAC
It will be staged at the Performing Arts Center Pavilion on Tuesday, May 30 and Thursday, June 1 at 8 p.m.
Students direct One-Act Play Festival
The theatre and arts department will end its 2016-2017 season by debuting student-directed, one-act plays in the annual One-Act Play Festival June 10-11 in H.P. Davidson Music Center (building 45), room 212. Students who direct these plays are part of a Directing (TH 450) one-act capstone course offered to theatre majors combining performance, technical and […]
‘Willy Wonka: The Musical’ comes to Cal Poly
First-time Kelrik actor Phineas Peters steals the spotlight with his lead role as Charlie Bucket.
Recent Cal Poly graduate stabbed multiple times at Santa Rosa theater
Cal Poly graduate Adam Lucero was stabbed multiple times by a homeless man named Delonte Anthony Hart inside the Santa Rosa Roxy Theater.
‘Black Comedy’ brings blind chaos to light
Pretending to be in complete darkness adds layers of thematic intricacy and hilarity to what is already a cleverly-written script.
Hunting witches in Cal Poly’s ‘The Crucible’
The actors’ hard work has paid off.
‘Spike Heels’ tackles love triangles, sexism and fabulous shoes
Relationships are messy.

