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CASTRATED SEX DEMON: THE MUSICAL
November 11, 12, and 13 from 8:00pm-11:00pm
Live at the Broadwater Theater
1078 Lillian Way Los Angeles, CA 90038
Written and Directed by Trenton Whittaker>
Rocky Horror Picture Show meets Breaking Bad in a rockabilly rock opera set within the backdrop of 1980’s Las Vegas!
In a world driven by desperation and fear. Those bold enough to make a stand will do anything for a better life even if it means selling their body and soul. Castrated Sex Demon is a show based in Las Vegas 1980's and follows the story of a drive thru priest named Father Doyle and an infamous stripper named Sweet Pea who try their luck at being a pimp and prostitute. They learn how to survive the underground world of Las Vegas as they come across both friend and foe.
Tickets: $20 General | $10 Student | Industry Comps Available
Runtime: 2 hours 15 minutes
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Cast List:
Sweet Pea- Jensen Wysocki ( @jensenwysocki )
Father Doyle- Ethan Gilmore ( @ethangilmore3 )
Jerry L. Lewis- Jacob Rubino ( @jacobrubino )
Big Daddy- Stephen Walker ( @stephenn_acts )
The Wanderer- Alex Beneski ( @buxftucan )
Voss- Lili Bender ( @lilimbender )
Lilith- Chloe Brown ( @chloebrown_music )
Eva Ford- Mei Lin ( @mei.meihuaa )
Odessa- Joesy De Palo ( @joesyjowell )
Chad the Organic Mechanic- Ryan Kearton ( @ryan_kearton )
John Boy- Chayce Mims ( @chayce.mims )
Motel Maid- Olivia Christine Smith ( @avalon_greylock )
911 Operator- Caralyne Murphy ( @caralynemurphy )
Ensemble- Derek Norris ( @dereknorris88 ), Rachel Kellum ( @the_rachel_kellum ), Jenny Lansdon ( @jenlansdon ), Jestina Mundy ( @.jestina. ), Gabriella Rae ( @gabriella_rae ), Roy de Oliveira ( @rdo ), Barrett Holthus ( @barrettholth ), Chayce Mims ( @chayce.mims) , Ryan Kearton ( @ryan_kearton ), Olivia Christine Smith ( @avalon_greylock), Caralyne Murphy ( @caralynemurphy) , Nathayla Lopez ( @nathalyalo ), Gina Rechul ( @ginarechul )
Crew List:
Writer/Director: Trenton Whittaker
Producer/Assistant Director: William Levings
Producer/Stage Manager: Blair James
Assistant Stage Manager: Chloë Schott
Production Director: Bridget Flanery
Musical Director: Michael Van Bodegom-Smith
Vocal Arrangement and Assistant Musical Director: Jensen Wysocki
Musical Assistants: Ryan Kearton
Fight Choreography: Orion Barnes
Choreographers: Nathayla Lopez and Gina Rechul
Marketing/Budgeting: Ashton Igo
Costume and Prop Designer: Blair James
Costumes Head: Tianna Vines
Costume Assistant: Sky Reyes and Sarah Halbfell
Makeup and SFX Artist: Noah Waddell
Props Head: Angela Capasso
Light Board Operator: Meea Remsen
Run Crew Head: Reda Fassi-Fihri
HCLA HOMECOMING
HCLA Homecoming Screening + Freshman 30 Second Commercial Presentation ( Beaudry Theatre )
Thur August 19, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
This on campus screening will feature our incoming freshmen 30-second projects along with some HCLA highlights including thesis films and past productions!
*All events are FREE. RSVP is required to access campus. Masks are required at all events and current/incoming students must sign their waivers before arrival.
Live Play Performance: ELEVADA (RS-1)
Fri August 20, 8:00 pm | Sat August 21, 2:00pm, 8:00 pm
Elevada explores family ties, tango, and romance under the most unlikely circumstances. Expect to be whisked off your feet with Sheila Callaghan's incisively witty tale.
*All events are FREE. RSVP is required to access campus. Masks are required at all events and current/incoming students must sign their waivers before arrival.
Elevada Cast
(In Order of Appearance)
Khalil - Chayce Mims
Ramona - Blair James
June - Chloė Schott
Owen - William Levings
Elevada Crew
Director - Bridget Flanery
Stage Manager - Heather Landers
Set Designer - Cesar Retana Holguin
Lighting Designer - Michaela Molden
Sound Designer - Ashtyn Marshell
Projection Designs - Heather Landers and Bridget Flanery
Lead Costume Crew - Madison Hubler
Lead Running Crew - Olivia Christine Smith
Light Board Operator - Ashton Igo
Sound Board Operator - Chloe Brown
Running Crew - Noah Waddell
Tango Choreographer - Lexi Simonsen
Past Events
Download the Production Season Catalog for additional events.
URINETOWN
Book by Greg Kotis, Music and Lyrics: Greg Kotis & Mark Hollmann
Pitched by Xavier Orozco, Jacob Gallo, Faye Turner, Daisy Micklich & Garrett Bettersworth
Directed by Xavier Orozco and Daisy Micklich
Get your tickets ($5 per device) HERE
In a desolate world where our most valuable resource is kept in the clutches of a corrupted system, the poor stage a revolt for the freedom to pee!
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- Premiere/Screening - April 16th, 7:00 PM
- Other virtual screenings are April 17th, 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM; April 18th - 2:00 PM (all listed times PDT)
- Q+A to follow
HCLA - IN STUDIO SPRING DANCE CONCERT
HCLA commercial dance seniors showcase their choreography featuring performances by junior, sophomore, and freshmen dancers.
Virtual Performances:
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- April 24th - 8:00 PM *
- April 25th - 2:00 PM *
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FDC SHOWCASE SCREENING
Open to students and faculty, this virtual screening event features sophomore- produced films and provides a platform for review as they move into the back half of their HCLA - In Studio careers.
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- May 4th - 7:00PM*
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SPOTLIGHT HCLA - IN STUDIO
By screening student projects completed In Studio On Set during the virtual school year, Spotlight HCLA In Studio celebrates the voices and creativity of our community. Be inspired, be moved, and support the student body by your participation in this evening. As the event will be streamed, all are welcome to attend!
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- April 30th - 8:00 PM *
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FDC INDUSTRY SHOWCASE SCREENING
HCLA Senior Filmmakers screen their Capstone Films for Industry Professionals, Faculty, Students, Friends and Family.
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- May 6th - 8:00 PM *
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*Spring production dates are subject to change
Download the Production Season Catalog for additional events.
Acting Class Showcases
Solo Performance Showcase
Students from this fall’s Solo Performance class showcase their self-scripted solo performance pieces online for faculty, students, family and friends.
October 15th and 16th at 8:00pm PT - FREE
Get Your TICKETS HERE
One Act Showcase – Acting for Theatre
Sophomore Acting majors produce and star in one-act plays, presented virtually as their final projects for Acting for Theatre.
October 15th at 9:00am- 12pm PT - FREE
- Elevada by Sheila Callaghan - 9:15AM
- Actually by Anna Ziegler - 10AM
October 19th at 9:00am- 12pm PT - FREE
- The Moors by Jen Silverman - 9:15AM
- Reasons to Be Pretty by Neil Labute - 10AM
Get Your TICKETS HERE
Consistency of Change - An Original Piece of Dance and Spoken Word
Pitched by Sydney Burger, Micayla Fry and Maddison Hulbert, Directed by Micayla Fry
In this minimalistic, contemporary concept video, HCLA artists collaborate to express the changes encountered in everyday life. This piece blends verbal metaphorical moments, as well as, physical movement in the midst of the changing seasons.
• Premiere/Screening - November 20th at 8:00 pm (reception and Q & A with director and cast at 7:00 pm) - FREE
RSVP HERE
• This show will also be available online after the 20th
Hip Hop Battle 2020
HCLA commercial dancers take to the virtual floor for this season's Hip Hop Battle as crew videos go head to head in a bracket-style competition. Along with judges' scores, you, the audience, help determine who wins each bracket, so tune in and vote for your favorites!
Battle Videos streaming on IGTV and Facebook November 6th - November 24th
Blood Wedding
Written by Federico Garcia Lorca
Pitched by Iris Perry, Cameryn Miller and Alayna Pipkins, Assistant Directed by Cameryn Miller, Directed by Iris Perry
A young bride whose insatiable desire for her married lover draws her into the crossfire of two feuding families. This Spanish Romeo and Juliet deals with forbidden love and revenge and was inspired by a newspaper account read by Lorca in the 1920s.
• Premiere/Screening - December 4th at 8:00 pm (reception and Q & A with director and cast at 7:00 pm)
Get Your TICKETS HERE
• Other virtual screenings are Saturday, December 5th at 2:00 and 8:00 and Sunday,
• December 6th at 2:00 pm
FILM DEPARTMENT ANTHOLOGY SCREENING
Student awarded production grants in last year’s FDC Creative Lab showcase their unified work in this first of its kind screening.
TBD
CASTRATED SEX DEMON (WORKSHOP AND LIVE READING)
Music, Lyrics and Book Written by Trenton Whittaker
Pitched by Trenton Whittaker, Dennis Ortiz and Lauryn Piper; Assistant Directed by Will Levings; Directed by Trenton Whittaker
Rocky Horror Picture Show meets Breaking Bad in an rockabilly musical. A college dropout stripper and drive-through priest become a prostitute and a pimp in order to survive in a new world with new rules.
Get Your TICKETS HERE
Premiere/Screening/Live Virtual Production
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- February 12, 7PM*
- February 13, 7PM*
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THE PRETENTIOUS YOUNG LADIES
Pitched by Brianna Jimenez Parra, Michaela Molden, Madison Hubler, Natalie Taraldsen and Adrian Villegas
Directed by Brianna Jimenez Parra
The Pretentious Young Ladies is a one- act comedy that explores an afternoon with two bachelorettes who refuse the proposals of two upstanding noblemen, but are instead fooled into believing the noblemen’s valets are the men of their dreams.
All Episodes are AVAILABLE NOW!
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- Premiere/Screening - Episode 1: 7:00 PM - March 26th (followed by Q+A)*, Episode 2: 7:00PM - March 27th, Episode 3: 7:00PM - March 28th.
- Each episode will be available online after it premieres:
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Cabaret - Canceled due to COVID-19
Book by Joe Masteroff; Based on the play by John Van Druten; Stories by Christopher Isherwood; Music by John Kander; Lyrics by Fred Ebb; Directed by Leslie Stevens
Hussian College LA Campus - RS-1
Canceled due to COVID-19
In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920s draw to a close, Cabaret explores the dark, heady, and tumultuous life of Berlin's natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich.
Studio Repertory Showcase
Running in repertory, this collection of student-led collaborations features three fully produced productions including She Kills Monsters, The Drowsy Chaperone, and Ed Downloaded.
She Kills Monsters 
Written by Qui Nguyen; Directed by Daria Davidoff
Hussian College LA Campus - RS-1
February 20th, 29th at 8:00 PM, February 22nd at 2pm
A comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games, She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans as she leaves her childhood home in Ohio following the death of her teenage sister, Tilly. When Agnes finds Tillys Dungeons & Dragons notebook, however, she stumbles into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was Tillys refuge."
The Drowsy Chaperone
Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar; Music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison; Directed by Riley McRae
Hussian College LA Campus - RS-1
February 22nd, 28th at 8:00 PM, March 1st at 12pm
When a die hard theatre fan plays his favorite cast album, the characters come to life in this hilarious musical farce."
Ed Downloaded
Written by Michael Mitnick, Directed by Quincy Bell
Hussian College LA Campus - RS-1
February 21st, 27th at 8:00 PM, February 29th at 2pm
Set in a future where one can purchase immortality and spend an afterlife in a digital heaven of ones favorite memories, technological advancements bring infinite possibilities. Half live action play and half film, Ed, Downloaded is a sci-fi love story for high-tech dreamers."
Tonight, Tonight 
Directed by Christopher Lloyd Bratten
Rockwell Table and Stage
1714 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027
February 8th at 1:00 PM
Get your TICKETS HERE.
A Concert of '90s Alt Rock Music Reimagined
"Tonight, Tonight is a musical allegory looking at a group of teenagers as they suffer the tragic death of their youth and the transcendent rebirth into... whatever lies beyond that horizon, all through the sonic lens of alternative rock."
HipHop Battle
Los Angeles Center Studios
450 S. Bixel Street
Dec. 13th, 2019 at 8:00 PM
Get your TICKETS HERE.
Hussian College LA Campus commercial dancers take to the floor in an epic battle for the perfect score on their final exam as they compete before a panel of established hip hop choreographers.
Burlesque
Directed by Christopher Lloyd Bratten
Produced by Dornier Noel
Rockwell Table & Stage
1714 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Nov. 5th, 2019 at 8:00 PM
Get your TICKETS HERE.
If you thought you liked the nightlife before, get ready to fall in love with it.
Does A Tiger Wear A Necktie
Written by Don Petersen
Directed by Brionne Davis
Hussian College LA Campus - RS1
Oct. 31st, 2019, at 8:00 PM
Nov. 1st, 2nd, 7th, 8th, & 9th, 2019 at 8:00 PM
Get your TICKETS HERE.
Juvenile drug addicts react to various attempts to rehabilitate them in detention, particularly those of a dedicated English teacher.
Orlando
Written by Virginia Woolf, adapted for the stage by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Siobhan Doherty
Hussian College LA Campus - RS1
Sep. 26th, 27th, & 28th, 2019, at 8:00 PM
Oct. 3rd, 4th, & 5th 2019, at 8:00 PM
A boy changes genders over 300 years. Shattered society's expectations.
Noir - A Spring Dance Concert
The Montalban Theatre
April 27, 2019, at 8 PM
April 28, 2019, at 2 PM
Senior commercial dance choreographers showcase their works in a diverse dance concert featuring over 80 dancers and a few surprises.
Twelfth Night
Directed by Brian Hostenske
April 11, 12, 13, & 14, 2019Shipwrecked and separated, a set twins are reunited in the middle of an aristocratic love triangle in one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies.
Red
A Modern Musical Fairy Tale
April 8, 2019
RED. Passion. Danger. Death. Life. RED is a concert collage featuring songs from a wide range of styles and artists woven together in a haunting musical retelling of the classic fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood.
Carrie The Musical
Music by Michael Gore
Lyrics by Dean Pitchford
Book by Lawrence D. Cohen
Based on the novel by Stephen King
March 28, 29, 30, & 31, 2019
Carrie has a secret. And if pushed too far, she will let everyone know about it. Based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel, Carrie the Musical is a newly reworked and fully re-imagined vision of this gripping tale.
Studio Repertory Showcase
Running in repertory, this collection of student led collaborations features three fully produced productions including Ordinary Days, 360, and Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House.
Ordinary Days
Music and Lyrics by Adam Gwon
Directed by Kelsey Weinstein
February 14 & 22
An inspiring look at how ordinary relationships connect in extraordinary ways.
360
Written by the Cast of 360
Directed by Sarah Doerner
February 15 & 23, 2019
A break-neck sketch event featuring 30 plays in 60 minutes.
A Doll's House
By Henrik Ibsen
Directed by Ashtyn Marshell
February 16 & 21, 2019
A powerful look at the fate of a married woman, and her lack of opportunity for self-fulfillment in a male-dominated world.
Hip Hop Battle
December 7, 2018
Hussian College LA Campus commercial dancers take to the floor in an epic battle for the perfect score on their final exam. With a panel of established hip hop choreographers, this exciting event takes place in a well-known Hollywood venue.
Misfit Toys
A Stocking Full of Non-traditional Holiday Songs!
December 2, 2018
A cabaret performance by Hussian College's Contemporary Musical Theatre + Film students at Rockwell Table & Stage.
Excited for the holidays, but tired of the same ol' tunes? Misfit Toys is the perfect way to spice up your holiday season. The students from Hussian College, Los Angeles's incomparable creative arts college, will take you on a wild ride through an irreverent, bizarre, funny, and even heartwarming catalog of music you never knew was missing from your holiday playlist. We're all Misfit Toys on the inside.
Spring Awakening
Book + Lyrics by Steven Sater
Music by Duncan Sheik
Directed by Tye Blue
Musical Director: Christopher Lloyd Bratten
Choreographer: Giana Forgione
November 8, 9, 10 & 11, 2018
A Tony Award-winning rock musical centering on a group of teenagers as they wrestle with the inner demons and social crucibles that stand between them and adulthood.
These Shining Lives
By Melanie Marnich
Directed by Bridget Flanery
October 26, 27, 28 & November 1, 2, 3, 2018
These Shining Lives chronicles the strength and determination of the women of Radium Dial Watch Company. Theirs is a story of survival in its most transcendent sense, as they refuse to allow the company that stole their health to kill their spirits - or to endanger the lives of those who come after them.
Suicide Incorporated
By Andrew Hinderaker
Directed by Matt Kirkwood
September 28, 29, October 5, 6, 2018
Working for a company that helps write suicide notes can be rewarding, but also a pain in the neck, as Jason is finding out. His boss is suspecting him of ruining the company by talking people out of suicide, but why? A subversive, darkly comic play about grief, opportunism and the price of redemption.
