Fall 2009 Theatre, Film & Video Production Department Theatre Productions
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I. Am. Here.
September 24, 25, 26 and September 30, October 1, 2, 3 - 7:30pm
Eugenia Rawls Courtyard Theatre, King Center
Tickets: $12 General Admission
$5 UC Denver Students
Sponsored by: Department of Theatre, Film & Video Production and ArtLab at PlatteForum
UC Denver’s Department of Theatre, Film, and Video Production is please to present the premiere of a new play titled I. Am. Here. This original play performed by a culturally diverse group of students from UCD and Denver’s own high school youth, explores the struggles and triumphs of high school life in an urban public school.
Not amused by the various high school melodramas (High School Musical, Twilight, 90210) -- I. Am. Here. is a response to the Hollywood cliché and provides the audience with a raw taste of what it takes to survive a day in today’s high school. Despite living in a world of Facebook and Twitter, youth today fight to be heard and recognized.
The play follows the teens though a day at school, full of hall sweeps, hanging out, and humorous discussions about the truth of the opposite sex. These teenagers present an honest face to urban teenage struggle that includes teenage pregnancy, alcoholism at home, interracial dating, economic hardship, and violence.
This project is an outgrowth from a summer project with PlatteForum’s ArtLab in collaboration with Labyrinth and the University of Colorado Denver. Created from a summer of script workshop assignments improvisation, and autobiographical performances called ‘autodramas,’ this original play is written by ArtLab youth with playwright Craig Volk and directed by Jose Mercado.
This piece is a typical of the exploration and creative work that feeds the College of Arts & Media’s mission of “Artmaking of Consequence” as well as strategic collaborations with community groups concerned with new works, education, and social engagement.
Tickets for this event: Students $5 with valid ID (current semester’s sticker), $12 General Admission
Kenneth King Center Box Office:
- South Entrance of King Center (facing St. Cajetan’s)
855 Lawrence Way, Denver 80204 - 303-556-2296 or http://www.ahec.edu/kingcenter/main/box_office.html
- Student tickets can be purchased online or on the phone - but a valid student ID is needed to pick up the tickets.
- Box Office Hours for the fall semester:
- Monday-Thursday—9:00am-4:00pm
- Fridays—CLOSED, unless there is a Friday evening ticketed event in which case we will open at 12:00pm and remain open through the start of the event.
- Night of show—the Box Office will open 90 minutes before the scheduled start time of the show.
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