The study of Theatre Arts/Drama requires creative technical and performance skills that benefit students in their individual relationships with others in social and artistic environments. Students selecting to major and minor in Theatre Arts/Drama frequently choose this area of study for three reasons: (1) to enter the professional fields of theatre, film, television, radio, and modeling; (2) to enter communication fields in teaching, business, industry and law; (3) to pursue personal goals or leisure activity in community events.
Opportunities for careers in theatre arts/drama are found in acting, theatre lighting, costume design, set production, scenery design, scene painting, television production, theatre production management, stage management, teaching and directing.
Fortinbras
Cabrillo College Theatre Arts Spring 2025 show
Fortinbras
a play by Lee Blessing.
Directed by Robin Aronson
Zany comic gold that starts where HAMLET ends!
HAMLET characters continue on, both living and dead, in this wacky satire about truth, lies, power and passion.
Cabrillo Theatre Arts presents its spring production of Fortinbras by Lee Blessing, directed by Robin Aronson. A zany political satire, FORTINBRAS begins where HAMLET ends. Prince Fortinbras of Norway arrives at the castle to find Hamlet and the royal family dead on the floor. He quickly becomes the new king, fabricating a fake story to legitimize his claim to power. This infuriates Horatio, Hamlet's loyal friend, who is determined that the truth of what happened at the castle be known to the world. Meanwhile, the ghosts of the Hamlet, Ophelia, Claudius, Gertrude, Polonius and Laertes come to haunt Fortinbras’ every move. Comic mayhem ensues!
Opening Friday April 11th and running through Sunday April 27th
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sunday matinees at 2pm
Skip Epperson, head of the theatre department and TA 27/527 instructor: wmeppers@cabrillo.edu
Robin Aronson, director and TA29/529 instructor: roaronson@cabrillo.edu
