MVC Theatre Department

MVC Theatre Department MVC Theatre offers a unique educational experience to students through many venues and opportunities that will lead to a life-long love for the theatre.

Amy Mills Jackson & Corey Ranson -Full-Time Theatre Faculty
Akin Babatunde, Linus Craig, Andra Hunter, Carissa Knitowski, Irene Gasarah-Curry - Adjunct Instructors The productions and performance materials chosen reflect the rich diversity of our faculty, staff, and student body. MVC Theatre provides students the opportunity to acquire acting and technical skills that can be transferred to the sta

ge, to a four-year institution, or to life. The curriculum includes Acting I, II,and III, Musical Theatre I & II, Voice for the Theatre, Theatre Practicum, Makeup, Theatre Appreciation and Film Appreciation. Performance opportunities include a main stage show each semester, The Actor’s Showcase in December and May, and The Rod Wilson 24-Hour Ten Minute Play Festival. Due to its small size, the department offers a nurturing environment that gives students close access to faculty, guest artists, and staff in classroom, rehearsal, research, workshop, and performance experiences. Through a well-rounded curriculum, students have the opportunity to develop skills in the ever-changing arena of the performing arts. For more information, contact Amy Mills Jackson at [email protected].

It's the day of the show, y'all!
05/30/2026

It's the day of the show, y'all!

It's the day of the show, y'all! The tenth annual ROD WILSON 24-HOUR TEN MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL performs tonight, May 30, at 7 pm in the Mountain View Performance Hall...for FREE! Come support new voices in playwrighting and your favorite Dallas College actors in EIGHT amazing shows-from pregnant seahorses to spacemen to shrews on trial!

*The PLAYWRIGHTS have never met the DIRECTORS.
*The DIRECTORS have never met the ACTORS.
*The ACTORS have never met the PLAYWRIGHTS or the DIRECTORS.
*The AUDIENCE has never seen the plays!

IT’S TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF FEVERISH FUN as MVC actors rehearse and perform the TENTH annual RW24-HTMPF!

CAPRICE by Straton Rushing
Directed by Jonathan Tyler Starring Joe Borunda

THE PLAYWRIGHT by Darrell Bartell
Directed by Nick Casteñon
Starring Gianluc Rangel, Cherry Smith, Rafa Meza, Maddox Nguyen

BIRD ON A FERRY by Blaise Miller
Directed by Zetra Goodlow
Starring Abby Addai, Dave Anh, Sam Knuckolls, George Spelvin

SYMPTOMS OF A PREGNANT SEAHORSE by Alyssa Hicks
Directed by Corey Ranson Starring Erick Martinez & Ian Rangel

ALPHONSO XII (Part II) by J.D. Allard
Directed by Samantha Grace
Starring Amelia Donahue, Trynadee Smith, Malik Cunningham, Jamiah Taylor, Aundrel Givens & Jasmine Arriaga

THE SHREW STRIKES BACK by Toby Inoue
Directed by Albert Wash II
Starring Cheyenne Jackson, Zachary E. Boring & Camilo “Milo” Ramos

MONOLOGUES OF A BROWN GIRL by Azure Arther
Directed by Irene Gasarah-Curry
Starring Diana Ramirez-Romero & Tytianah Duren-Clifton

WHEN YOU GROW UP YOU’RE GOING TO BE A POET, OLIVER
by Emiliano Rosas Lopez Directed by Straton Rushing
Starring Silvia Arzola, Gabriel Lafee & Serenity Nucharnat

It's the day of the show, y'all! The tenth annual ROD WILSON 24-HOUR TEN MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL performs tonight, May 30, ...
05/30/2026

It's the day of the show, y'all! The tenth annual ROD WILSON 24-HOUR TEN MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL performs tonight, May 30, at 7 pm in the Mountain View Performance Hall...for FREE! Come support new voices in playwrighting and your favorite Dallas College actors in EIGHT amazing shows-from pregnant seahorses to spacemen to shrews on trial!

*The PLAYWRIGHTS have never met the DIRECTORS.
*The DIRECTORS have never met the ACTORS.
*The ACTORS have never met the PLAYWRIGHTS or the DIRECTORS.
*The AUDIENCE has never seen the plays!

IT’S TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF FEVERISH FUN as MVC actors rehearse and perform the TENTH annual RW24-HTMPF!

CAPRICE by Straton Rushing
Directed by Jonathan Tyler Starring Joe Borunda

THE PLAYWRIGHT by Darrell Bartell
Directed by Nick Casteñon
Starring Gianluc Rangel, Cherry Smith, Rafa Meza, Maddox Nguyen

BIRD ON A FERRY by Blaise Miller
Directed by Zetra Goodlow
Starring Abby Addai, Dave Anh, Sam Knuckolls, George Spelvin

SYMPTOMS OF A PREGNANT SEAHORSE by Alyssa Hicks
Directed by Corey Ranson Starring Erick Martinez & Ian Rangel

ALPHONSO XII (Part II) by J.D. Allard
Directed by Samantha Grace
Starring Amelia Donahue, Trynadee Smith, Malik Cunningham, Jamiah Taylor, Aundrel Givens & Jasmine Arriaga

THE SHREW STRIKES BACK by Toby Inoue
Directed by Albert Wash II
Starring Cheyenne Jackson, Zachary E. Boring & Camilo “Milo” Ramos

MONOLOGUES OF A BROWN GIRL by Azure Arther
Directed by Irene Gasarah-Curry
Starring Diana Ramirez-Romero & Tytianah Duren-Clifton

WHEN YOU GROW UP YOU’RE GOING TO BE A POET, OLIVER
by Emiliano Rosas Lopez Directed by Straton Rushing
Starring Silvia Arzola, Gabriel Lafee & Serenity Nucharnat

*The PLAYWRIGHTS have never met the Directors. *The DIRECTORS have never met the Actors. *The ACTORS have never met the ...
05/26/2026

*The PLAYWRIGHTS have never met the Directors.
*The DIRECTORS have never met the Actors.
*The ACTORS have never met the Directors or Playwrights.
*The AUDIENCE has never seen the plays!

THE ROD WILSON 24-HOUR TEN MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL celebrates it's FIRST DECADE on Saturday, May 30, 2026 at 7 PM Mountain View College Performance Hall.
FREE TO THE PUBLIC with an Audience/Company TALK BACK immediately following the performance, moderated by LINUS CRAIG.

Come support playwrights J. D. Allard, Azure Arther, Darrell Bartell, Alyssa Hicks, Toby Inoue, Emiliano Rosas Lopez, Blaise Miller & Straton Rushing!

STILL LOOKING for one male actor (late teens-mid-twenties) for the 10th annual ROD WILSON 24-HOUR TEN MINUTE PLAY FESTIV...
05/20/2026

STILL LOOKING for one male actor (late teens-mid-twenties) for the 10th annual ROD WILSON 24-HOUR TEN MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL! Literally, 24 hours of free food, fun and glory for one lucky guy who is a quick study! Email [email protected] for more info...or to accept the role!

CONGRATULATIONS to Mountain View Theatre Student, Jade M. Natal...on her summer gig over at Dallas Shakes!
05/15/2026

CONGRATULATIONS to Mountain View Theatre Student, Jade M. Natal...on her summer gig over at Dallas Shakes!

Calling all VOLUNTEER ACTORS for free food, fantastic camaraderie and a fulfilling twenty-four hours of bringing new pla...
05/09/2026

Calling all VOLUNTEER ACTORS for free food, fantastic camaraderie and a fulfilling twenty-four hours of bringing new plays, by new playwrights to a new audience! The ROD WILSON 24-HOUR TEN MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL at Dallas College's Mountain View Campus is looking (specifically!) for three men and two women to round out a company of 30 + local actors, DFW directors and playwrights from all over. Dates are Friday, May 29-6-11 pm and Saturday, May 30-9am-9 pm. Eight ten-minute plays will be performed at 7 pm in the Performance Hall at MVC with an audience talk-back immediately following...email [email protected] ASAP to "throw your hat into the ring!"

ENJOY photos from MVC's spring production of WHERE WORDS ONCE WERE by Finegan Kruckemeyer, directed bt Laurence Wensel, ...
04/29/2026

ENJOY photos from MVC's spring production of WHERE WORDS ONCE WERE by Finegan Kruckemeyer, directed bt Laurence Wensel, Jr...and compliments of costume designer Angie Malone!

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CALLING ALL SHAKESPEARE-ers! Dallas College's Shakespeare at the Mountain View Fountain is holding auditions for A MIDSU...
04/08/2026

CALLING ALL SHAKESPEARE-ers! Dallas College's Shakespeare at the Mountain View Fountain is holding auditions for A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Saturday, April 11 from 1-5 pm and Monday from 4-8 pm in Room W-37 (west side of campus, in the basement!). Director Laurence Wensel Jr. is looking for a cast of ALL AGES (fluent in Spanish is a plus!) to perform OUTDOORS, June 23-27 with M-F rehearsals beginning on May 26. Cold readings from the script or bring your best classical monologue...tours of the "wedding cake" stage on request! For more information or sides, email [email protected].

"Lord, what fools these mortals be" as all dedicated DFW thespians are invited to AUDITION for Shakespeare at the Mounta...
03/31/2026

"Lord, what fools these mortals be" as all dedicated DFW thespians are invited to AUDITION for Shakespeare at the Mountain View Fountain's June production of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.. in the TEXAS HEAT!
This true community production directed by Laurence Wensel, Jr. on Dallas College's Mountain View campus seeks actors of all ages and experiences (fluent in Spanish is a plus!) to commit to a month of evening rehearsals (beginning May 26, M-F, no weekends) for a June 23-27 run under the stars at the beautiful Garden of Learning Fountain on the MVC Campus Quad.
Auditions are Saturday, April 11 from 1-5 pm and Monday, April 13 from 4-8 pm in Room W-37(basement of the West Building) Cold readings from the script or bring your best "classic monologue." Questions? Email [email protected]

It's the day of the show, y'all! WHERE WORDS ONCE WERE opens tonight at 7:30 pm in the Mountain View Performance Hall! F...
03/11/2026

It's the day of the show, y'all! WHERE WORDS ONCE WERE opens tonight at 7:30 pm in the Mountain View Performance Hall! Free, fun and lots of food for thought! See you there! ALL FEEL SAFE!

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Telephone

+12148603685

Website

https://www.dallascollege.edu/cd/credit/drama/

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