Personnel:
Beth McBrien, Department Chair/Professor
Nicole Hess Diestler, Professor/Transfer Coordinator/Technical Theater Liason
Lisa Drummond, Marketing Director
Submission Policy:
Theater AA (general), Theater for Transfer AA, Technical Theater AA, Technical Theater Certificate, Musical Theater AA and Certificate, Acting AA and Certificate. Public, low fee or no fee education. Transfer agreements with UC or CSU campuses. Work study, scholarships, and financial aid available.
Programs:
Musical Theater, Theater Acting, Theater
Degrees:
AA, Certificate
Comments:
Diablo Valley College's drama department, DVC Drama, is a theatrical training program dedicated to creating avenues for aspiring young theatre artists. The program prepares students for excellence in every aspect of theater with a myriad of creative design and performance opportunities. Students work with professionally trained and highly skilled faculty and staff. Students have a solid history of becoming working professionals, booking jobs in national tours, regional theaters, theme parks, and the TV and film industry.
The DVC Drama Program offers Technical Theater students opportunities to gain both theoretical knowledge and practical experience in all areas of the theater, from an overview of the multiple disciplines of theater and the collaborations within, to the various functions that make theater productions work.