THEA 3- 3 units
Transferable: CSU: UC: CSU-GE: GAV-GE:C1
Advisory: Eligible for English 250 & English 260


El Teatro Campesino
Spring 2008 -Online

 

Welcome to Thea. 3

El Teatro Campesino

Reading, viewing and discussing the work of writer/director Luis Valdez and El Teatro Campesino (The Farmworkers Theatre) is the focus of this course. It traces the historical development of the theatrical company from it's creation in 1965 to the present. Students will read actos, plays and view theatrical productions performed by El Teatro Campesino located in nearby San Juan Bautista.

Since it's inception, El Teatro Campesino and its founder and artistic director, Luis Valdez, have set the standard for Chicano/Latino theatrical production in the United States. Always bold, challenging, and distinctive, El Teatro Campesino has earned a singular place in American professional theater.

Purchase your books NOW by visiting the El Teatro Campesino Website.
Click on the Books & Literature link to buy the two books required for the class:

  • Luis Valdez, Early Works
  • Zoot Suit and other Plays

During the semester, you will have the opportunity to read and write about the work of
El Teatro Campesino ( The Farmworkers Theater) and the plays of
writer/director, Luis Valdez, founder and artistic director of El Teatro Campesino located in San Juan Bautista, California.

We will trace the historical development of El Teatro Campesino from 1965 to the present.
Although the class is entirely online, we will have one face to face meeting at the El Teatro Campesino Playhouse in San Juan Bautista to visit the Teatro Museum and watch staged Performances by the current acting ensemble and hosted by Founder/Artistic Director Luis Valdez this semester.

Your instructors for this online course are Ruben Gonzalez

Ruben Gonzalez is an actor/writer/director from Los Angeles.  He has studied at Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York City and at the London Academy for the Performing Arts in London, England.  He has appeared in films such as: Suckers, Selena, The Master, It's Pat to name a few and is currently filming Mission St. Rhapsody starring Benjamin Bratt.  His television credits include veronica Mars, Medium, Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman and Air America.  Ruben has toured his one-man shows Diary of a MAD MEXICAN  and The Messiah Complex throughout the United States and Poland.  Recently, he finished his first short film and is planning to shoot his feature in the near future. He is an artistic associate of El Teatro Campesino.

email address: rgonzalez@gavilan.edu

and Marilyn Abad-Cardinalli

Marilyn has been teaching theatre arts and television at Gavilan College for over 3 decades. She is also a member of the Board of Directors at El Teatro Campesino and has produced many ETC productions at the Playhouse and in the Mission. She is the Executive Producer of GavTV Channel 18, the Gavilan Educational Channel.

email address: mabad@gavilan.edu

Phone:  408-848-4764

Office:  PB 11H

 
Live Orientations
 The Gavilan Library will offer several orientations to online courses during the first two weeks of the semester. If you have never taken an online course, this orientation will provide critical information to help you be successful in this class. If you are unable to attend an orientation on campus, an online tutorial will be available. For more details see the schedule of orientations. 
Respect & Plagarism
You are expected to respect other people's opinions even if you don't agree with them. Please respect my efforts to run a thought-provoking class by holding up your end of the bargain and participating in a positive manner. Refrain from sending "flame email" - email that rudely criticizes or ridicules someone's ideas. Remember that we are in an academic environment and messages should be appropriate for that audience. Individuals who repeatedly behave inappropriately or unprofessionally will be warned, may be asked to drop, or may be dropped from the course.

Communicating in cyberspace (the web) requires good manners as in any speaking situation.  Click on Netiquette to see what is acceptable and unacceptable behavior.

Additionally, respect includes giving credit when credit is due. Just as we like to receive credit for the work we do, others deserve the same. Using someone's ideas and/or words without acknowledgment is plagiarism! Plagiarism can result in a failing grade on an assignment or in the class.

To do list:

 

 

Logging on to the class.

1. Go to the Gavilan Webpage at www.gavilan.edu/disted

2. Click the on-line link to Distance Education

3. Scroll down to the class Thea 3 El Teatro Campesino

4. Review Logging On to your class.
5. Problems: email me: Marilyn Abad-Cardinalli mabad@gavilan.edu or Distance education coordinator: JoAnne Howell

 


Address of this page:
http://www.gavilan.edu/disted/abad/
Last updated on February 27, 2006
For questions or comments, please email
Jo Anne Howell at jhowell@gavilan.edu