Pete the pirate as muses of comedy and tragedyOrange Coast College's Theatre Department has released its 2023-2024 season. These productions include faculty and student-directed shows with various offerings: from one-act plays to a run of Chicago.

Faculty-directed productions of the Main Stage are directed by recognized theatre professionals and educators, allowing students to develop and perfect their craft with the latest in contemporary theatre, musicals, and classical theatre.

Student-directed productions of the Repertory (The Rep) offer students the hands-on opportunity to direct, act, write, stage manage and create designs, publicity, and technical elements for an entire season of productions.

Auditions for OCC mainstage shows are open to all. Tickets can be reserved at occtickets.universitytickets.com. Announcements and presentation information can be found @occ_theatre on social media.

These events are ADA-compliant. Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made no later than five business days before this event by contacting the Visual & Performing Arts Division at (714) 432-5629.

 

OCC Theatre Fall 2023

Theatre Nouveau
(THE REP)
Meet the newest Rep members as they join the returning Rep Company
In the Drama Lab Studio Theatre
September 15-17 at 7:30 pm
FREE! *Mature Audiences

 

COMEDY TONIGHT!
(THE REP)
A collection of short comic plays
In the Drama Lab Studio Theatre
October 13-15 at 7:30 pm
FREE! *Mature Audiences

 

ILLIUM
(Mainstage)
Shakespeare’s Troilus & Cressida reimagined in a new adaptation written and directed by Pete Uribe.
November 3, 4, 5, 10 & 11 at 7:30 pm, November 12 at 2:30 pm
In the Drama Lab Theatre
*Mature Audiences

 

An Old-Fashioned Christmas Melodrama & Ice Cream Social
(Mainstage)
THE REP presents the comic holiday melodrama The Toy Master General! Written by David Scaglione and directed by Tom Bruno
December 1 and 8 at 7 p.m., December 2 9 at 2:30 pm and 7 pm, December 3 and 10 at 2:30 pm
In the Drama Lab Theatre

 

OCC Theatre Spring 2024 

Plays Made in a Day!
The Rep will write, direct, and stage five short plays in 24 hours.
Feb. 10 & 11 at 7:30 pm
In the Drama Lab Studio
FREE! *Mature Audiences

 

We Are Family
The REP explores the ties that bind us in an evening of story plays about belonging.
March 8, 9 & 10 at 7:30 pm
In the Drama Lab Studio
FREE! *Mature Audiences

 

BORN YESTERDAY by Garson Kanin
This production brings humor to politics as it visits American politics in a classic romantic comedy directed by Bethany Kraemer.
March 15, 16, 17, 22 & 23 at 7:30 pm, March 24 at 2:30 pm
In the Drama Lab Theatre

 

CHICAGO
Book by Fred Ebb & Bob Fosse Music and Lyrics by John Kander & Fred Ebb
Directed by Tom Bruno, Musical Director Jared Scott III, Choreography by Bitty Hammond
May 3, 4, 5, 10 & 11 at 7:30 pm, May 12 at 2:30 pm
In the Drama Lab Theatre
*Mature Audiences

 

The One Act Play Festival
With this annual tradition, The REP presents various published plays and many original works as a culmination of the production year.
Friday - Sunday, May 17, 18, & 19 at 7:30 pm
Drama Lab Studio
FREE! *Mature Audiences