Friday, May 24, 2013

My BMCC Theatre PRIDE!!!


BMCC garnishes Kennedy Center Nominations for the 2nd time!
For the 2nd time my school Borough Of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) has been nominated in the Kennedy Center College Theatre Festival for Their production on Moliere’s The Misanthrope .They were previous nominated for Woyzeck also directed by Director(and one of my fav professors) Alkis  Papoutsis



The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) is a national theater program involving 18,000 students from colleges and universities nationwide which has served as a catalyst in improving the quality of College Theater in the United States.


The KCACTF honors excellence of overall production and offers student artist’s individual recognition through awards and scholarships in playwriting, acting, criticism, directing, and design.
The Misanthrope ran the end of April and received great reviews including great commendations from the BMCC president & Speech & Communications Deputy Chair Sandra S.  Poster who had this to say to Director Alkis  Papoutsis:
My congratulations to your cast and crew for the wonderful production of the Misanthrope that I had the pleasure of seeing last evening. It was a delight -- funny, clever, original and wonderfully entertaining.  You lit up the night! You bring honor to the department and the college.”




The  nominees are :
          Best Actor & Actress
Maria Hernandez as Celeste" The It Girl" & Christopher Hernandez as Carmine (Frankie's Best bud) 

Craig Watson As Frankie "The ladies Man"

Benny Avacedo as Tone "The Poet"

Katie Wright as Annmarie Russo (Celeste's BFF) 


Stage Manager
Emma Ruopp

Why this does has so much significance you ask? Well……

 I was a member of the cast J Lol

The Kennedy Center representative that came to our show said he was overwhelmed with the display of talent and it was hard to choose. We may be a community college in NYC but trust; we can roll with the big boys. Our nominations are proof in the pudding! To be one of the shows even to be considered is an honor and having some of the cast shows that BMCC theatre department is doing something right! This makes me so proud to be a soon to be BMCC alumni




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