The Cuesta College Drama Department is dedicated to initiating students into the artistic process through the medium of theatre.
It is our mission to provide students with a training and production program that will prepare them technically, conceptually, and personally to create their own work, and to meet the far-ranging demands of both contemporary and traditional directors, playwrights, choreographers, composers, and filmmakers. Our goal is to facilitate the development of young artists who have the skill, vision, courage, and will – as well as the personal, social and conceptual consciousness – to create new theatre art.
Current Drama Production
James and the Giant Peach
A little magic can take you a long way... After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts, Spiker and Sponge. Life there is no fun until James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree and strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow and, before long, it's as big as a house. Inside, James meets a bunch of oversized friends: Miss Spider, Old-Green-Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug, and Earthworm. With a snip of the stem, the peach starts rolling away, and the great adventure begins!