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Special Appreciation to: Khari Constantine, Alum (2015); Geovanny Guzman, Alum (2019); Delasia Vanterpool, Degree Candidate (2022); Victoria A. Villier, Alum (2015); Professor Adair; & The Office of Marketing & Communications.

QCC Theatre Stream

We wish we could share all our past work, but cannot due to copyright protections. Please enjoy the following available productions:

The @s written & directed by C. Julian Jimenez (47 min., Spring 2022).

A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, adapted & directed by Arthur Adair (1 hr. 21 min., Spring 2019).

The Taming! A vaudevillian adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare, adapted by C. Julian Jimenez & Jodi Van Der Horn-Gibson, directed by C. Julian Jimenez (1 hr. 59 min., Fall 2018).

Ubu Roi by Alfred Jarry, adapted & directed by Arthur Adair (1 hr. 29 min., Spring 2017).

anOTHER by J. Julian Christopher & the Ensemble, directed by J. Julian Christopher, a.k.a C. Julian Jimenez (1 hr. 28 min., Fall 2016).

Hamlet by William Shakespeare, adapted & directed by Georgia McGill (1 hr. 49 min., Fall 2016).

Technical Theatre Experiences

Each semester, we offer work calls for students to assist with painting, set, lights, sound, projections, run crew, and many more technical theatre opportunities. No experience required, we are all here to learn.

Stage Makeup & Costume Construction, contact Professor Fulton AFulton@qcc.cuny.edu 

Backstage Crew & Work, contact Professor Rothenberg JARothenberg@qcc.cuny.edu

Stage Managers & Ushers, contact Professor Rothenberg JARothenberg@qcc.cuny.edu

Ushers see productions for FREE. Arrive 45 minutes before the play begins and check in with the house manager who will give you duties to assist the audience in finding their seats, receiving their programs, finding the restroom, etc. Ushers may also guard areas that the audience should not access, such as backstage space. Ushers must be dressed in our department dress code of white top, black bottoms. You are representing our department. A friendly and welcoming demeanor is important for the audience to feel invited into the world of the play.

Usher sign-up list is posted outside the Theatre Department office during Tech Week.

All "work calls" announced via the Student Listserv, to your QCC Student Email account.

Not a Theatre Major? Not a Problem.

ALL oppportunities are open to ALL students. No experience required. We are all here to learn. Also, most all theatre courses can serve as electives in any major. Courses include Acting I & II, Stagecraft I & II, Voice & Speech for the Actor, Movement for the Actor, Stage Makeup, Costume Construction, Stage Management, & Introduction to Theatre. 

For more information, contact Department Enrollment Coordinator, Professor Adair AAdair@qcc.cuny.edu

Ticket Information

Shadowbox Theatre: "Z" Building, off 56th Ave. Humanities Theatre: Humanities Building.

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Spring 2022

This is a poster for the spring 2022 production of ‘The @s’ Written and Directed by Professor C. Julian Jimenez. The poster displays a lone young individual peeking out behind a social media post with a television as a head.

Fall 2021

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This is a poster for the fall 2021 in-person and online streamed production of ‘The Ghost Moments’ by Randy Wyatt and Directed by Professor Yonker. The poster displays a lone young individual on a swing suspended in a house set against the backdrop of a blue sky and clouds.

Spring 2021

This is a poster for the spring 2021 online streamed production of ‘She Kills Monsters’ by Qui Nguyen and Directed by Professor McGill. The poster displays a young warrior amidst a sea of dragons.

Fall 2019 & Spring 2020

This is a poster for the fall 2019 production of ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ by Ken Kesey and Dale Wasserman, and Directed by Professor Yonker. The poster displays various pills in a birds nest.

This is a poster for the first spring 2020 production of ‘Waiting for Lefty’ by Clifford Odets and Directed by Professor Adair. The poster displays a group of arms holding signs in support of a strike.

Spring 2019

This is a poster for the spring 2019 production of ‘Dontrell, Who Kissed The Sea’ by Nathan Alan Davis, and Directed by Professor McGill. The poster displays a sailboat at sea with a diverse grouping of hands reaching up towards the sky.

This is a poster for the spring 2019 production of ‘A Dolls House’ by Henrik Ibsen, adapted and Directed by Professor Adair. The poster displays a mother trapped in a bird cage.

Fall 2018

This is a poster for the fall 2018 production of ‘The Taming: A vaudevillian adaptation of The Taming of The Shrew by William Shakespeare’, adapted and directed by Professor Jiménez. The poster displays trapeze artists flying through the air.
This is a poster for the fall 2018 production of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’, adapted by Joe Landry and directed by Professor Yonker. The poster displays Christmas presents suspended in the air.

Spring 2018

This is a poster for the spring 2017 production of ‘Anna in the Tropics’, written by Nilo Cruz, and directed by Professor Yonker. The poster displays the title in large letters framing a cigar.

This is a poster for the spring 2018 production of ‘Far Away’, written by Caryl Churchill and directed by Professor Adair. The poster displays a young girl standing in front of a body of water and the sun.

Fall 2017

This is a poster for the past fall 2017 production of ‘Runaways’, book, lyrics, and music by Elizabeth Swados, and directed by Professor McGill. The poster displays a pair of sneakers resting on a brick wall.

This is a poster for the past fall 2017 production of ‘She Eats Apples’, written by Stephanie K. Brownell, and directed by C. Julian Jiménez. The poster displays an image of a woman, a tree, and an apple rising above a small town.

Spring 2017

This is a poster for the past spring 2017 production of ‘Ubu Roi’, written by Alfred Jarry, and adapted and directed by Professor Adair. The poster displays a large clown and a spiral on its belly.

This is a poster for the past spring 2017 production of ‘Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom’, written by Jennifer Haley, and directed by Professor Yonker. The poster displays picture frames against a red velvet wall and a creepy hand coming from behind the armchair.

Fall 2016

This is a poster for the past fall 2016 production of ‘Hamlet’, written by William Shakespeare, and directed by Professor McGill. The poster displays a tie-dyed arm chair and a tie-dyed dove hovering above.

This is a poster for the past fall 2016 production of ‘anOther’, written by J. Julian Christopher and the Ensemble, and directed by J. Julian Christopher (aka C. Julian Jimenez). The poster displays a grand mosaic arch and the head of a goddess.

Spring 2016

This is a poster for the past spring 2016 production of ‘The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940’, written by John Bishop, and directed by Professor Yonker. The poster displays picture frames askew against a red velvet wall and a creepy hand coming from behind the armchair.

This is a poster for the past spring 2016 production of ‘In the Blood’, written by Suzan Lori-Parks, and directed by Professor Adair. The poster displays two large hands grasping the Brooklyn Bridge as if the bridge was a prison.

Fall 2015

This is a poster for the past fall 2015 production of ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum’, book by Burt Shevelove & Larry Gelbart, music by Stephen Sondheim, and directed by Professor Jimenez. The poster displays the Coliseum against a sky blue background and Romans running around.

This is a poster for the past fall 2015 production of ‘Big Love’, written by Charles Mee, and directed by Professor McGill. The poster displays a bride and groom against a sky blue background and a helicopter in the distance.

Spring 15

This is a poster for the past spring 2015 production of ‘Metamorphoses’, written by Mary Zimmerman, and directed by Professor Adair. The poster displays a child floating in the sea and a dark sky above.

This is a poster for the past spring 2015 production of ‘Nothing is the End of the World (except for the end of the World)’, written by Bekah Brunstetter, and directed by Professor Jimenez. The poster displays 5 teenagers walking to school, two of them have a sign that says robot on their backs.

Fall 2014

This is a poster for the past fall 2014 production of ‘Electra’, written by Sophocles, and directed by Professor McGill. The poster displays an ancient Greek vase decorated with the face of a girl crying a tear of blood.

This is a poster for the past fall 2014 production of ‘Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead’, written by Bert V. Royal, and directed by Professor Yonker. The poster displays a dog house against a black sky and a large cloud above.

Spring 2014

This is a poster for the past spring 2014 production of ‘12 Angry Jurors’, original teleplay by Reginald Rose, adapted by Sherman Sergel, and directed by Professor Adair. The poster displays the number twelve and a knife set inside the number one. A large hand pushes up against the first of twelve dominoes.

This is a poster for the past spring 2014 production of ‘Milk Milk Lemonade’, written by Joshua Conkel, and directed by Professor Jimenez. The poster displays a dancing rooster and a farm in the background.

Fall 2013

This is a poster for the past fall 2013 production of ‘Spring Awakening’, books and lyrics by Steven Sater, music by Duncan Sheik, and directed by Professor Jimenez. The poster displays a solo rock singer, singing into a microphone.

This is a poster for the past fall 2013 production of ‘Columbinus’, written by Stephen Karam and PJ Paparelli (and the United States Theater Project), and directed by Professor Yonker. The poster displays two high school teenagers in front of a row of lockers standing above the outlines of three dead bodies.

Spring 2013

This is a poster for the past spring 2013 production of ‘Our Town’, written by Thornton Wilder, and directed by Professor Yonker. The poster displays two large hands holding each, two ladders, and a full moon in the background.

This is a poster for the past spring 2013 production of ‘Marisol: An apocalyptic urban fantasy’, written by Jose Rivera, and directed by Professor Jimenez. The poster displays a large machine gun in a blood red sky and a smog-filled city below.

Fall 2012

This is a poster for the past fall 2012 production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, written by William Shakespeare, and adapted and directed by Professor Adair. The poster displays a river and vines reaching up from the water to the sky.

This is a poster for the past fall 2012 production of ‘Almost, Maine’, written by John Cariani, and directed by Professor McGill. The poster displays trees set against a night sky filled with stars.

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