Theatre and Film


ADDING MACHINE: A Musical

Theatre Department - ADDING MACHINE: A Musical (Photo Credit: Sarah Pirtle)

The Seagull

Theatre Department - The Seagull (Photo Credit: Sarah Pirtle)

TWILIGHT: Los Angeles, 1992

Theatre Department - TWILIGHT: Los Angeles, 1992 (Photo Credit: Sarah Pirtle)

TWILIGHT: Los Angeles, 1992

Theatre Department - TWILIGHT: Los Angeles, 1992 (Photo Credit: Sarah Pirtle)

Fuente Ovejuna (Photo Credit: Sarah Pirtle)

Theatre Department - Fuente Ovejuna (Photo Credit: Sarah Pirtle)

Fuente Ovejuna (Photo Credit: Sarah Pirtle)

Theatre Department - Fuente Ovejuna (Photo Credit: Sarah Pirtle)

Oedipus the King  (Photo Credit:  Sarah Pirtle)

Theatre Department - Oedipus the King (Photo Credit: Sarah Pirtle)

Oedipus the King  (Photo Credit:  Sarah Pirtle)

Theatre Department - Oedipus the King (Photo Credit: Sarah Pirtle)

All My Sons  (Photo Credit: Sarah Pirtle)

Theatre Department - All My Sons (Photo Credit: Sarah Pirtle)

All My Sons  (Photo Credit: Sarah Pirtle)

Theatre Department - All My Sons (Photo Credit: Sarah Pirtle)

The Caucasian Chalk Circle  (Photo Credit: Sarah Pirtle)

Theatre Department - The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Photo Credit: Sarah Pirtle)

The Caucasian Chalk Circle  (Photo Credit: Sarah Pirtle)

Theatre Department - The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Photo Credit: Sarah Pirtle)

Welcome

The Cerritos College Theatre, Film and Television Department invites you to find your passion for the performing arts! We live in the entertainment capital of the world here in Los Angeles County. People from all over the world come here to find fame. The Theatre, Film and Television department is here to help get you started! Whether your interests are behind the scenes, in front of the camera or live on stage we've got the tools you'll need to get you up and out there, ready to work! 

Alumni

John Corbett

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John Corbett is one of Cerritos College Theatre's most well known Alumni. After suffering a back injury which forced him to change careers, John enrolled in Cosmetology and Theatre courses at Cerritos. An early acting photo of John in Cerritos College's 1985 production of Hair can be seen in our photo archive. Today, he is a Golden Globe, Emmy, and Screen Actors Guild nominated actor, best known for his roles in Sex in the City, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and Northern Exposure.

Alejandro PatiƱo

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Alejandro Patino was born in Santa Maria California where family still resides His parents moved to Compton California where they opened a Market Deli from the late Sixties till early Eighties. He entered college as a Business Major and came out Acting & Dancing. He has been relentless in his pursuit of Acting goals, since then acquiring quite an extensive resume. His first ever film work came in the cult classic "The Forbidden Zone" Directed by Richard Elfmann, that was the beginning.

Silvia Cervantes Blush

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Sylvia Cervantes Blush is a director, producer, and educator. In 2014 she was awarded a Fellowship by the Los Angeles Theater Center and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to participate in the Encuentro 2014 National Theater Festival in Los Angeles. She was an assistant director and choreographer for South Coast Repertory and has directed numerous times for PlayGround LA. As a theatre educator she has worked for International City Theatre PACT and Summer Youth Conservatory. Sylvia earned her A.A. Degree in Dance and General Studies from Cerritos College in 2002, her B.A. in Theatre from California State University, Long Beach and her M.F.A. in Directing from University of California - Los Angeles in 2019.

Israel Lopez Reyes

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Israel Lopez Reyes received his B.A. in English from Southern Methodist University and his M.F.A. in acting from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. He has gone on to perform in regional theaters across the country including the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing arts, the Los Angeles Theatre Center, and the New Your City's Metropolitan Museum of Art. In the field of film Lopez Reyes worked closely with Francis Ford Coppola on Distant Vision, a project investigating the possibilities of live cinema and was selected for a research fellowship with google in 2015. His work has been developed with the Latinx Theatre Alliance Los Angeles, Company of Angels and the Latino Theatre Company at the Los Angeles Theatre Center. Currently he teaches the undergraduate course Intro to Acting (T-20) in the Department of Theater.