Spring 2019 OLLI Catalog

ART, CULTURE & LANGUAGE
Instructor and Facilitator: Maria Ruiz is
a member of both OLLI and Omnilore;
a District Toastmasters Qualified
Speaker; and the “drama guru” at the
Joslyn Center in Manhattan Beach.
She also directs and produces at the
Dramatic Readers Theater in two South
Bay locations.
6 Wednesdays
March 6, 20
April 3, 17
May 1, 15
1:30pm – 3:30pm
Extended Education Building,
EE-1222
Fee: $20
NLLL 154 Section 02
Course No. 23927
Save The Date!
n Museum of Latin
American Art (MOLAA)
Thursday, May 2
11:00am – 1:00pm
(See page 29)
Let’s Read a Play!
No stage or acting experience required. Join us for the opportunity
to have some fun and to polish our dramatic skills. Our director,
Maria Ruiz, will introduce the authors and theater history of each
play before readings begin. You are invited to become a part of
this interesting and interactive approach to enjoying a play and to
experience cold readings. Expect lively discussion about meaning
and content.
Students usually obtain copies of the plays from libraries
or purchase copies. Refreshments will be served.
Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams
March 6, 20
Blanche Dubois arrives without warning and moves
in with her sister Stella and Stanley, her sister’s
husband. When she learns that Stella is pregnant
it is the beginning of her mental breakdown.
Stanley learns that Blanche lost her teaching job for
having sex with a student, and had been living in a hotel known for
prostitution. Stanley repeats the rumors, upsetting Stella, who goes
into labor.
After the Fall, by Arthur Miller
April 3, 17
In the early stages of a new love, paralyzing
memories of past relationships haunt Quentin, a
liberal New York attorney who questions his own
ability to truly connect with the women in his life.
The author unflinchingly tackles the emotional
brutality that can unfold within a marriage, against
the backdrop of politics and celebrity. The drama revolves around
addiction, alcoholism, and ultimately his wife’s suicide attempts.
Stick Fly, by Lydia Diamond
May 1, 15
The LeVay family is spending a weekend at their
Martha’s Vineyard summer home and end up
airing more than the drapes. Younger brother
Kent, struggling to find direction in his life,
brings his fiancée, Taylor. Elder brother Flip, a
successful plastic surgeon and womanizer, brings his new girlfriend,
Kimber. Tensions flair as race, class and family become prime
topics of discussion.
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