Giving the audiences ‘Goosebumps’

For the first time ever a South Texas theater, namely Corpus Christi’s Harbor Playhouse, is staging “Goosebumps: Phantom of the Auditorium.” Tickets can be found on Harbor Playhouse’s website at harborplayhouse.com. One of the lead actors, Abigail Martin, felt a certain kinship with her character, Brooke Rodgers. “Brooke is kind of an upbeat, optimistic fun-loving girl who loves scary stuff and that’s me really,” Martin said. The music also influenced her to audition as well. “I loved the songs ‘Babbling Brooke’ and ‘Story of the Phantom,’ and they are my second and third most-listened songs on Apple Music right now,”…

Pepe Serna entertains, inspires at DMC

One of Del Mar College’s most recognizable graduates returned to campus Dec. 12 to help inspire the next generation of actors. Pepe Serna, a member of DMC’s Hall of Fame, visited with students in Kim Frederick’s theater class and answered questions about working in show business while sharing tips with the class. “That’s life; when you get hooked on to something that you really like, jump on that bus and take it, it will take you there,” said Serna, who has starred in more than 100 movies, including “Scarface.” Serna also told the students that no job is too small…

Drama students to present ‘Gut Girls’

McKenzie Jackson mjackson@foghornnews.com The all-too-familiar themes of the struggles of women in the workplace and economic displacement will be brought to life this semester through the captivating 1988 Sarah Daniels play “Gut Girls.” Auditions for the DMC Drama Department production were Sept. 6-7. Rehearsals will begin Sept. 12 and run until the play opens in late October. “We have lots of places to get involved,” said Carl Yowell, drama professor. “People can audition and act in the show. We also have lots of crew positions. We have what is called running crew, who does things like running sound and running…

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Play Review

Del Mar College Drama department introduces the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde play directed by Professor Kim Frederick. The story takes place during the year 1883 in London, England home to a  doctor who used himself as a test subject in an experiment that went terribly wrong. Now Dr. Henry Jekyll with multiple personalities of his other self Mr. Hyde tries to undo the wrong that had been done from his experiment. The beginning of the play grabbed and slowly lost my attention as Dr. Jekyll was introduced into the scene with his fellow men having a drink and gossiping…