Hi there

It feels insane to actually start writing on this thing. I suppose this all started last fall in Theatre History I, taught by David Flaten at University of La Verne. Sierra had talked on and on about how much she really enjoyed Medea and at some point during the year she asked if I would be interested in stage managing it if we were able to get a team going for a senior project. I said yes and I didn't hear about it for awhile, then one day in June I think, she told me she thought Matthew Hill would be on board to help with it, which is huge being that he's a very successful alumni of ULV and has been an integral part of two shows I really enjoyed, The Dumbwaitor and Fool For Love at the Fringe Festival and has designed shows I had both been apart of and seen at ULV. Cody Goss had gone to South Hills High School with Sierra and I, and I actually can't remember how exactly we asked him to become apart of this project but as it sits we are all preparing to propose it as our senior projects. I am very excited to be a producer and stage manager of this production, and am thrilled to say that if we are approved, then we will become the first senior project, in recent years at least, to be attempting to put up a show at an outside venue. Although the production would not be directly associated with the University of La Verne, I believe it is an excellent opportunity to show the LA area the multitalented and dedicated students that the theatre department produces.

I'm really not able to explain how excited I am for this production and as we get into the next stage of pre-production, which will be script weaving from different adaptations I will be sure to keep you posted on our progress.

Alexis Robles