Bergen Community College Theatre Students to Stage Four Plays

Bergen Community College’s Theatre Production Workshop will present four student-produced, one-act plays in the Ender Hall Laboratory Theatre on the campus at 400 Paramus Road, Paramus, NJ, on Friday, May 4 and Saturday, May 5 at 7:30 p.m., and on Sunday, May 6 at 3:00 p.m. Tickets are $5 and may be purchased in advance in Room A-315 at the College or at the box office one hour before curtain on the days of the performances.
The four plays, “The Wedding Story,” “The Family,” “Hard Candy,” and “Jimmy, the Antichrist” are produced, directed, and performed entirely by students enrolled in the College’s Theater Production Workshop class. Taught by Professor Ken Bonnaffons, of Central Valley, NY, this hands-on class covers all aspects of theatrical production from managing to directing, lighting design, costuming, and of course, acting.

“The plays were chosen for their appeal to our students,” said Professor Bonnaffons. “They are fast, funny and slightly irreverent. We have given the shows an R-rating—R for ridiculous.”

The students of the Theatre Production Workshop are:

Adam Agderian, of Dumont
Brian Arya, of West New York
Bernadette Bladek, of Garfield
Michelle Chomiak, of Hackensack
Mae Frankeberger, of Westwood
Chimene Houssou, of Teaneck
William Howard, of Dumont
Kelly McGovern, of Cliffside Park
Steven Muller, of Dumont
John Onnembo, of Lyndhurst
Lisa Petrocelli, of Cliffside Park
Daniel Pouch, of Midland Park
Michael Sangregorio, of Elmwood Park
Matthew Serio, of Glen Rock
Simone Serra, of Kearny
Catherine Sheedy, of North Arlington
Diamond Sims, of Cliffside Park
Ellen Sirianni, of Mahwah
Meghan Stamatopoulos, of Westwood
Nicole Sterlace, of Little Ferry

Bergen Community College is a public two-year coeducational college, enrolling more than 14,000 students in Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, and Associate in Applied Science degree programs, and certificate programs. More than 10,000 students are enrolled in non-credit, professional courses through the Division of Continuing Education, the Institute for Learning in Retirement, and the Philip J. Ciarco Jr. Learning Center, located at 355 Main Street, Hackensack. Information about the College is available at http://www.bergen.edu or by phoning the Welcome Center at 201-447-7200.