For three days, eagles, frogs, astronauts and other odd creatures invaded campus in “Hot Mess: Short Plays About Climate Change,” presented by the San Jose City College Theater Department.<\/p>\n
“Very interesting and overall a very cute idea, ” San Jose Middle College student Ramola Datta said. “I really like how the different little stories were structured. Sometimes I didn’t really get what they were about, but some of them I found were very impactful.”<\/p>\n
Both the cast and technical crew were comprised of students enrolled in the theater performance and production classes. For many of them, this was their first production.<\/p>\n
“I\u2019m glad we had the opportunity to show everyone that we all have the power to make a difference,” cast member Alejandro Soto said. “I had the time of my life portraying these characters on stage. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever been so attached to a cast like I did with these cast mates.”<\/p>\n
“Hot Mess” was made possible by global collaboration with Climate Change Theater Action, in which short plays were authored by 50 playwrights across the world on the prompt: “How can we turn the challenges of climate change into opportunities?”<\/p>\n
Human biology and environmental science professor Sanhita Datta praised the production\u2019s timeliness and artistry:<\/p>\n
“To say it is hard for an Environmental Science teacher to feel hopeful nowadays is by no means an exaggeration.\u00a0 I felt hopeful today.”<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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