NEWS
Check here and our social media for updates on auditions and upcoming productions! Click here to email Director Denise Elia-Yen for more information.
Production Calendar
Click a date below for our events!
CLASS FORMS
Syllabi for the 2021 - 2022 school year will be posted in August 2021.
Drama, Stagecraft, Film
Welcome!
MCHS Drama, Stagecraft, and Film is an award-winning program. Our students are provided with a safe haven to develop performing, technical, and cinematic skills among the standards of a professional environment. It is our goal to cultivate performers, designers, technicians, writers, directors, and other industry personnel who continue their education and find fulfilling jobs in theater, television, voiceovers, and film.
CLICK HERE FOR AN OVERVIEW OF OUR PROGRAM
The Overview provides a breakdown of our classes, shows, and trips!
Congratulations Lenaea High School Theater Festival winners!
Silver - Monologue
Bronze - Costume and Set Design
Respondent's Choice - Monologue and Musical Theatre Solo
We are proud of all students representing our school and program!
a Peek behind-the-scenes!
MEET THE Director
Denise Elia-Yen is an award-winning actress and director with 30+ years of experience including performances on stage and screen, print, voiceover, on both coasts, and in international theatre festivals representing the United States.
Originally from Long Island, New York, she received back-to-back Excellence in Theatre Principal Actress in a Musical awards from the San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle for her portrayals of Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun and Elizabeth Benning in Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein: the Musical, among several nominations over the years. Her productions have also received SFBATCC, Marquee Theatre, and Theatre Bay Area awards and nominations for their set, lighting, and sound designs. Mrs. Elia-Yen most recently directed and starred in Left Edge Theatre Company's grand re-opening production of Slow Food, the first in-person production in the North Bay Area post lockdown.
Her first teaching gig was a weekend workshop for Cornell University's Four-H program. For nearly a decade since, she taught privately, and built drama programs at schools and drama camps in Sonoma and Marin counties.
Mrs. Elia-Yen is delighted to be an MCHS puma since 2017! She continues to work as a local actor and director as time allows to keep her skills sharp and current. She holds a B.F.A. in Theater Performance and B.A. in Italian from the Center for the Arts, S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo, New York. When not in the classroom or on stage, you'll find her at the coast or on her standup paddleboard. She has two grown stepsons and lives with her loving husband and two cats.
DONATE HERE!
Here's how you can make a tax deductible donation today! We are dependent upon ticket sales and donations to support all the makings of our productions and trips. THANK YOU!
1. Write a check payable to MCHS (write "Drama" in the memo) and mail to:
MCHS Drama Department
c/o Denise Elia-Yen
6975 Montecito Boulevard
Santa Rosa, California 95409
2. View our Amazon Wish List:
3. Go to our Buy Me a Coffee:
We gratefully accept new or gently used:
TOOLS:
measuring tape
carpenter pencils
power tools (drills, sanders, saws, etc.)
rechargeable batteries:
- (AA for bodymics, 18V Ryobi or other for power tools)
- drill battery charging stations
1" screws
drill bits
adjustable clamps (metal preferred)
sandpaper
mini sledge
flashlights
8' x 1" x 4" , 8' x 2" x 4" lumber
4' x 8' Luann or plywood sheets
COSTUMES:
dresses
military uniforms
hats
shoes/boots
costume jewelry and accessories
We accept leftover paint and unique furniture and items, too! Email program director Denise Elia-Yen to arrange delivery:
