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Mendocino College

Ukiah, CA

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Training

Lucas Verbrugghe (Theatre Arts Instructor and department director)

Alicia Bales (Voice and Dialects, MA from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London)

John Tomlinson (MFA in Theatre Performance from Roosevelt University)

Stephen Decker (Technical Director, MFA in Lighting and Scenery from University of Georgia)

Theatre Conservatory Cohort Experience offers intensive afternoon acting, voice, and movement classes

Four-semester sequence over two years with cohort-style training

Students in the full program receive priority in production casting

Performance & Productions

Active production schedule in the Center Theatre and Little Theatre

Annual Festival of New Plays featuring original student-directed works by local playwrights (19th annual in 2026)

Recent productions include Rumors, Cherry Orchard, American Idiot, Legally Blonde, Eurydice, Hamlet, and Cats

School info

Snapshot

Grad rate

25%

Enrollment

2.9K

Earnings

$40K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$1,323

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$10,836

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$21,172

Before aid

Average net price

$8,330

After aid

2025 26 Budget.Pdf · mendocino.edu College Scorecard

Program info updated Sep 4, 1:33 PM

Program Highlights

Training

Lucas Verbrugghe (Theatre Arts Instructor and department director)

Alicia Bales (Voice and Dialects, MA from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London)

John Tomlinson (MFA in Theatre Performance from Roosevelt University)

Stephen Decker (Technical Director, MFA in Lighting and Scenery from University of Georgia)

Theatre Conservatory Cohort Experience offers intensive afternoon acting, voice, and movement classes

Four-semester sequence over two years with cohort-style training

Students in the full program receive priority in production casting

Performance & Productions

Active production schedule in the Center Theatre and Little Theatre

Annual Festival of New Plays featuring original student-directed works by local playwrights (19th annual in 2026)

Recent productions include Rumors, Cherry Orchard, American Idiot, Legally Blonde, Eurydice, Hamlet, and Cats

Program Highlights

Training

Lucas Verbrugghe (Theatre Arts Instructor and department director)

Alicia Bales (Voice and Dialects, MA from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London)

John Tomlinson (MFA in Theatre Performance from Roosevelt University)

Stephen Decker (Technical Director, MFA in Lighting and Scenery from University of Georgia)

Theatre Conservatory Cohort Experience offers intensive afternoon acting, voice, and movement classes

Four-semester sequence over two years with cohort-style training

Students in the full program receive priority in production casting

Performance & Productions

Active production schedule in the Center Theatre and Little Theatre

Annual Festival of New Plays featuring original student-directed works by local playwrights (19th annual in 2026)

Recent productions include Rumors, Cherry Orchard, American Idiot, Legally Blonde, Eurydice, Hamlet, and Cats

Key Info

Enrollment Term

Fall 2027

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Enrollment

Apply free via CCCApply

Rolling admissions with no application deadline

Conservatory Cohort

Contact Lucas Verbrugghe at lverbrugghe@mendocino.edu or (707) 468-3172 for cohort enrollment information

Transfer Pathway

This is a transfer pathway degree built to transfer into a four-year program. Confirm which universities it articulates to, and which credits carry over, before you enroll.

What's The Process

Audition Process

Open-enrollment community college

Admission is through the free CCCApply application

Auditions are held for production casting only, not for program admission

School info

Snapshot

Grad rate

25%

Enrollment

2.9K

Earnings

$40K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$1,323

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$10,836

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$21,172

Before aid

Average net price

$8,330

After aid

2025 26 Budget.Pdf · mendocino.edu College Scorecard

Training

Lucas Verbrugghe (Theatre Arts Instructor and department director)

Alicia Bales (Voice and Dialects, MA from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London)

John Tomlinson (MFA in Theatre Performance from Roosevelt University)

Stephen Decker (Technical Director, MFA in Lighting and Scenery from University of Georgia)

Theatre Conservatory Cohort Experience offers intensive afternoon acting, voice, and movement classes

Four-semester sequence over two years with cohort-style training

Students in the full program receive priority in production casting

Performance & Productions

Active production schedule in the Center Theatre and Little Theatre

Annual Festival of New Plays featuring original student-directed works by local playwrights (19th annual in 2026)

Recent productions include Rumors, Cherry Orchard, American Idiot, Legally Blonde, Eurydice, Hamlet, and Cats

Updated Sep 4, 1:33 PM