The performing arts have always been an important part of life on the Monterey Peninsula, and for over 60 years the MPC Theatre Company has lead the way, educating our students, entertaining audiences, and making live Theatre a major part of our local culture.

The Company is the production arm of the MPC Theatre Arts Department and compliments the MPC Theatre Arts educational program. The Company produces productions on Main Stage and Studio Theatre at MPC and around the community giving our theatre arts students, non theatre students, community actors, technicians, and artists the opportunity to participate in high quality live theatrical productions on the peninsula.

Fall Productions

An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe (October 25 - November 3)

Directed by Todd Siff on the Morgan Stock Stage

Prepare for a spine-tingling night of suspense and mystery!

Enter the wonderfully creepy world of Edgar Allan Poe with six faithful adaptations of some of his most haunting works. From old favorites such as The Cask of Amontillado and The Tell-Tale Heart to lesser known gems like The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether, this collection of short plays represents Poe at his most horrifying.

Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most influential literary figures of the last three hundred years. His horror-filled works are part of our cultural consciousness. MPC Theatre Arts is excited to bring six of his classic tales to life on the Morgan Stock Stage for the Halloween season! Our production features stage adaptations of the following classic tales: The Raven, The Cask of Amontillado, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Fall of the House of Usher, The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether, and The Purloined Letter. An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe features over 25 MPC students, staff, and community members. The production will combine Poe's tales from the 19th century with modern lighting and projection to create a unique experience for the Monterey Peninsula theatre audience! Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc.(www.playscripts.com)

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Top Girls (November 14 - 24)

Directed by Laura Coté

Step into the bold and thought-provoking world of "Top Girls", where ambition, sacrifice, and success collide in one powerful play. Don’t miss this daring exploration of feminism and power!

“Top Girls” is a hysterical, surrealistic, and groundbreaking play about who wins or loses when women put themselves first. Marlene has just been promoted to be Managing Director of the Top Girls Employment Agency in London, but at what cost? Her ascent from blue-collar roots to the executive suite required both personal and professional sacrifices. Famously using iconic female historical and mythological figures, the play explores the realities of being female and the potential price of achieving success in a patriarchal society.  Set against Margaret Thatcher’s Britain in the early 1980s, and the evolving complexities of modern feminism, this all-female cast of characters tackles the question of what it actually takes to succeed in today’s business world. First produced over 40 years ago this play was recently heralded as one of the top 100 of the modern era. Times change, or do they?

Recommended for 13 years + for mature content.

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