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Interdisciplinary Performance

Woman to Woman - Poetry in an evening of the arts from the point of view of women. Poems Sleeping Wonder and The Other Trees, Lancaster Performing Arts Center Black Box Theater, Lancaster, CA 2004.

Vulture - Poetry with dance choreographed by Chris Anderson that explores the Black Plague, Dance Dimensions, Lancaster Performing Arts Center, Lancaster, CA, 2003.

Opera of the Senses - Poetry and scenes in performance that bring to life images of Florence and Venice. With music composed and performed by Laura Hemenway, video and slides by Rich Sim, choreography by Cindy Littlefield and Chris Anderson, lighting designed by Jonet Leighton, Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, CA, 2003.

Up from the Ash - Poetry with dance choreographed by Cindy Littlefield to commemorate the tragedies of September 11th, Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, CA, 2001.

Toward the Flames - Poetry with dance choreographed by Cindy Littlefield presented as a tribute in Joan of Arc Since She Burned, Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, CA, 2000.

How I Know the Fall Has Come - Poetry for Autumn presented with The Four Seasons by Vivaldi, performed with the Antelope Valley Symphony, conducted by Laura Hemenway, Lancaster Performing Arts Center, Lancaster, CA, 1993.

Original Plays

The Trojan Women - Adaptation of the classic play by Euripides about the women who must survive the Trojan War, production by the Theatre Arts Department, Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, CA, 2002.

The Sharp Edge of Faith - A full length play in verse about the pagan leader Hypatia who teaches in 5th century Alexandria, Egypt, in the face of her persecution by Christian monks, reading at Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, CA, 2001.

The Cow Play - A full length play about a teengage cow who wants to quit being a cow, reading of excerpts at the 5th International Women Playwrights conference, Athens, Greece, 2000.

The Power of Desire - A full length play about a potter who destroys pots to preserve beauty, reading at Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, CA, 1999.

The Edge of the Earth - A series of short plays about two sisters who live at the edge of the earth, production by the Theatre Arts Department, Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, CA, 1997.

Before You Go - A short play with music about a woman who follows her friend into a suicide establishment, production by Cedar Street Theatre, Lancaster, CA, 1990.

Waste Not - A short play about a woman who videotapes her funeral before she dies, production by the Ensemble Studio Theatre, Los Angeles, 1986.

Acting

Witness for the Prosecution (Romaine Heilger) - Cedar Street Theatre, Lancaster, CA, 1985.

The School For Scandal (Lady Teazle) - Cedar Street Theatre, Lancaster, CA, 1979.

Look Back in Anger (Alison) - Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, CA, 1974.

Directing

The Gypsy Frog - by Tony Carrillo, production by the Theatre Arts Department, Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, CA, 2003.

The Trojan Women - adaptation by Eugenie Trow of the play by Euripides, production by the Theatre Arts Department, Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, CA, 2002.

A Time for Peace - by Jaime Silva, production by the Theatre Arts Department, Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, CA, 2001.

The Importance of Being Earnest - by Oscar Wilde, production by Cedar Street Theatre, Lancaster, CA, 1982.

My Fair Lady - by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, production by Cedar Street Theatre, Lancaster, CA, 1980.

Publications

Books:

Colors of the Heart - Poetry and scenes, with computer art by Richard Sim, Arial Cruice Publications, Lancaster, CA, 1992.

How the Rest of the World Cuts... Pours It, and Weighs It: The Metric System - An individualized instructional unit, Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, CA, 1973.

Poems:

Mall Palms, Orange Bags, and Josh - In An Evening of Poetry and Performance, Mad Dog Press, Lancaster, CA, 1992.

The Other Trees - In SCAN, College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, MN, 1991.

Shadow Mother and Give Me Bird - In The Writers Block, Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, CA, 1988.

Visual Poems:

Vandal Angels- In The Forum, Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, 1993.

The Rose - In The Forum, Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, 1992.

Producing

The Original One Act Play Festival - Produce Festival of original one act plays by students, Theatre Arts Department, Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, CA, 2004-present.

Antelope Valley College Title V/Hispanic Serving Institution Grant (Math Team Leader) - Create and coordinate changes in the Math Department program intended to improve the retention and success of students, Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, CA, 2002-present.

Math Lab - Founded the Antelope Valley College Math Lab with instructor Brendan Brown, for tutoring and self-paced classes, Lancaster, CA, 1977.

Video Tapes

Volumes of Revolution: Disks - Wrote, directed, and performed, Math Department, Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, CA, 1977.

Volumes of Revolution: Shells - Wrote, directed, and performed, Math Department, Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, CA, 1977.

Why Minus Time Minus is Plus - Wrote, directed, and performed, Math Department, Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, CA, 1976.

Exhibitions

Colors of the Heart - Prints, ceramics and poems from Colors of the Heart, with Richard Sim, EZTV Video Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 1994.

Triptych: Up Down Zen, Tong Gorge, and Yin Yang Smile - Poems with images by Rich Sim in computer prints, in Arts Faculty Show, Antelope Valley College Art Gallery, Lancaster, CA, 1999.

Truth - Poem with image by Rich Sim in computer print, in Digital Salon Des Independents, at the Cyberspace Gallery in conjunction with the National SIGGRAPH Convention, West Hollywood, CA, 1993.