Adapted by Kate Hamill and directed by Cynthia Lagodzinski, “Sense and Sensibility” will open at Las Positas College in March 2026. The production brings Jane Austen’s story of the Dashwood sisters to the Black Box Theater in the Mertes Center for the…
Queer people could not get enough. Pale faces with bold color choices. Unhinged dialogue. Funky fishnets. A rude sexual awakening.
Oh, and a doctor wearing five-inch leather heels and a corset, strutting the stage with a phenomenal voice and overwhelming sexual desires.…
The sound of rhythms and improvised melodies filled Longevity Winery in Livermore on Oct. 5 as the Las Positas music department hosted its monthly Jazz Jam, transforming the space into a venue for live collaboration and improvisation.
Students, community members and local…
Music professor Mario Silva welcomed the audience — standing center stage — while the crowd burst with excitement. Every musician stood prepared, instruments in position, ready to play jazz compositions that would highlight their individual and collective talents.
On Sept. 25, the…
At Las Positas College’s Welcome Back Performing Arts Faculty Concert, musician and new faculty member Ann Miller performed a solo violin piece — Bach’s “Andante” from Sonata No. 2.
Miller’s shoulders rose and fell in dynamic waves as the volume of the piece…
LPC theater director Dyan McBride took inspiration from the quote “This must be a hunting lodge for rich weirdos” using it as the foundation for what became a cult classic. McBride’s vision for the college’s fall production of Richard O’Brien’s “Rocky Horror…
LIVERMORE, CA — The subject of the email, entitled Rocky Horror Follow Up , attempted to console.
“Training to be an actor is a lifelong endeavor. It may consist of disappointment regardless of your talent or your work ethic, and remaining…
Cast member Kiarra Bautista pulls back the curtain on LPC Theater's 2025 summer production
The constant questions echoed in the halls of the Barbara Mertes Center.
“Who are you auditioning for?”
“What is your audition song?”
The tension was palpable. In the…
LIVERMORE - As the sun slowly dips behind the hills, a warm evening breeze drifts across campus. A yellow brick road winds its way to the stage beneath the sky. The outdoor amphitheater at Las Positas College transforms into the Land of…
When the sky reached evening, the collective group of voices sent songs to the audience like a letter. With strings, drums and keys being played — a choir of voices were raised in a soft serenade. Sopranos that soar into the light,…
