Theatre and Film

“My experience and time at the Concordia University Irvine Theatre & Film Department has been amazing and a blessing…Having that close bond with castmates, peers, and professors, it makes a welcoming and warm experience to be here, because everyone genuinely wants you to succeed.”

Ciara Elizondo ’19.

“I could not have [won a Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival award] without Tony Vezner, Lori Siekmann, and Andrew Sierszyn, head of the Design and Technical Production emphasis in Concordia’s theatre program. They continuously pushed me once they recognized how much I loved costume design. They were right. I was very fortunate to get to work with them, getting to see what the field is like and prepare myself for what’s to come.”

Christopher Aceves ’22

“Love doesn’t even express how I felt about Concordia. It was home, a source of confidence and imagination, the blue-sky thinking that Walt Disney talked about. I could come up with an idea and there wouldn’t be any objection. It would be faculty, staff, and students saying, ‘Let’s make that happen.’ I felt really empowered.”

Brock Powell ’11