Name: PCC Foundation & Mainstage Theater present “Essex Corners”
Start: 2026-03-13T19:30:00-07:00
End: 2026-03-21T21:30:00-07:00
Location: Center for the Arts Theater - Pasadena City College (CA 135)

$PCC Foundation & Mainstage Theater present \u201cEssex Corners\u201d$

A humorous and poignant exploration of the past century of American life, seen from the perspective of several generations of one family
About this Event

Loosely inspired by Thorton Wilder’s classic play Our Town, Essex Corners is a humorous and poignant exploration of the past century of American life, seen from the perspective of several generations of one family in a small New England town in a rapidly changing America. Written by award-winning playwright Hoyt Hilsman and directed by PCC Professor Suzanne Hunt-Jenner, this production at PCC is a world premiere.

About the Author -

Hoyt Hilsman is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. His plays have been produced around the United States and internationally. He has written screenplays for Sony, Disney, New Line, NBC and ABC, and has been a regular theater and television critic for Variety and HuffPost. He is a former member of the PCC Board of Trustees and is current President of the PCC Foundation.

This performance is presented to satisfy a portion of the requirements for Technical Theater (THRT 12A), Theater Rehearsal and Performance (THRT 029), Stage Techniques (THRT 030), and/or Fundamentals of Stage Lighting (THRT 041).