Cathy Pia
Photojournalist
United States
A life capture artist in visual blinks.
United States
A life capture artist in visual blinks.
Monique Garcia shows her light set-up in her bedroom for the performance "Really Really" on Sept. 23, 2020.
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Surrounding fires have filled the skies with smoke and have caused unhealthy air conditions for large parts of Los Angeles County, including Woodland Hills. The Bobcat wildfire has burned since Sept. 6 and has consumed more than 44,000 acres of land and has caused mass evacuations and evacuation warnings in the San Gabriel Valley.
Quotes and photos gathered by: Cathy Pia and Katya Castillo "I would recommend people going out letting their voices be heard, and exercise their important rights: freedom, free speech and go vote. That is the most important thing about this election."
Performing live shows, attending dress-rehearsal and experiencing the joys of an audience's applause are now a thing of the past for the Theatre department as they settle into an online platform. All productions have been performed live through Zoom webinars because campus is closed.
"Really Really," a play depicting the aftermath of a college sex scandal, was Pierce College's first virtual theater production that was performed impressively through Zoom. Theater involves a lot of collaboration. But with the rise of the pandemic, Pierce's Theatre department was forced to switch gears and host its plays virtually.
The news of the transition online was a sigh of relief for many, but not for international students who are at risk of losing their student visa. Pierce College's International Student Services (ISS) helped welcome international students to the campus by assisting with academic, employment and F-1 status advisement through counseling and workshops.
