Actress Charlotte rehearses a scene from For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls during an Advanced Acting class in the Jurkowitz Theater at Santa Barbara City College on May 2, 2025, in Santa Barbara, Calif.
She is preparing for the SBCC Theater Arts Annual One-Act Play Festival. Photo by Robert Wilson.
From Solvang, California, Theater Arts student Charlotte Hecker came to City College seeking a small, one-on-one theater education to gain experience and build her portfolio. However, she found more than that.
Hecker watches her co-actors perform during an Advanced Acting class in the Jurkowitz Theater at Santa Barbara City College on May 2 in Santa Barbara, Calif. She is seated in the house section of the theater. (Robert Wilson)Hecker rehearses lines for an upcoming performance while sitting on the Benjamin Schurmer bench outside the SBCC Theater Arts Building on May 2 in Santa Barbara, Calif. Benjamin Scott Schurmer was a theater arts student at City College before he died in 2023. (Robert Wilson)
“The theater group at SBCC has been integral to my success as a student,” said Hecker
Hecker runs lines and performs vocal exercises at the West Campus amphitheater on May 2 in Santa Barbara, Calif. She is memorizing lines for her performance in the SBCC Theater Arts Annual One-Act Play Festival. (Robert Wilson)
Hecker expressed that she has learned not only technical acting skills, but also the importance of being a part of a working, hands-on theater company. She said attending City College has broadened her theater perspective as well as allowed her to explore her many strengths and curiosities
Hecker rehearses a scene from the play “For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls” with fellow SBCC theater student Tristan Fleming in the Theater Arts classroom on May 2 in Santa Barbara, Calif. They are preparing for the SBCC Theater Arts Annual One-Act Play Festival. (Robert Wilson)
Hecker dances with the wind on the Point Castillo walk at the harbor on May 12 in Santa Barbara, Calif. She enjoys the scenic beauty of the harbor in her free time. (Robert Wilson)
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