April 10, 2025 — (Fairfield, CA) Solano College Theatre (SCT) is pleased to announce a student-directed play, No Exit, directed by SCC student Alex Camerino and produced by SCT Artistic Director Christine Mani.
No Exit is a one-act dark comedy featuring three new arrivals to Hell: Garcin, played by Ethan Hosking; Inez, played by Lucien Rush; and Estelle, played by Zakiya Ruff. The three expect punishment in the way one might assume—knives, torches, et cetera—but soon discover that Hell is, in fact, other people.
This production features a set quite familiar to Bay Area locals—a BART train.
“Instead of a run-down hotel, this production modernizes the original setting (rather like a dentist’s waiting room, per the script) into an infinite BART train zooming in and out of Hell,” said Camerino. “I know I’ve been stuck on public transit a few too many times with people like the characters in the show. I wanted to highlight the absurdity of the human experience, and how we make light of the worst in people by boldly laughing.”
Hosking, Rush, and Ruff are all studying theater at Solano Community College. Zakiya Ruff plays Estelle, a high-society woman who insists that there was a mistake, and she shouldn’t actually be in Hell.
“I auditioned for this show to get out of my comfort zone. I’m used to doing musicals, and this show allows me to get deep into the emotions of Estelle, and take it to the extreme,” said Ruff. “People will see a whole other level to the actors.”
Camerino is excited to bring this show to the Studio G blackbox theatre at SCC.
“This is my directorial debut, but I am no stranger to theatre. The theatre community has supported me to grow into the person I am today—a stronger, braver, softer person than I was before,” said Camerino. “This show is dedicated to the fifteen-year-old me who needed that love, as well as all the other kids like me who are still figuring out who they are, and who they want to be.”
No Exit is directed by Alex Camerino and produced by Christine Mani. The all-student design team includes Ezra Ruggles (Costume Design), Luna Swarner (Set Design), William Schmidt (Lighting Design), Jordan Ledbetter (Sound Design), and Kaitlyn Fontana (Properties Design). It runs April 30-May 4 with Wednesday-Saturday shows at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m. The May 3 matinee will feature understudy performers. Tickets are just $5.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit our website at www.solanocollegetheatre.org or call (707) 864-7100.
