Theater
Arts & Entertainment
Student-run play ‘It Could Have Been Enough’ fosters meditations on identity
The student-run production of "It Could Have Been Enough" was performed in an outdoor venue behind Keck Theater, March 3 and 5. The play, written and produced by Zachary Goldsmith (junior), details a Jewish family’s confrontations with antisemitism...
Culture
BSA Apollo Night returns to live performance after two years online
Apollo Night, hosted by the Black Student Alliance (BSA), is back in full swing at Occidental after being virtual for two years. The event...
Arts & Entertainment
‘Dry Land’ reveals reality of adolescence
A dim blue light shines on a mildewy floor, focusing on a single drain. The sounds of splashing and shrieks of children fill the...
Culture
‘Measure’ actors reflect on acting process, Shakespeare
Four hundred years after Shakespeare's death, the echo of live piano and accordion in Keck Theater paired with elaborate cobblestone buildings, ostentatious Victorian costumes...
Culture
'Hamilton' doesn't hesitate
As hard as it is to believe, one of most important and popular hip-hop albums of 2015 was a Broadway cast album about founding...
Culture
'Vagina Monologues' celebrates female sexuality
The audience could see the silhouettes of ten people through the darkness of Thorne Hall. The spotlight shone on one as she yelled, “My vagina...
Culture
New Play Festival gives aspiring playwrights the opportunity to share their work
Theater Professor Laural Meade sits alone in the lamdas of Occidental’s Keck Theater, watching a cast of student actors rehearse the play “Tell Me...
2011
Rudman Play Gains Following in Local High Schools
Author: Claire Diggins Zoe Rudman (senior), a theater major from Portland, Oregon, has dedicated the larger part of her life to studying acting. As graduation nears,...
2016
‘Dry Land’ reveals reality of adolescence
Author: Tessa Sternberg A dim blue light shines on a mildewy floor, focusing on a single drain. The sounds of splashing and shrieks of children fill...
2011
Theater Students Bring Passion to Summer Productions
Author: Larissa Saco As the 2010-2011 school year ended and the summer kicked off, Danielle Schwartz (sophomore) and Rebecca Patch (sophomore) utilized their vacation time by...
2011
Occidental Hosts Guenveur Smith & “Watts Towers Project”
Author: Daniel Horowitz Roger Guenveur Smith performed "The Watts Towers Project" in Keck Theater on Friday, Jan. 4, the second of his two solo performances here...
2011
Pasadena Playhouse Emerges from Bankruptcy with New Play
Author: Kara Mcvey The Pasadena Playhouse, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last May, has emerged from its financial woes and is tenuously planning a new...
