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...
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...
2013
Hairspray holds up in Keck Theater
Author: Juliet Suess Sometimes it's all about the little things. This year's showing of "Hairspray" understands how little things add up to something amazing, whether it...
2013
‘The Normal Heart’ detaches HIV/AIDS from its negative taboo
Author: Will Westwater Larry Kramer’s semi-autobiographical play, “The Normal Heart,” beautifully tells a story about living with HIV/AIDS. While the play first premiered in the 1980s,...
2013
Production of ‘The Thugs’ suffers from static performances
Author: Jeremy Childs Adam Bock’s play “The Thugs" ran its course on the stage of Keck Theater this past weekend, exploring the characters' panic after they...
2014
Vagina Monologues came, conquered
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With the flair and audacity of Beyoncé’s surprise album, last Friday’s performance of the Vagina Monologues took the classic show in original and...
