Theater

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...

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...

‘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...

‘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...

‘Two Weird Plays’ call for one huge laugh at Keck

Author: Stephen Nemeth It does not take an extravagant stage design or over-the-top costumes to create the conditions for a quirky comedy or the touching story...

Theater fellow performs ‘radiating’ musical act as alter ego

Author: Flora Adamian|Demi Duenes Jomama Jones walked confidently across the stage with the saxophone blaring, lights shining and crowd screaming. She wore full, natural hair, a...

Thakker finds UEP, theater in Big Apple

Author: Leah Nomkin Upon first glance, the only commonality between the Urban and Environmental Policy (UEP) and theater departments are the close vicinity of the two...

Pasadena theater troupe rejuvenates Wilde play

Author: Keegan McChesney In a satirical exposition of high-society England, the artists at A Noise Within Playhouse brought to life the buffoonery of a tangled love...

'Dead Man's Cell Phone' grapples with tech obsession

  On the stage, a woman scribbles a letter and a man sits perfectly still — dead still, in fact. Patrons file into Keck Theater,...

In Verdi's 'Falstaff', comedy and opera exist in harmony

To many, opera conjures strange or boring images, such as scenes of stuffy singers with horns on their head, rooted to a single spot...

Show within a show parodies and honors Broadway

"The Drowsy Chaperone" came to life on the Keck Theater stage April 17–19 and 24–26. The musical, directed by Theater Department Chair John Bouchard,...

Personal relationships shine in "4000 Miles"

A cast of four Occidental students treated the crowd in Keck Theater Friday night to an excellent rendition of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize finalist...