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September 1, 6:54 pm

Emma Fiske-Dobell wins college comedy award for script ‘Shakespeare’s Sister’

This post was updated Sept. 27 at 8:32 p.m. Emma Fiske-Dobell’s newest script is allowing the fictional Judith Shakespeare to shine alongside her brother. The School of Theater, Film and Television”s Professional Program in Writing for Television student Fiske-Dobell recently won the Humanitas David and Lynn Angell College Comedy Award for her television script “Shakespeare’s Sister.” Fiske-Dobell’s story takes place in 1592 Stratford-upon-Avon amid the William Shakespeare mania as his bitter sister Judith plots to free herself of the incessant comparisons to her brother. Read more...

Photo: Emma Fiske-Dobell writes a message in celebration of William Shakespeare’s birthday while visiting his birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon. The Professional Writing Program student said her childhood affinity for the playwright eventually inspired her award-winning script, “Shakespeare’s Sister.”(Courtesy of Emma Fiske-Dobell)

Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle

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August 31, 5:48 pm

Book review: ‘A Multitude of Dreams’ is a convoluted mess of poor worldbuilding

This post was updated Sept. 4 at 8:23 p.m. Warning: Spoilers ahead. Readers will struggle to stay awake during “A Multitude of Dreams.” A reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death,” Mara Rutherford’s latest novel takes place in a fictional land ravaged by a deadly disease known as the mori roja. Read more...

Photo: The cover of “A Multitude of Dreams” is pictured. Mara Rutherford’s latest novel is a reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death.” (Courtesy of Inkyard Press)

Arts, Film & TV, Theater & Fine Arts

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August 28, 6:03 pm

Award-winning alumnus incorporates storytelling, Indigenous culture in costuming

This post was updated Sept. 4 at 8:13 p.m. Amy Higdon is threading her Native American heritage into her handmade costumes. The alumnus, a costume designer, recently won the Pierre Cardin Theater Honor at the Princess Grace Awards, a foundation dedicated to uplifting artists in the name of Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco. Read more...

Photo: Renderings of Higdon’s costume designs for the campus production of “Into the Woods” are shown. Paul Girard, UCLA’s Costume Studio Academic Coordinator, said her work brought a modern approach to the musical’s traditional fairytale. (Courtesy of Amy Higdon)

Arts, Film & TV

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August 24, 4:48 pm

Q&A: Emma Seligman shares evolution of ‘Bottoms’ from pure camp to the middle ground

This post was updated Aug. 27 at 11:01 p.m. “Bottoms” is coming to top high school comedies with a bloody twist. The film, which is directed by Emma Seligman and co-written by Seligman and Rachel Sennott, focuses on two queer high schoolers, PJ (Sennott) and Josie (Ayo Edebiri). Read more...

Photo: Emma Seligman, the director and co-writer of “Bottoms,” speaks to actresses Ayo Edebiri (left) and Rachel Sennott (right) on set. Co-written by Sennott, the comedy premieres Aug. 25. (Courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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August 23, 5:26 pm

Exhibit “We Will Dance in the Garden Again” reflects hope, familial roots

This post was updated Aug. 30 at 7:37 p.m.  Amid the concrete of Los Angeles, two MFA students are cultivating a garden of their own. Graduate students in fine arts Farshid Bazmandegan and Rachel Hakimian Emenaker debuted their exhibit, entitled “We Will Dance in the Garden Again,” at the artist-run space Guest House this month. Read more...

Photo: On a rooftop, a flag reading, “Who is the winner?” waves behind a pentagon-shaped fountain adorned with sclupted eagles and casts of a head. Graduate students in fine arts Farshid Bazmandegan and Rachel Hakimian Emenaker’s exhibit, “We Will Dance in the Garden Again,” is the first installation to use Guest House’s rooftop. (Courtesy of Farshid Bazmandegan)


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