Post World War II, Spain is still under the fascist dictatorship of Francisco Franco. And apparently everyone’s speaking Shakespearen English as well. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year theater student Phoebe Singer and third-year international development studies student Benjamin Siegel appear in Shakespeare at UCLA’s production “The Winter’s Tale,” a five-act tragicomedy.
A group of college students dressed in farm animal costumes prances around the stage of Kerckhoff Grand Salon. The image may strike the casual observer as odd, but for the members of Random Voices, the gimmick pays tribute to the memories and inside jokes shared within the group over the school year. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s all-female a cappella group Random Voices will feature in its annual Spring Concert a promotion of its sixth studio album, “Lot 7,” the group’s first album since 2009. The concert’s theme is “Old McGowan Had a Farm.”
First impressions are not easily forgotten. When opening the door on a chaotic household of fireworks, snakes and dancing, one may call a family’s sanity into question. This is an average night for the Sycamore family – but they were unprepared for the sudden interruption. Read more...
Photo: HOOLIGAN Theatre Company will present “You Can’t Take It with You,” which uncovers the comically uncomfortable meeting between the quirky Sycamore family and the conventional Kirby family. Although the play was first performed in 1936, its message of familial relationships makes the story timeless and relatable.
A lot can happen in a kitchen overnight, especially if one of the kitchen’s inhabitants is a young woman teetering on the edge of madness. Read more...
Greed, lust and unfulfilled desires are themes that are prevalent within works of tragic theater. Read more...
Photo: Recreating the Greek myth of Hippolytus, the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s production of the play “Desire Under the Elms” places this ancient story into 19th century New England.
With nudity and themes of sexuality and suicide, UCLA’s production of the 2006 Broadway hit “Spring Awakening” comes full force in telling a coming-of-age story. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television presents the Tony Award-winning rock musical “Spring Awakening” based on Frank Wedekind’s original play following the tumultuous journey of rural adolescents during late 19th-century Germany. The coming-of-age story deals with issues from sexual identity and gender roles to abuse.
Don’t be afraid to be dangerous. This was the most memorable lesson theater director and UCLA alumnus Michael Peretzian learned during his time at the university. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus and theater director Michael Peretzian’s latest project, “Dying City,” opened this past weekend at the Rogue Machine Theatre. The show tells a story of the wife and brother of a soldier killed during the Iraq War as they grapple with his death and reflect on his life.
