“Disclaimer” worked to reframe claims on the relations between the United States and Iran through theater Friday and Saturday. UCLA’s Nimoy Theater produced three shows of the dramatic play “Disclaimer,” which begins as an anti-war propaganda narrative that later progresses into a murder mystery through interactive crowd work. Read more...

Photo: Tara Ahmadinejad wears a deep blue blouse and gazes at a floating orange balloon. Ahmadinejad wrote the interactive production “Disclaimer,” which showed at UCLA’s Nimoy Theater on Oct. 25 and 26. (Courtesy of Maria Baranova)

This post was updated Nov. 5 at 7:26 p.m. UCLA’s Shakespeare Company – also known as Bruinbard – is stabbing at political violence and its consequences with a rendition of “Julius Caesar.” Bruinbard’s “Julius Caesar” is set to debut with two shows Nov. Read more...

Photo: The cast and crew of Bruinbard’s upcoming rendition of “Julius Caesar” sit at a roundtable and prepare for their performance. The student-run theater company will premiere their newest production Nov. 23 and Nov. 24. (Courtesy of Elsa Rochelson)