Tag: theater
Fall production of ‘Poor Clare’ draws attention to social issues past...
The Occidental Theater department held their fall production of “Poor Clare” for four days, Nov. 7-10, in Keck Theatre. The play is set in Assisi, Italy in...
Student-run production of “A Midsummer’s Night Dream” is a love letter...
For one night only, a student-run production of Shakespeare's “A Midsummer's Night Dream” graced the stage of the Remsen Bird Hillside Theater Oct. 5. Theater...
Fantastiprov sparks creativity and community on campus
Fantastiprov is Occidental’s on-campus improv group, which allows students to tap into their improvisational skills through acting games and performances in a tight-knit and...
Students audition for fall plays, “Anything is possible in college”
Student traffic circulated in and out of Keck Theater Sept. 3 and Sept. 4, buzzing with excitement. Occidental’s theater program started off the school...
The New Works Festival is a ‘game changer’ for student playwrights
Occidental's annual New Works Festival will take place in the Keck Theater Feb. 24–25. According to an email sent by the Occidental College Theater Department, the...
‘Dindin’ screening imparts valuable filmmaking lessons
Independent, low-budget film "Dindin" came to Occidental College in a screening jointly hosted by the Media Arts & Culture (MAC) and Theater & Performance Studies...
Auditions Kick Off For Feminist “Legally Blonde” Musical
Auditions and callbacks were underway last week for “Legally Blonde,” Occidental’s largest spring production. Isabel Friedl (junior), who auditioned for the musical, said that...
“A Dream Play” questions the meaning of life — and doesn’t...
Originally written in 1901 by August Strindberg and reimagined by Caryl Churchill in 2006, Occidental Theatre’s “A Dream Play” follows a young woman’s journey to discover...
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...
New Works Festival celebrates student art and helps students grow
The New Works Festival celebrated young playwrights and creators at Occidental Feb. 25-26 at Keck Theater, according to Haowen Luo (junior), the student producer...