Tag: theater
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...
‘Roe’ play brings the Roe v. Wade case to life
"Genuine," "truth-seeking" and "heartbreaking" are the three words lead actor Day Rhizal (first year) would use to describe the play “Roe” by playwright Lisa...
Makaela Vogel ’21 to debut comps-inspired play ‘Mother Sisters’ at Echo...
It was spring 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had begun and Makaela Vogel '21 was taking classes remotely at home in Dixon, New Mexico. Vogel...
Nostalgia and uncertainty abound as Highland Theatre’s 99-year lease comes to...
The Highland Theatre building, a Historical-Cultural Monument and home to a discount cinema since 1925, has been listed on the market. Located at 5604...
Work meets play at the theater senior comprehensive projects
Occidental's Theater and Performance Studies senior comprehensive project presentations largely focused on identity, isolation and community March 24–27. The pieces were the final projects...