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Category Archives: Theater & Fine Arts
Act III Theatre Ensemble revamps ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’
Room A32 of the Humanities Building is filled with busy Bruins scribbling lecture notes during the day. By night, the chairs and tables are moved to the classroom’s outer edges and a keyboardist installs herself near the professor’s wooden lectern. In the center of the room, student actors rehearse in front of a whiteboard backdrop. […]
HOOLIGAN’s rendition of ‘Rent’ shows real people beneath AIDS stigma
Harmonized voices echoed through the north end of Parking Structure 2 on a cold Thursday night. The building’s fluorescent lights became spotlights while the actors danced on the chilled concrete. The cast of HOOLIGAN Theatre Company’s “Rent” was immersed in character when someone mumbled, “We might have a car situation in 10 seconds.” The group […]
Alumnus goes from doodling in Powell to showcasing his art
Tony Hong never considered psychology, his undergraduate major, to be a calling or passion when he began studying at UCLA in 1995. Instead, he was known by his peers for drawing dudes with big nipples and baggy underwear. After eating Rubio’s for dinner, he would sit and doodle at the four-person desk closest to the […]
‘Lainie’s Cabaret’ at UCLA brings back the sounds of Sinatra
In the rare minutes between rehearsals, the band is still in full swing. Brassy trumpets, smooth bass and snappy drums recreate the rhythm of Frank Sinatra’s classic jazz style late into the night. The intensity in the room is palpable as the performers anticipate the opening of “Lainie’s Cabaret.” Premiering Nov. 19 at the Freud […]
‘Outside Mullingar’ brings rural Irish romance to Geffen Playhouse
Randall Arney’s job as a director is to take stories and retell them, incorporating his own actors and visions into the script. He has grown fond of Irish plays in particular, he said, because of their prose and emotion. “It’s something about (the Irish),” said Arney, the artistic director at the Geffen Playhouse. “They make […]
Bruin shares experience learning ropes of circus performance
Brilliantly clad circus performers standing in a circle clasp their hands tightly, raising their voices as they chant “Good, safe, fast show!” three times, each louder and faster than before. The circle breaks, and the first act of the Great All American Youth Circus of Redlands, California storms the stage. Performance memories and her favorite […]