Hooligan Theatre Company will transport students to 1960s Britain, a time and place where pornography was illegal but still, as such things do, found its way into households. UCLA’s entirely student-run theater company opens its spring production, “No Sex Please, We’re British” Friday at 8 p.m. at the Jan Popper Theater in Schoenberg Hall. “No […]
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Shakespeare Company at UCLA modernizes ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
While the belligerent relationship between the characters Beatrice and Benedick has been played out on stages across the centuries, the Shakespeare Company at UCLA’s “Much Ado About Nothing” revives the classic feud in an era known for bouffant hair, rock music and liberation. Running from May 30 to June 1, the Shakespeare Company at UCLA […]
New troupe debuts ‘Crimes of the Heart’
Seven UCLA theater students are taking a risk with site-specific theater and no professional advisement and hoping it pays off. Presenting a site-specific production of “Crimes of the Heart” at 449 Landfair Ave. on Friday and Saturday, The Treehouse Theater Company is a group of seven theater students at UCLA who created their own production […]
Q&A: UCLA alumnus Erich Lane describes Sci-Fest experience, acting
Within the intimate atmosphere of the black box in the ACME Comedy Theatre, tales of alien invasions, post-apocalyptic worlds and chilling tales of supernatural beings unfold. In the first-ever Los Angeles Sci-Fest, these beloved science fiction concepts come to life in a series of live one-act theatrical performances. The pieces range from comedic to dramatic […]
UCLA Freud Playhouse to show ‘Guys and Dolls’
As the dark of evening settles across a bright skyline, suddenly dice roll, showgirls sparkle and the underground world of crime, promiscuity and shady deals comes to life.
Artist’s exhibit seeks to bring attention to plight of bees
Bees flew into Wini Johnson Brewer’s studio one night, circled a light bulb, died and fell to the ground. Brewer said this dramatic experience sparked her interest in the threatened bee population. “I ended up with a pool of dead bees on the studio floor,” Brewer said. “That was my first personal awareness of the […]
Full coverage: Spring Sing 2014
UCLA’s greatest music tradition returns to Pauley Pavilion as some of the university’s most talented performers compete for awards. Learn about this year’s competitors, and read live updates throughout the event.