Red lighting filled the room, with a smoky view of the stage where small restaurant tables covered in white cloth and wine glasses were placed in front.
Archive | Theater
Even in dark times life is a ‘Cabaret’
The theater department presents “Cabaret,” a musical set in a vivacious Berlin nightclub during the 1930s when the Nazis began their rise to power.
Open mic night hosts varied acts
All eyes were on Milo Charpentier as he hit the stage with his ukulele at the Jane Dillben Cabaret Theatre Tuesday.
‘Vietgone’ reveals emotion of war
A blend of music, comedy and drama filled Dailey Theatre as a crowd of 50 attended the opening night of “Vietgone” on Thursday. Focusing on his parents’ love story set in the 1970s, playwright Qui Nguyen challenges Asian stereotypes,showing multiple perspectives of Vietnamese immigrants escaping the treachery of war.
Actors create immersive ‘Nightmare’
Thrill seekers awaited entry to Dailey Theatre Tuesday night as “A Living Nightmare” waited to feed upon their deepest fears.
‘Orfeus’ spins Greek myth
‘Orfeus,’ billed as the world’s first house music opera, took to the stage Saturday at Pomona College’s Bridges Auditorium in Claremont.
Open mic offers safe space
In a room of around 40 people, the lights dimmed and the performers took center stage, showcasing talents ranging from singing, instruments, comedy, spoken word performances, poetry and even juggling.
Politics meets melodrama in ‘Peril of the Polls’
With American flags in hand, the audience was eager to either hiss at the cape-wearing villain or cheer on the heroes and heroines at the “Peril of the Polls, which opened Sept. 15.
Kent mixed theater with activism
Steven Kent, who recently retired from his position as the University’s director of theater, died July 12 in his Los Angeles home. He was 74.
‘Tartuffe’ delivers satirical bite
Comedy and poetry collided in the theater department’s opening of “Tartuffe” April 20 in Dailey Theatre.