As an independent student newspaper and the paper of record for the city of Berkeley, the Daily Cal has been communicating important updates during this pandemic. Your support is essential to maintaining this coverage.
Despite the play’s presented conflict in beliefs, the script does not seem to encourage the audience to pick a side. Curiously, both characters have equally valid points in discussing social activism, and empathy toward both sides only increases throughout the show.
Read More…
By fluctuating between vivid and bright colors, the lighting of the show produces a magical and mystical atmosphere. The true star of the show however, is the glistening pond at the center of all the action.
Read More…
The play withholds too much critical information about the characters for the audience to empathize or even remotely relate to them.
Read More…
On Saturday evening, Custom Made Theatre Company put on a spectacular performance of playwright Sarah Treem’s “When We Were Young and Unafraid.” The play follows Agnes (Stacy Ross) and Penny (Zoe Foulks), a mother and daughter who help an abused woman named Mary Anne (Liz Frederick) get back on her feet.
Read More…
I remember days that were particularly painful to begin, when I would shove my book bag under the bed and crawl into my closet as soon as that 5:30 a.m. alarm rang, just in case my parents peeked in through the door to see if I had left for school.
Read More…
Fisher does not forget to mention that this obsession with war culture is quite dangerous as it might be easily misunderstood for the glorification of Nazis. Yet, by humorously revisiting how “hot” the Nazi uniforms were and acknowledging their acute military tactics, Fisher effectively assuages this anxiety.
Read More…
Though the protagonists of Cassius (Lakeith Stanfield) and girlfriend Detroit (Tessa Thompson) are both played by Black actors, they at times employ the “white voice” of dubbed-over, white, occasionally British actors.
Read More…
Written by Marcus Gardley and directed by Eric Ting, “black odyssey” is a modern twist on the epic poem by Homer that features an all-Black cast. The framing of this narrative is multitiered.
Read More…
The flashy aesthetic of the show, in general, reflected Gomez’s confidence in her identity and enthusiasm for her job. Marga Gomez is undoubtedly an exceptional role model and a shining darling of the LGBTQ+ community.
Read More…
On Wednesday, the American Conservatory Theater presented Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “Sweat” at the Geary Theater in San Francisco. The play explored both the intimate experiences and crippling dilemmas of the blue-collar steel mill workers in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Read More…
