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Shakespeare
A&E
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
Our beat reporters say what they love
Every semester in The Daily Californian’s arts & entertainment department, we welcome a new batch of beat reporters. While they will spend the semester reporting on a multitude of different projects and exhibits specific to their expertise, they rarely have the opportunity to focus on their topics on a small scale.
A&E
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
Our beat reporters say what they love
Every semester in The Daily Californian’s arts & entertainment department, we welcome a new batch of beat reporters. While they will spend the semester reporting on a multitude of different projects and exhibits specific to their expertise, they rarely have the opportunity to focus on their topics on a small scale.
Theater
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
Playwright Lynne Kaufman talks searching, spirituality in ‘Acid Test’
“Acid Test: The Many Incarnations of Ram Dass,” written by award-winning playwright Lynne Kaufman, centers on Richard Alpert, who eventually took on the name Ram Dass as part of a spiritual journey.
Theater
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
Playwright Lynne Kaufman talks searching, spirituality in ‘Acid Test’
“Acid Test: The Many Incarnations of Ram Dass,” written by award-winning playwright Lynne Kaufman, centers on Richard Alpert, who eventually took on the name Ram Dass as part of a spiritual journey.
Theater
JULY 20, 2018
L. Peter Callender and African-American Shakespeare Company rise to rightful throne with ‘Richard III’
It seems only fitting for Callender to take up the mantle of such an iconic yet challenging role at the African-American Shakespeare Company
Theater
JULY 20, 2018
L. Peter Callender and African-American Shakespeare Company rise to rightful throne with ‘Richard III’
It seems only fitting for Callender to take up the mantle of such an iconic yet challenging role at the African-American Shakespeare Company
Theater
JULY 16, 2018
If Shakespeare had written a play about taxes, it may have looked like Synergy Theater’s spontaneous performance of ‘To Be Assessed’
The players emerged from backstage donning purple velvet pants, gold vests, blond wigs and puffy white shirts, and the crowd was welcomed to the Globe Theatre in the year 1608.
Theater
JULY 16, 2018
If Shakespeare had written a play about taxes, it may have looked like Synergy Theater’s spontaneous performance of ‘To Be Assessed’
The players emerged from backstage donning purple velvet pants, gold vests, blond wigs and puffy white shirts, and the crowd was welcomed to the Globe Theatre in the year 1608.
Theater
JUNE 29, 2018
In conversation with actor Emily Brown: Navigating the stage in a time of representation
The role that lightning-struck Brown was that of Maria in a production of “West Side Story” her senior year of high school.
Theater
JUNE 29, 2018
In conversation with actor Emily Brown: Navigating the stage in a time of representation
The role that lightning-struck Brown was that of Maria in a production of “West Side Story” her senior year of high school.
Theater
JUNE 27, 2018
Royce Gallery may not be ancient Greece, but ‘Antigone’ still hits its mark
The story leading up to this production of “Antigone” may be a quirky segment of history, but it’s the legacy of a much grander (and much older) origin.
Theater
JUNE 27, 2018
Royce Gallery may not be ancient Greece, but ‘Antigone’ still hits its mark
The story leading up to this production of “Antigone” may be a quirky segment of history, but it’s the legacy of a much grander (and much older) origin.
Theater
JUNE 20, 2018
Broadway star Len Cariou talks 50-year making of Shakespeare musical ‘Broadway and the Bard’
The one-man show, starring Tony Award-winning actor Len Cariou, takes well-known soliloquies and sets them to well-known showtunes.
Theater
JUNE 20, 2018
Broadway star Len Cariou talks 50-year making of Shakespeare musical ‘Broadway and the Bard’
The one-man show, starring Tony Award-winning actor Len Cariou, takes well-known soliloquies and sets them to well-known showtunes.
Columns
JUNE 19, 2018
A Shakespeare by any other name
Now, one may think that an 11-year-old does not have the mental capacity or follow-through to create a well-thought-out play, and one would be absolutely correct.
Columns
JUNE 19, 2018
A Shakespeare by any other name
Now, one may think that an 11-year-old does not have the mental capacity or follow-through to create a well-thought-out play, and one would be absolutely correct.
Theater
JUNE 06, 2018
Berkeley actor Robert Sicular talks Bay Area theater, new play ‘Finks’
Berkeley actor Robert Sicular has seen theater in the Bay Area evolve over the course of his decadeslong career as a thespian.
Theater
JUNE 06, 2018
Berkeley actor Robert Sicular talks Bay Area theater, new play ‘Finks’
Berkeley actor Robert Sicular has seen theater in the Bay Area evolve over the course of his decadeslong career as a thespian.
Theater
APRIL 26, 2018
Go-Go's Elizabethan mashup 'Head Over Heels' provides upbeat entertainment, lacks necessary diversity
“Head Over Heels,” an Elizabethan-era musical set to the tune of the Go-Go’s’ greatest hits, showed for its pre-Broadway premiere Wednesday evening.
Theater
APRIL 26, 2018
Go-Go's Elizabethan mashup 'Head Over Heels' provides upbeat entertainment, lacks necessary diversity
“Head Over Heels,” an Elizabethan-era musical set to the tune of the Go-Go’s’ greatest hits, showed for its pre-Broadway premiere Wednesday evening.
