Tuesday, May 12

Alumna to star in one-woman show

You'll often hear college students complain about assignments that are just busy work, time fillers, not worth their ever-important and rapidly disappearing free time. Read more...

Photo: Courtesy of ROBERTO MILK UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumni (from left) Marika Stephens, Alberto Barboza, Mina Olivera, Miguel Angel Caballero and Emarie Kohlmoos, all helped create “LOL! Latina on the Loose!”



The improv space looks to create community

Prom night circa senior year of high school ­"“ instead of being out and about gallivanting with a group of people you most likely won't, nor want, to see again after graduation, you are home cursing the world because you were rejected by that special someone. Read more...

Photo: Matt Chester, David Kantrowitz, Matt Schwartz and Danny Tieger perform on Thursday night at the Improv Space.


“˜Without’ displays art with diverse roots

Name a famous artist. Most likely, the first thoughts will be European names: Leonardo, Michelangelo, perhaps even Monet. Read more...

Photo: Courtesy of ALEXIS DISSELKOEN A guest examines a cloth that shows part of a map of the Mexican-American border. The performance “The Gift of Distance” is part of the “Without” exhibition.



Screen Scene: A Serious Man

The Coen brothers really can't make a bad movie, so it's hard to know how to judge their films. If you were to base it on the amount of pleasure proportional to the amount of pain you feel while watching it, then "A Serious Man" may not come out on top. Read more...


Alum’s show uses physicality to create journey

The image of clowns usually renders one of two memories: either that of fun childhood birthday parties or terrifying nightmares courtesy of Stephen King's televised drama, "It." Read more...

Photo: Daisuke Tsuji uses the popping of balloons to recreate memories in his latest show. “Death and Giggles” and “Sole Mate” are playing at the Ivy Substation until Oct. 23.