Sunday, May 3

TFT undergrad students to present ‘The Laramie Project’

Standing on the wooden platforms in The Little Theater, Brette O’Brien, a third-year theater student, runs through the library of characters she has accumulated. She mentally flips between Catherine Connelly, Zackie Salmon, Alison Mears, Juror No. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s undergraduate department will present its latest production, “The Laramie Project,” from Tuesday through Saturday at The Little Theater. The play, written by Moisés Kaufman, examines the reactions of residents in Laramie, Wyo., to the murder of gay college student Matthew Shepard. (Kelsey Kong/Daily Bruin)


Sights and Sounds: United Korean Voice

The Arirang Concert Project is organized by UCLA student group United Korean Voice. Its goal is to raise international awareness about Korea. The project was represented through a rendition of instrumental performances on Bruin Plaza on Thursday. Read more...

Photo: (Heidy Cadena/Daily Bruin)



Act III Theatre Ensemble to open first sketch comedy

Just a few days before opening night, the Act III Theatre Ensemble rehearses in a Humanities building classroom. The actors’ voices and laughter echo off the blank walls that will soon become the walls of an auditorium, when they move from the classroom to the stage in Schoenberg Hall. Read more...

Photo: Members of Act III, second-year world arts and cultures student Danielle Kay (left), third-year theater student Jeff Pielago (center) and first-year theater student Justin O’Brien (right), rehearse in the Humanities building for “The Complete History of America (Abridged)” – the company’s first straight comedy play. (Maryrose Kulick/Daily Bruin)




Passion for dance motivates UCLA students to form Happy Feet

It started in Ackerman Student Union, in the textbook buyback center. Last fall, fourth-year world arts and cultures/dance student Kevin Belisario met his coworker, fourth-year sociology student Mike Wamungu, at their job at the student union. Read more...

Photo: Happy Feet, a dance group founded by fourth-year world arts and culture/dance student Kevin Belisario (foreground) and fourth-year sociology student Mike Wamungu, aims to emphasize pure movement and footwork through its dances. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)