The Geffen Playhouse Board of Directors announced Thursday that Gil Cates Jr. will take over as the new executive director as the playhouse moves into its 20th anniversary season. Read more...
Photo: Gil Cates Jr. was named the executive director of the Geffen Playhouse on Thursday. (Courtesy of Jeff Lorch)
Faith Kearns has been in about 30 full-length and one-act plays, won two poetry awards, given five poetry readings, written six one-act plays and received highest honors for her creative thesis from the English department. Read more...
Photo: Sixth-year Faith Kearns balances her English degree with a theater minor to cover two of her passions. The playwright, poet and actor plans to pursue theater after graduation, first as a manager of Vanguard Repertory Company. (Helen Kwak/Daily Bruin)
When her mother gave her an ultimatum between soccer and theater in elementary school, Catherine Yount had no doubts as to which path she would choose. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year Cathy Yount combined her interests in theater and science by majoring in human biology and society while working with Hooligan Theatre Company. Drawing from her teaching experience at ArtBridge, a program that uses arts to teach a variety of subjects in local schools, she will go on to intern with the arts education outreach department at Musical Theatre West. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)
As a third-grader, Kelly Lennon gave up her dream of becoming the first female president after realizing it was too difficult of a life choice. In its place, she formed a two-step program: Get into UCLA, then find a way to work for the Walt Disney Company. Read more...
Photo: Graduating fourth-year theater students Noah Holliday (left) and Kelly Lennon (right) will leave their positions as leaders in HOOLIGAN Theater Company and intern at Walt Disney Imaginnering in Glendale to contribute to the lighting and design, respectively, for the Tokyo Disneyland theme park. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Ann Carlson found herself in an exhibit with Tibetan monks cloaked in maroon robes while touring New York’s natural history museum. The monks were seated around a large canvas mandala, adding to it piece by piece. Read more...
Photo: UCLA world arts and cultures/dance faculty members will share their still-evolving choreography with the UCLA community in “First Hand” showcase. (Helen Kwak/Daily Bruin)
Marvel Comics has seen an increase in mainstream popularity with the recent release of several box-office hits such as “The Avengers.” Since its inception in 1939, the comic book company has created thousands of characters. Read more...
Photo: Kate Bishop, also known as Hawkeye, overcomes some of the trauma associated with sexual assault, becoming the leader of a team of teenage superheroes. (Marvel)
Alice Tuan wanted to engage with students of the new Internet generation to experiment with theater adapting in the digital age. As a playwright in The Two Cities Project, Tuan said the internet is allowing a global conversation and open rehearsal between artists. Read more...
Photo: The Two Cities Project incorporates playwrights, directors and students based at UCLA and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, as they each explore the theme of migration through exercises in rehearsals. The two groups will share their ideas with one another on Friday through video by broadband Internet connection. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin)
