This post was updated Oct. 29 at 8:01 p.m. At “Encuentro,” artists are becoming the architects of their futures. The Latino Theater Company’s annual “Encuentro” theater festival is currently underway at The Los Angeles Theatre Center. Read more...
Photo: The cast of the comedy-drama “The 22+ Weddings of Hugo Multiple” is pictured on set. The cast preformed at The Latino Theater Company’s 10-year anniversary showcase of “Encuentro.”(Courtesy of Latino Theater Co.)
“Disclaimer” worked to reframe claims on the relations between the United States and Iran through theater Friday and Saturday. UCLA’s Nimoy Theater produced three shows of the dramatic play “Disclaimer,” which begins as an anti-war propaganda narrative that later progresses into a murder mystery through interactive crowd work. Read more...
Photo: Tara Ahmadinejad wears a deep blue blouse and gazes at a floating orange balloon. Ahmadinejad wrote the interactive production “Disclaimer,” which showed at UCLA’s Nimoy Theater on Oct. 25 and 26. (Courtesy of Maria Baranova)
This post was updated Oct. 31 at 6:39 p.m. Unlike an anagram, “Kimberly Akimbo” scrambles itself to form something that fails to spell anything out. The five-time Tony Award-winning musical has skated its way to the Hollywood Pantages Theatre this fall. Read more...
Photo: Kimberly Levaco (Carolee Carmello) and the cast of “Kimberly Akimbo” pose for a picture at her 16th birthday party. The five-time Tony Award winning musical “Kimberly Akimbo” will show from Oct. 15 – Nov. 3 at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre. (Courtesy of Joan Marcus)
There are no cooties at this comedy show. UCLA’s comedy club Shenanigans is once again hosting its “Men Aren’t Funny” show, kicking off their first performance of the year Friday. Read more...
Photo: The cast and crew of the 2023 UCLA Shenanigans comedy show “Men Aren’t Funny” is pictured. The club will perform Friday and aims to highlight women and nonbinary comedians. (Courtesy of Shenanigans Comedy Club)
This post was updated Oct. 20 at 9:04 p.m. As the leaves begin to blanket the ground, a change of scenery presents Los Angeles in new ways. Read more...
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This post was updated Nov. 5 at 7:26 p.m. UCLA’s Shakespeare Company – also known as Bruinbard – is stabbing at political violence and its consequences with a rendition of “Julius Caesar.” Bruinbard’s “Julius Caesar” is set to debut with two shows Nov. Read more...
Photo: The cast and crew of Bruinbard’s upcoming rendition of “Julius Caesar” sit at a roundtable and prepare for their performance. The student-run theater company will premiere their newest production Nov. 23 and Nov. 24. (Courtesy of Elsa Rochelson)
This post was updated Oct. 13 at 8:10 p.m. UCLA’s Asian American theater company – Lapu, the Coyote That Cares Theatre Company – is bringing out the magical side of UCLA. Read more...
Photo: (From left to right) UCLA students Samantha Leong, Jenny Wang, Ezekiel Ito, Reia Uchiumi and Ethan Dao sit around a table and smile at the camera. The group will live-stream their student-focused adaptation of Dungeons & Dragons every Saturday during fall quarter. (Courtesy of Jessica Le)
