Kristina Wong is sewing change into the world. The alumnus wrote and acted in “Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord,” the solo show for which she is the first Asian American woman to be named a finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Read more...
Photo: Created in 2020, Kristina Wong’s one-woman play “Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord” reflects Wong’s experience throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. (Courtesy of Joan Marcus)
Samahang Pilipino Cultural Night will light up Royce Hall. Entering its 45th annual edition, Samahang Pilipino Cultural Night is returning to an in-person format at Royce Hall on Saturday, with more than 200 students playing a part in its stage production. Read more...
Photo: Members of Samahang Pilipino Cultural Night stand and kneel wearing their performance clothes as one performer poses in the middle. The annual event will occur at Royce Hall on Saturday, marking the 45th anniversary of the event. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin)
These lips are speaking up. Organized by the V-Day Coalition at UCLA, “Lips 2022: A Play About Womanhood” will take place at Royce Hall on Friday and Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Rehearsing for their play “Lips 2022: A Play About Womanhood,” the cast and crew will explore the diversity among womanhood through student-written monologues. (Courtesy of Zz Khan)
Magic and music are rolling into Ralph Freud Playhouse. The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television will be presenting the mainstage production of “Pippin,” directed and choreographed by Corey Wright. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television will be premiering their musical production “Pippin” on Friday at Ralph Freud Playhouse. Directed and choreographed by Corey Wright, the show follows a young prince as he chases glory. (Sakshi Joglekar/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated April 18 at 11:44 p.m. The Heart of Los Angeles beats from a brand new building. HOLA Chief Executive Officer Tony Brown led a tour of the new Arts & Recreation Center on Saturday alongside architect Richard Berliner as part of the LA chapter of the American Institute of Architects’ “Arch Tour Fest” of 14 new projects constructed in LA. Read more...
Photo: With doors that allow the facility to be open to the air, Heart of Los Angeles’ Arts & Recreation Center aims to provide resources to underserved communities and youth. (Kyle Kotanchek/Daily Bruin)
Anna Ouyang Moench is blending light and dark in her new play. Opening Friday at the Geffen Playhouse, “Man of God” follows four members of a Korean Christian girls’ youth group after they discover their pastor has hidden a camera in their hotel bathroom during a mission trip to Bangkok. Read more...
Photo: Albert Park (left) and Shirley Chen (right) play Pastor and Samantha in “Man of God” at Geffen Playhouse. (Courtesy of Jeff Lorch)
This post was updated May 19 at 1:05 a.m. Cirque de ’LA is flipping Spring Sing on its head. The student circus arts group, started in 2018, will make its Spring Sing debut at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on Friday. Read more...
Photo: Draped in aerial silks, Cirque de ‘LA founder and fourth-year bioengineering student Elsa Dubil (left) stands next to fourth-year human biology and society student Johnny Tu (right). Tu and third-year economics and psychology student Katie Shanahan will represent the club in its first Spring Sing appearance Friday. (Photo by Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor. Photo illustration by Ashley Shue-Lih Ko/Daily Bruin staff)
