Take a stroll down Vermont Avenue and encounter the Church of Scientology, the first Sikh temple in Los Angeles and an LGBTQ ministry. In an effort to spread awareness about religion in Los Angeles, the Fowler Museum’s curator of Latin American and Caribbean popular arts Patrick A. Read more...
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Wealth, villainy and hilarity come together for an intimate performance in “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder.” The play, produced by 42nd Street Moon in San Francisco, features alumna Teressa Foss, who portrays Miss Shingle, a maid to the wealthy D’Ysquith family in turn-of-the-century England. Read more...
Photo: Alumna Teressa Foss plays Miss Shingle alongside Kevin Singer, who portrays Montague “Monty” Navarro, in 42nd Street Moon’s “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder.” Running until March 15 at the Gateway Theatre in San Francisco, Foss side the small size of the theater allows a more immerse experience for the audience. (Courtesy of Ben Krantz Studio)
Mother-son duo Theresa Chavez and Gabriel Garza never thought they would work together on a project. But with “Adobe Punk” revolving around the early 1980s punk rock scene that they both know so well, alumni Chavez and Garza said it only felt right for them to co-create, write and direct the play. Read more...
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Nothing is off limits in “Lydia,” in which secrets are exposed and emotions run high. Graduate theater student Mark Anthony Vallejo is directing the production as his thesis play, which will run through March 7 in the Macgowan Hall Little Theater. Read more...
Photo: Graduate theater student Mark Anthony Vallejo is directing “Lydia” as his thesis play. He said the production’s plot and themes show a Mexican American family trying to cope in the wake of tragedy, coming together to create his first play honoring his own Chicano heritage and background. (Esther Li/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Feb. 27 at 4:20 p.m. Marike Splint’s familial history of immigration inspired her to explore the connection between humans and the communities they inhabit. Read more...
Photo: Marike Splint, assistant professor at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, is bringing her production “Among Us – UCLA” to the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA starting Saturday. The experience has participants walk through campus with headphones on. (Xiomara Novo/Daily Bruin)
Ahmanson Theatre said “Hello” to the most amazing book Friday night. Touring in Los Angeles through March 29, “The Book of Mormon” delivers on its promise of well-crafted laughs but falls slightly short in its characters and finale. Read more...
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Women’s struggles and sacrifices to survive in “Troilus and Cressida” have a particular resonance with modern life, Rob Clare said. “Troilus and Cressida,” originally published around 1609, is based on the Trojan War and the gender constructs of the time, ranging from the objectification of women to toxic masculinity. Read more...
Photo: Directed by Rob Clare, “Troilus and Cressida” premieres Friday in Macgowan Hall. Clare said it’s a chance to explore the sacrifices a woman makes in a male-dominated society. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)
