Theatre
ROC Players
ROC Players illuminate with ‘Into the Woods’
Reviewing my notes on the performance, one word kept on popping up: impressive.
Theatre
TOOP mystifies with ‘The Accidental Death of an Anarchist’
The play mainly focuses on the events that follow Pinelli’s “accidental” fall from the fourth floor of a police building.
Media Matrix
The spirit of meliora: Jeff’s farewell column
The thing about Meliora is, it's not so much a state of mind as it is a feeling that starts in your toes and ends where your dreams begin.
OBOC
OBOC closes semester, with love
“All You Need is Love!” contained a variety of songs from musicals inspired by the joys of infatuation and romance. The skits performed in each song were quite different from their original enactment, with their own unique UR touch.
TOOP
‘Almost Maine’ paints poignant vignettes
The curtain didn’t go up at the start of UR TOOP’s “Almost Maine” Saturday night—because there was no curtain.
ROC Players
‘Next to Normal’ offers powerful anecdote on mental health
"Next to Normal"'s effectiveness in portraying just how confusing and terrifying mental health problems can be was captured well by the ROC Players production.
Theatre
Red Ryder brings drama, nostalgia, ’70s aesthetic
The International Theatre Program’s “When you comin’ back, Red Ryder?” premiered last Thursday, opening the fall season to a full house.
Fringe
Student Fringe performance ‘Here I Lie’ connects culture, community
A young woman sitting with a somber expression, clad completely in white in front of a white screen, created the melancholy mood required for this piece.
Movies
‘Harry Potter’ play dives into the series’ past
The play finds its characters struggling with the past.
Theatre
A subjective ranking of the One Act Play festival
The unfolding plays in the International Theatre Program’s 18th Annual One Act Play Festival caught my attention with the mystery of what was yet to come, and then held that attention with twists and turns packed into the short time allotted to them.
