From Nov. 15 to 17, “The Play That Goes Wrong” turned Pomona College’s Seaver Theater into a whirlwind of laughter and chaos. The comedy-within-a-comedy follows a theater group’s attempts to stage a murder mystery.
Tag: Drama
She made that b**** famous: Taylor Swift puts Travis Kelce on the map
We’re sorry but the old Travis Kelce can’t come to the phone right now. Why? Because his reputation has forever been shaped by America’s pop princess, Ms. Taylor Swift herself. And we’re ready for it.
‘Machinal:’ Finding connection in a dystopian drama
Written by Sophie Treadwell in the 1920s, “Machinal” is the the fourth and final production in “Inevitable Evolutions,” Pomona’s theater department season. On a highly stylized set, characters operate as cogs in a larger capitalist machine, with each actor taking on multiple roles, suggesting people are interchangeable in a mechanized society that affords little room for individual aspirations or identity. Even so, cast and crew found unexpected community inhabiting this dark material.
‘Home’ is where your heart is: BIPOC actors own the stage as they perform musical theater
In efforts to celebrate diversity in drama, Spotlight Musical Theater staged an all-BIPOC Musical Theater Showcase.
Regularly scheduled programming: You don’t have to have to be a Breaking Baddie to love ‘Better Call Saul’
With its incredible writing and acting, “Better Call Saul” is a success of a sequel, argues to TV columnist Claire DuMont SC ’23. Even if you haven’t seen “Better Call Saul’s” forerunner, you can still enjoy it.
Sontag Shakespeare Festival presents an ode to Shakespeare fests of yore
Sun and fun with Shakespeare? This student-run production of “Twelfth Night” was the hottest theatrical event since the golden era of the Globe.
Fall play ‘Circle Mirror Transformation’ puts intimacy, growth on center stage
During an often awkward return to in-person activities, “Circle Mirror Transformation” is the perfect play to explore the dynamic of strangers growing together. The Pomona College production will run from Oct. 7-10 at the Seaver Theatre.
Front of house: The underwhelming excess of ‘Ginny & Georgia’
Netflix’s “Ginny & Georgia,” with its dramatic fake-woke dialogue and excessive plots, turns out underwhelming, Caelan Reeves CM ’24 writes.
5C student actors and crew reimagine theater with virtual productions
5C student actors and crew are using cameras, green screens and Zoom to put on virtual theater productions during a remote semester.
Outside the box office: Reasons to watch ‘Marriage Story’
Film columnist Hannah Avalos PO ’21 discusses the value of “Marriage Story” and its message to pursue love despite inevitable hardships.