Devon Tao HM ’25 first began writing songs about climate change as a final project for a music class. These songs eventually formed the backdrop for their original musical “Reason to Be,” which opened at Seaver Large Studio on March 27 and ran through the weekend.
Tag: Theatre
‘The Moors:’ Murder and existential angst
“The Moors,” Pomona College Theatre’s first spring production, asks what it means to be truly seen and to see others as they wish to be seen. Running from March 7-9, the play was at once a Victorian drama, queer romance and dark comedy.
‘The Play that Goes Wrong’ showcases commitment to the bit
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.
Fishnets, corsets and community-building at the 5C Rocky Horror Picture Show
The highly-anticipated second annual Halloweekend production of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” ran Oct. 27 and 28 in Pomona College’s Seaver Labs and Scripps College’s Balch Auditorium, respectively. Actors and audience members alike laughed and basked in the joy of the energetic, raunchy and campy performance.
Student Kabuki theater production continues legacy of Pomona professor’s sharing of centuries-old Japanese cultural art
Student Kabuki theater troupe KabukiMa invites the Claremont community to learn about Japanese Kabuki theater this weekend through performances and an academic symposium.
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.
Pomona first-year draws on psychology in assistant directing fall play
Her first semester of college, Vidusshi Hingad PO ’25 is already assistant directing the Pomona Department of Theatre’s production of Circle Mirror Transformation.
Q&A: ‘Macbeth’ assistant director and cast discuss their roles, rehearsal process
TSL sat down with “Macbeth” assistant director and the cast’s leading duo to discuss the show’s handling of gender, the rehearsal experience and recontextualizing the 1606 play in 2020.
Fair is foul and foul is fair: ‘Macbeth’ tells a story of power, deception, betrayal
Pomona College’s Seaver Theatre debuted its production of “Macbeth” this Thursday, presenting a chilling and modern take on the 400-year-old play.