Play Review: “Mothers”
MFA playwright Anna Moench returns to the Wagner New Play Festival with a new, terrifying piece on the horrors of motherhood. As theatregoers
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Plays
“Whitelash:” Student Theater Delves into Politics and the Value of Unity
Understanding different political perspectives is necessary now more than ever. “Whitelash,” an independent hip-hop musical, analyzes the politics of the 2016 election and
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Play Feature: “Jesus Christ Superstar”
“Jesus Christ Superstar” gave new flair to the Gospels while simultaneously exhibiting the talent of the student organization Muir Musical. The theater darkens
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Play Review: “Jesus Christ Superstar”
“Jesus Christ Superstar” tells a familiar, Biblical tale in a completely non-traditional, modern fashion. “Jesus Christ Superstar” opened the night of April
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Play Review: “Othello”
UC San Diego’s theatre and dance department returns to the classics with a rousing adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “Othello.” Director Dylan Key notes
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Play Review: “A Raisin in the Sun”
The La Jolla Playhouse honors Lorraine Hansberry’s classic work through their beautifully executed rendition of “A Raisin in the Sun.” February is Black
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Play Review: “Kill Local”
Spy stories are hardly a novelty. Whether spoof or straight story, the spy field has become ever more crowded in recent years. We’ve
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Play Review: “Robin Hood!”
We sit in a dark room, waiting, then… Friar Tuck (Andy Grotelueschen) bursts onto the scene, loudly declaring that he will tell us
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Play Review: “The Old Man and the Old Moon”
There’s this mystery involving the miners of Appalachia. These men were so totally exploited by foreign mining companies, for such a long time,
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Play Review: “Escape to Margaritaville”
With beaches, tropical scenery and the titular beverage, “Escape to Margaritaville” aches of summer. It’s a blissful escape from the mundanity of a
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