Acting dramatic
As the fall semester approaches, students and faculty of the University drama department look forward to another semester of bringing exciting new productions to life.
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As the fall semester approaches, students and faculty of the University drama department look forward to another semester of bringing exciting new productions to life.
When it comes to the entertainment market for teenagers (specifically teenage girls), certain trends dominate: vampires, bad reality television shows and abundant superficiality. So it’s surprising that a fictional novel about a teenage girl’s struggle with cancer has become such a cultural juggernaut. Published in 2012, John Green’s novel “The Fault in Our Stars” received high critical praise. Last weekend, its film adaptation was released, starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort as star-crossed lovers dealing with impending death at a far-too-early age.
Newcomb Theater was host to a very different type of movie screening Friday evening. A man and a woman — both wearing corsets, fishnets and heels — greeted people outside of the building.
With dramatic choir music, eerily colored lights and a stage with a seemingly endless number of trap doors, the Folger Theatre in Washington, D.C. spared no expense in its recent production of Shakespeare’s “Richard III,” creating a show that can only be described as epic.
Three years ago, my friend received two tickets to see a relatively unknown indie band, Young the Giant. I tagged along, and I was surprisingly impressed by what I saw.
The great Victorian detective Sherlock Holmes has always been a formidable character to readers of Victorian literature, roaming the streets of old London and solving imaginary crimes with his faithful partner Watson.
For a few moments after spoken word poet Andrea Gibson finished her performance in the University Chapel Thursday night, a spell hung over the audience. After we applauded and she exited, my friends and I stood about, not wanting to forget the heart-wrenchingly emotional tug of her words. People hugged and a student in front of us sat crying. Gibson provided a mesmerizing and moving experience that evening, turning an ordinary Thursday night into something incredible.
At any moment during last weekend’s Richmond Folk Festival, visitors could stop anywhere and find themselves listening to an extremely eclectic mix of sounds: Newfoundland fiddlers, West African drums, Tuvan throat singers, salsa, Irish flutes, reggae, bluegrass — and that’s just the short list.
Many have suggested fun.’s hit single “Some Nights” is a melodic cross between Queen and The Lion King. Though no song can match “Bohemian Rhapsody,” fun. still put on a show worthy of Freddie Mercury’s approval at the nTelos Wireless Pavilion Thursday night.
Fans of the country-folk duo The Civil Wars will likely never hear their eponymous second album live. The Civil Wars, comprised of singer Joy Williams and singer and guitarist John Paul White, broke up last year, soon after they finished recording. Williams, who has been making all promotional appearances for the album alone, revealed that White hasn’t spoken to her since the split.