“Rent Live” showed potential despite production disaster
Michael Wu, Staff Reporter
February 1, 2019
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fine Arts, Theater & Dance, Top Stories
Believe it or not, there was a time when “Rent” was radical. The musical, about a group of young New Yorkers fighting off gentrification in the shadow of the AIDS crisis, premiered off-Broadway, less than a decade after the country’s president would not even utter the word “AIDS” in public. ...
MaDaCol creates memorable experience for audience, dancers alike
Kyle Smith, Staff Reporter
December 7, 2018
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fine Arts, Theater & Dance, Top Stories
Dance productions are not for everyone. The Mather Dance Collective (MaDaCol) wants to change that. MaDaCol is one of Case Western Reserve University's oldest student-run organizations, founded in 1984 with the goal of making dance productions accessible to students and members of the Cleveland ...
One-Act Festival provides bite-sized entertainment for CWRU
Yvonne Pan, Staff Reporter
December 7, 2018
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fine Arts, Local Events, Theater & Dance
Do you have the attention span of a squirrel? Do you often find yourself losing interest in plays only minutes in? Players’ Theatre Group (PTG) provided a solution to both problems through their hour and thirty minute long One-Act Festival, held in the Eldred Black Box Theater on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. ...
MaDaCol to present a unique modern dance show on Nov. 29
Kyle Smith, Staff Reporter
November 30, 2018
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fine Arts
On Nov. 29, students and faculty from Case Western Reserve University will come together with members of the greater Cleveland community to perform a dance show unlike any other. The Mather Dance Collective (MaDaCol) is one of CWRU’s oldest undergraduate student organizations, and the group creates an opport...
CWRU dancers paint “Mosaics”
Weiwei Kong, Staff Reporter
November 16, 2018
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fine Arts, Local Events
On Friday, Nov. 9, The Case Western Reserve University Department of Dance debuted “Mosaics,” a mix of new and old pieces. The event featured five pieces, including “Mirage,” “Air for the G-String,” “Bamboo Prayer,” “Caffeinated” and “Imagined Odyssey.” “Mirage” is brand new, whil...
What To Do This Weekend
Matt Hooke, A&E Editor
November 9, 2018
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fine Arts, Local Events, Music, What to do this Week
Friday, Nov. 9 What: The Drowsy Chaperone When: Friday/Saturday 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sunday 3 to 4:30 p.m. Where: Eldred Theatre The Case Western Reserve University Department of Theater presents “The Drowsy Chaperone.” The musical comedy written by Bob Martin, Don McKellar, Lisa Lambert an...
Footlighters’ “If/Then” offers emotional experience, displays young talent
Kyle Smith, Staff Reporter
November 9, 2018
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fine Arts, Theater & Dance
“If/Then” is a musical that every college student should see. It asks many of the questions that keep young adults up at night: questions about fate and chance, choice and consequence. The show seeks to answer these questions and more, but occasionally the best the show can do is throw up its han...
Arts After Dark unites campus performers and arts supporters
Julia Knight, Staff Reporter
November 2, 2018
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fine Arts, Theater & Dance, Top Stories
Arts enthusiasts were scattered around Harkness Chapel on Saturday evening, relaxed and ready to watch performances by a variety of their musical peers. Arts After Dark is a semesterly event organized by the Music Undergraduate Student Involvement Committee to showcase the outstanding talent on campu...
East Cleveland Theater opens season No. 50 with dramatic Jekyll and Hyde
Kyle Smith, Staff Reporter
October 12, 2018
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fine Arts, Local Events, Theater & Dance, Top Stories
Fog poured through the darkly lit hall of a 100-year-old church Saturday night, as dark figures stalked through the gloom pursuing evil intentions. Where pews should have stood, rows of theater seating held a sparse audience, enthralled by the tale unfolding before them. It was the second night of the East Clevelan...
“Reckless” asks, “Can you ever really know a person?”
Sunayana Jampanaboyana, Staff Writer
October 12, 2018
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fine Arts, Theater & Dance
To open the Eldred Theater 2018-19 season, the Case Western Reserve University Department of Theater presented six performances of “Reckless” by Craig Lucas. “Reckless” is a hallmark of postmodern theater with underlying themes of loss and identity. The bizarre chain of events in “Reckless...
