Giggles galore
Claudia Jazowski, Staff Reporter
April 19, 2019
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fine Arts, Local Events, Theater & Dance
There are giggles galore on Saturday nights at the Eldred Theater Blackbox with Case Western Reserve University’s own improv comedy troupe, IMPROVment. With only two performances left, this comedy show is one you do not want to miss. The shows start at 11 p.m. on April 20 and 9 p.m. on April 27. Be s...
More than a club?
David Pietrow, Staff Reporter
April 12, 2019
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Local Events, Theater & Dance, Top Stories
My first exposure to Indian culture came last year when I was a first-year student living in the Tyler House on the north side of campus. I vividly remember it: I was walking past Wade Commons when I noticed people doing a dance routine inside. As I watched and walked, a substantial number of people inside t...
IMPROVment hosts annual improv festival
Yvonne Pan, A&E Editor
April 5, 2019
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fine Arts, Local Events, Theater & Dance, Top Stories
This past weekend, IMPROVment hosted their eighth annual Lake Effect Improv Festival in the Tink Ballroom on Saturday, March 30. The festival’s name is inspired by our university’s proximity to Lake Erie and contributions to Cleveland’s weather by the lake effect. This year’s festival...
Balancing between silliness, seriousness
Eddie Kerekes, Executive Editor
March 1, 2019
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fine Arts, Theater & Dance, Top Stories
As a high school student, perhaps the two worst words to hear from an English teacher are “William Shakespeare.” The name itself strikes dread and fear into the hearts of teenagers, leading to groans when it is time for an annual reading of one of the playwright’s many scripts. Hearing that the ...
“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. ...
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...
