uISA’s “Garba” brings Indian holiday spirit to CWRU
Shreyas Banerjee, Staff Reporter
October 11, 2019
While most Americans will celebrate the holiday season later this winter, for Indians around the world, ‘tis the season. While most people are only familiar with Diwali—which is happening in the next few weeks, don’t worry—this whole month is jam packed with holidays and celebrations, with one of t...
The Idiot Box makes improv more accessible to the campus
Shreyas Banerjee, Staff Reporter
September 27, 2019
Over the weekend, in the shadows of Nord Hall’s basement, a new club was born. The Idiot Box club, or “tHe iDiOt bOx” as they prefer to style it, which met for the first time on Sep. 21, is dedicated to building a new home for those who love improvisation, but want to participate in a more casual...
The Book of Mormon comes to Playhouse Square
Fernando Rivera, Contributing Reporter
September 27, 2019
I had never seen “The Book of Mormon” prior to Connor Palace's show on Sunday, Sep. 15, in their recent welcome-back run at Playhouse Square, although I had listened to the soundtrack as a closeted high school senior. The iconic song, "Turn It Off" satirizes the particularly Mormon experience (and ge...
Giggles galore
Claudia Jazowski, Staff Reporter
April 19, 2019
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
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
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
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
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
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
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. ...
