Uncategorized

SARAH PYEAssociate Editor The way a particular company treats the title song in “Oklahoma!” says a lot about the production overall. In the current revival tour, which stops at the Pantages through Sunday, this idea certainly holds true: The title number, coming at the end of the second act, is solid, well-sung and enjoyable. And yet the song, much like the production overall, … [Read more...] about Musical sticks close to classic

Amy LarsonStaff Writer Imagine walking into a building of complete strangers. No one recognizes you, and no faces look familiar either. But, by the time you leave that same building, you have made friends that you will not forget as long as you live. That is precisely what happens in “The Weir,” a production that Pepperdine students will be performing this week. Written by … [Read more...] about Student theater production explores human relationships

Mary WisniewskiAssistant A&E Editor Terrence Mealick’s “The New World” is a new world in itself. Scenes cut quickly from shot to shot, and dialogue is limited due to language barriers between the English and the Native Americans. However, these limitations make a strong movie by revealing what it may be like to go somewhere one has never gone before — a little confusing and … [Read more...] about Entering ‘The New World’

Heather CloudStaff Writer To some people, the idea of a stable job, a stable income, a stable life, is appealing. But these people are boring, so what appeals to us, the exciting, the carefree, the non-mediocre, is the adventure of a jobless existence. We, dear friends, shall never be called boring, and will never be found in some paying, dignified, soul-sucking job at a … [Read more...] about How to avoid getting a real job (for as long as possible!)

Mary WisniewskiOverseas Columnist  “Are you alive?” asks an elderly woman sitting across from me on my return flight to London. It is quite a disconcerting question to wake up to, but I suppose I can’t really blame her. After all, my face is pale, my eyes red. I reassure her that indeed I am alive and reach for my overnight light. It does not turn on. “You are simply … [Read more...] about Londoners to tackle new semester