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With “Ivona, Princess of Burgundia,” Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium Falls on its Face

The absurdist theater group “Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium” (IRC) put on “Ivona: Princess of Burgundia,” directed by Tina Brock, as part of the Philly Fringe Festival, which ended this past Sunday.Anyone on campus last semester might recognize the bizarre title. Production Ensemble, a

September 27, 2012

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Nightwish at the Electric Factory

Hello Swatties! I On the Arts is back again, reporting for the venerable old Phoenix, this time switching it up with a concert review! For future reference, I am primarily a visual arts lover, but also enjoy reviewing music, books and films.Last

September 19, 2012

Campus Journal

Swat’s Fall Semester Theater Scene

Some people watch plays at Swarthmore for entertainment. Some watch because they want to examine life through the lens of theater. Many watch because their friends — the actors in the play — force them to. Those who attend shows for one

September 19, 2012

Campus Journal

Swarthmore in Philly Fringe: A Guide to Upcoming Shows and Events

The Life Arts Festival and Philly Fringe is back! And just like every year, the theater, music, dance and general performance lovers around campus swear up and down that this year, they’re going to see everything. Or if not everything, at

September 12, 2012

Campus Journal

Orientation Play a success: new actors portray roommate relationships, more

Those not fortunate enough to get a coveted wristband for admission to the Orientation Play missed seeing Andrew Dorrance ’15, as the RA, sweep across the stage in a long red cape; they missed an inspiring performance by Josh McLucas ’15, who

September 5, 2012

Campus Journal

Experienced cast gears up for orientation play

Last year’s Orientation Play featured cast members throwing handfuls of condoms into the audience. Those lucky audience members who got to snag a couple (“Yeah, I’m gonna use this tonight! Heh”) were fortunate enough to get a little reminder of the Orientation

August 30, 2012

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Alumni return for Arts Weekend, perform off-Broadway ‘Chimera’

“Chimera” seamlessly interweaves technology, mythology, science and audience interaction that creates an experience that causes self-reflection while not being remotely didactic. “Chimera” was performed at Swarthmore College in the Frear Ensemble Theatre on Apr. 14 as part of last week’s campus-wide Arts

April 19, 2012

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Spring play brings ‘Spelling Bee,’ humor to Upper Tarble

A spelling bee is a familiar childhood competition for most people. Last weekend, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” a musical comedy originated by Rebecca Feldman with lyrics and music by William Finn, came to Swarthmore. This theatrical performance, through the

April 12, 2012

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‘Baltimore Waltz’s’ three-person cast examines family, AIDS

From the fluorescence of a hospital room to the streets of Paris, from the lamentation of a diagnosis to the trysts with a bellhop, from the innocence of a childhood bunny to the secrecy cloaking a drug deal, Paula Vogel’s “Baltimore Waltz”

April 5, 2012

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Ensemble’s “Ivona” blackens the traditional comedy of the court

“Ivona, Princess of Burgundia,” taken in the abstract, seems to be a fairly straightforward aristocratic tragedy that continues in the vein of Shakespeare’s own masterworks. There is a prince who, in an act of simple childhood rebellion, decides to marry a woman

March 29, 2012

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With “Ivona, Princess of Burgundia,” Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium Falls on its Face

Nightwish at the Electric Factory

Swat’s Fall Semester Theater Scene

Swarthmore in Philly Fringe: A Guide to Upcoming Shows and Events

Orientation Play a success: new actors portray roommate relationships, more

Experienced cast gears up for orientation play

Alumni return for Arts Weekend, perform off-Broadway ‘Chimera’

Spring play brings ‘Spelling Bee,’ humor to Upper Tarble

‘Baltimore Waltz’s’ three-person cast examines family, AIDS

Ensemble’s “Ivona” blackens the traditional comedy of the court

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