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Riley Road Rocks Out

This past Thursday, I journeyed out to the World Café Live in Philadelphia to see Riley Road perform in their first headlining show. Readers might recall my earlier interview piece about Riley Road, but for those who missed it, I’ll talk briefly
November 15, 2012

Merrily’s Cast Brings Characters to Life

“Merrily We Roll Along,” with music by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth, is both depressing and inspiring.The musical was directed at Swarthmore by Jonghee Quispe ’14 and stage managed by Marta Roncada ’14. It was performed on LPAC mainstage this
November 1, 2012

Split Britches has audience in stitches

What’s a performance without cross-dressing, photographing each member of the audience, and eating an entire raw lemon? Straight theater. And theater that has all of these things? Well, it must be “One Night Stand” by the lesbian performance company Split Britches. Split
October 25, 2012

Pulitzer 2011

The 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction decision was met with widespread concern regarding the committee’s criteria, opening up the question: do readers value bizarre literary innovation over genuine value in literature? Do we have to play on the page and make unorthodox
October 11, 2012

Wowed by Warhol: An Indelible Fall Break Excursion

Hacked Super Mario Brothers. Pillow-shaped silver balloons. Velvet flowers. Dr. Scholl’s Corns. Cat litter. Urine as paint. Cellophane-wrapped candy. All this, and a dizzying amount more, await visitors to “Regarding Warhol: Sixty Artists, Fifty Years,” the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s latest blockbuster
October 11, 2012

You’ll Fall for This “Love Story”

The plot of the musical “Love Story” is as basic and common as one could imagine. Rich boy meets poor girl. They fall madly in love and sacrifice dreams for each other. Girl dies. Curtain falls. There’s a reason that this plot
October 4, 2012

Obituaries to Die For

Tom Bullamore opened his talk at Haverford College this Monday with an apology to audience members who may have recently lost a loved one. He then jumped immediately into the heart of “Make ‘em Laugh, Make ‘em Cry: Obituaries to Die For,”
October 4, 2012

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