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“Urinetown” to shower down on Upper Tarble

The toilet outside of Sharples is not another piece of public art — it’s an advertisement. For this year’s spring musical, Abigail Henderson ’14 is putting on a production of “Urinetown.” While the title suggests a bunch of potty jokes, Henderson described

April 17, 2014

Arts & Features

Lex & Goldaline Elongates Time and Minimizes Space

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. “It started

April 11, 2014

Arts

Honors directing thesis pulls back the curtain

For months, the cast of the upcoming play, “Lex & Goldaline” have been crafting a unique, immersive theater experience. “Devised theater” is a play that is not written, but rather created through a series of brainstorming exercises. In the spirit of this

April 10, 2014

Arts & Features

Preview: Supernatural Caper The Mystery of Irma Vep is Quick and Absurd

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. Cross-dressing. Werewolves.

April 4, 2014

Arts & Features

Preview: “Equivocation” Captures the Power of Lies

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. “It’s like

March 21, 2014

Arts

Revenge, a dish best served fresh on the Swarthmore stage

When you see primetime news reports about civilian casualties in the Middle East, mass shootings in United States grade schools and movie theaters, and unwarranted law enforcement brutality in urban settings, you don’t think Swarthmore College theater. However, theatre major Josh McLucas

March 20, 2014

Campus Journal

A party in Illyria, complete with resident rowdy drunk

When I first walked into the Lang Performing Arts Center this Sunday, I had to glance around to check if I was in the right place. My confusion mostly stemmed from the fact that I was looking at a mostly black set

March 6, 2014

Arts

Michaela Shuchman ’16 will use Lang Scholarship to bring Theater to Philly Schools

Last week, six sophomores were given the Eugene M. Lang Opportunity Scholarship to undertake social action projects across the globe. The scholarship, given annually, offers students the chance to design and implement projects that tackle important issues in the community. Prospective Lang

February 20, 2014

Arts & Features

Tales of the South Pacific: Swarthmore’s Sesquicentennial Concert Event

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. On Saturday,

February 14, 2014

Arts

Playwright Sam “Swift” Shuker-Haines ’14 debuts thesis work

Sad kids and queer love: that’s how Sam “Swift” Shuker-Haines ‘14 describes their Honors Playwriting Thesis, read at the Lang Performing Arts Centre last week. Titled “The Real World Will Never Arrive,” the staged reading was directed by Professor Adriano Shaplin from

February 7, 2014

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“Urinetown” to shower down on Upper Tarble

Lex & Goldaline Elongates Time and Minimizes Space

Honors directing thesis pulls back the curtain

Preview: Supernatural Caper The Mystery of Irma Vep is Quick and Absurd

Preview: “Equivocation” Captures the Power of Lies

Revenge, a dish best served fresh on the Swarthmore stage

A party in Illyria, complete with resident rowdy drunk

Michaela Shuchman ’16 will use Lang Scholarship to bring Theater to Philly Schools

Tales of the South Pacific: Swarthmore’s Sesquicentennial Concert Event

Playwright Sam “Swift” Shuker-Haines ’14 debuts thesis work

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