Posted on 25 February 2009
Apathy was at a low Friday night at War Memorial Gym as students eagerly anticipated the arrival of hip-hop artist and performer Lupe Fiasco, at this year’s homecoming concert. Although Lupe Fiasco only performed for about an hour, approximately 500 students, alumni and staff crowded the basketball court.
Posted on 18 February 2009
With colorful paintings depicting various parts of the female body displayed on stage in the Presentation Theater, several key members from the production team of "The Vagina Monologues" hosted a panel discussion that focused on the criticism that the provocative series of speeches prompts. Along with these members of the USF faculty, director Meg O'Connor and cast member Megan Pohlman, a sophomore psychology major, tackled the topic of why some groups object to the performance that Novak described as a community ritual.
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Posted on 13 November 2008
The year doesn’t matter, only the time. It’s early in the morning and everyone has to use the loo. In the dystopian world of Urinetown, however, a water shortage has caused the power-grubbing corporations to tax the public toilets. Any attempts to dodge taxes by finding the nearest bush result in a police beatdown and [...]
Posted on 08 October 2008
A play that includes education, British accents, love triangles, and sexual tension, playwright Alan Bennett’s “The History Boys” makes for a controversial, yet romantic evening at the theater.
Based in England, “The History Boys” follows the lives of eight college-bound male students. The play starts out as banter between the students and their three teachers, a [...]
Posted on 18 September 2008
Finally “Spring Awakening,” the Tony- Award-winning musical that made such a splash on Broadway, has begun its national tour right here in San Francisco. The show opened Sept. 7 to a packed house at the Curran Theater.
Based on the controversial play by Frank Wedekind, this musical integrates the story of a group of teenagers growing [...]