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Five Faces of Nikola Tesla: A University Theater production explores creation and identity
“This is a play about production,” explains Phoebe Holtzman, her face lit by a loose lightbulb that hangs from a string above her head. “Production has been considered in every element of the show.” Bare, hanging bulbs are just one element of the set design in “The Last Ninety Minutes in the Life of... »
Potty Humor: Urinetown, University of Chicago alumni’s award-winning musical, makes a splash at University Theater
Urineluck—because “Urinetown,” a swimmingly successful musical written and composed by University of Chicago alumni Greg Kotis and Mark Hollman, has arrived on the stage of their alma mater. The musical, which won three Tony Awards, is an unsettling, zesty, and genuinely funny send-up of Broadway hits such as “Annie,” “Evita,” “Les Misérables,” “West Side... »
Wild Child: Tabloid darling Bat Boy stars in the latest University of Chicago musical
“Bat Boy: The Musical” is a play based on a recurring feature in the Weekly World News tabloid about a boy who grows up in a cave isolated from mankind with bat-like features—sharp, pointy ears and fangs—until he is discovered in his hideout. The plot of “Bat Boy” is very much like that of... »
Richard the Terrible: A challenging new interpretation of three Shakespeare plays opens at the University of Chicago
A pale beam of light washes over an elevated throne, lending it a sickly glow that cuts through the darkness. We will see many swords, but appropriately, this glistening prize is the only object remaining onstage throughout the grotesque affair. It is both the catalyst for the ensuing butchery and its silent witness. Slowly... »
The Life and Death of the RSO: A glimpse into the nature of student organizations
College was supposed to be a land of both social and academic opportunity. To a large extent it is, even at a work-intensive school like the University of Chicago. But how exactly these opportunities present themselves, and how ardently we protect them and involve ourselves, is a more complicated tale. »
What the Director Saw: Onstage with the Hypocrites’ Sean Graney
If you were to approach Sean Graney out of context, he could pass quite easily as another nerd here at the University of Chicago—if one could ignore the soul patch and bald head for a moment. As I was fumbling around with the tape recorder, the easygoing director, dressed in a hoodie, whipped out... »
