The world of air guitar was electrically showcased in “Airness,” a UCR play that features its main character, Nina (Emily Luong), traversing through this unfamiliar world after a nasty breakup with her fiance. As she makes friends and learns more about the fantastical landscape of air guitar, Nina goes through a series of tribulations that challenge her to grow...
It is 1849. A wooden box with a lock faces the audience center stage as thunderous music is heard overhead. The Spirit (Jasmine Gatewood) silences the crowd with graceful movements of her arms — a smile spreads across her lips as she moves around the stage. The Spirit hums a soft tune and when she finally approaches the box,...
Theatre
The play reading of ‘MC’ exposes the inner monsters of media with a contemporary portrayal of a ghost ship narrative
Brendan Vo -
Amidst the modern media landscape, the world never stays silent. Streams of information, often tailored to each person, violently flow into our lives through everyday mediums of communication such as X (formerly known as Twitter), news sites, podcasts and the like. There has never been more of a need than now to understand the implications of the vast world...
Theatre
UCR’s TFDP department entertained and surprised audiences with their fall performance of the musical ‘Cabaret’
Amaray Alvarez -
Through their comedic and sensual musical numbers, the cast managed to transport the crowd to the Berlin Kit Kat Klub.
The UCR theater, film and digital production department selected the sensual, yet politically charged production of the musical “Cabaret” to be a part of their fall season, thrilling the audience by giving the production its own twist. “Cabaret” depicts a...