WACsmash 2025: The Third (1/30/25)

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The artistry displayed in the roughly two hour performance was so intensely original, stories conveyed so acutely, I left Kaufman theater battling with the profound hollowness of having witnessed greatness from the outside, the elation of one basking in the irrefutable achievements of one’s peers. No genre left untouched, WACSmash 2025 was a celebration of a talented student body left unchecked, of the immense creativity artists exercise when given total freedom to create.

Review – Don’t Wait to See Rainn Wilson and Aasif Mandvi in ‘Waiting for Godot’ at Geffen Playhouse

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Photos courtesy of Jeff Lorch The Geffen Playhouse’s production of Waiting for Godot is an enthralling ride that balances its minimalist scenery with the boisterous characters of Estragon and Vladimir, brought to life by Aasif Mandvi and Rainn Wilson, respectively. The production captures the tension of the anticipation surrounding the almost mythical figure of Godot…

Lights, Camera, Shoot: A Conversation with Dan Froot

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Written by Lily Stockton Dan Froot and Company is a collective theatre ensemble actively answering pressing sociopolitical questions. Their current project, Arms Around America, is a constellation of short plays about families whose lives have been shaped by guns. The project aims to engage audience members in a larger discussion surrounding not only what guns…

Opinion: To Counter UCLA’s Inhumanity, We Must Honor the Martyrs of Palestine.

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UCLA’s Administration has put forth every effort to divide and suppress the voices of its students and workers. In order to rebuild our community, we must ground ourselves in the tens of thousands of martyrs of Palestine, and recenter the liberation movement around honoring their memories. This is how we can reclaim our campus and continue the fight for a free Palestine in our lifetimes.