Pulitzer Prize-winning play highlights working-class identity amid industry collapse and change. The shuttering of an industrial plant is the central conflict of “Sweat,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning work of playwright Lynn Nottage. The play, set to premiere Dec. 3 at the University Theatre, will close out the Theatre Department’s fall season. Set in the industrial town […]
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‘Dreams & Diversity’ dances into the spotlight
Annual faculty concert explores love, identity, and the stories movement can tell. The shuffle of sneakers and the soft tap of jazz shoes echoed through the University Theatre. The lights dimmed, and the performers stood ready, waiting for their cue. When rehearsal began, their breathing fell into rhythm with the music. Encouraging cheers from fellow […]
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Another year, another ‘S#!t Show’
From poetry to freestyle rap, annual showcase celebrates Toros’ creativity. When “The S#!t Show” began at CSUDH in 2020, it was a space for traditionally marginalized voices in the arts. Four years later, the showcase has become one of campus’ most outlandish displays of student talent. The Oct. 23 event at the Edison Theatre brought […]
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‘Clyde’s’ serves up commentary on struggles, second chances
Lynn Nottage’s play kicks off fall season at University Theatre. Conversations about life, race, and rehabilitation are on the menu as the University Theatre opens its fall season with a production of “Clyde’s.” Written by the American playwright Lynn Nottage, the play follows the lives of five formerly incarcerated people working together at a truck […]
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‘Twelfth Night’: A comedic tale of love and mistaken identity
Shakespeare’s classic closes out spring semester for University Theatre. “With hey ho, the wind and the rain. For the rain it raineth every day,” the cast sang in unison, their coordinated curtain call dance bringing the production to a memorable close. The musical tune resonated with life’s unpredictabilities, but inside the Edison Theatre, everything moved […]