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 […]
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‘Day of Absence’ play explores exploitation of Black laborers
Imagine a Southern town in the 1960s where all the Black residents have suddenly vanished, leaving the white residents behind to figure it all out. The University Theatre’s debut production of the semester lets that very scenario play out in “Day of Absence”—a satirical look at racist stereotypes of the past and their modern-day impact. […]
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Matters of the art: in support of University Theatre
By Jeremiah Rojas, Co-Managing Editor If you’ve ever taken a lower-division arts and humanities course at Dominguez Hills, you were likely required to attend a University Theatre production. But here’s a question: if it wasn’t a requirement, would you ever attend a performance on your own? I took an introductory speech class during my first […]