You can’t spell Wesleyan University without arts. While students are still braving the winter cold, the campus arts scene is already springing back into action. In today’s issue, we are thrilled to showcase all the exciting theater events happening this semester! To start the new year off, the student theater group Spike Tape is bringing […]
Spike Tape’s production of “The Nutcracker” offered a festive reprieve from the looming stress of finals, performed in Beckham Hall on Dec. 1 and 2. From the moment Clara (Juno Wright ’27) waltzed onto the stage, clutching the titular Nutcracker, the audience was swept into a world of Christmas magic. Everything on the stage glittered, […]
The Concert Committee sent out a survey about 16 artists who could headline the 2024 Spring Fling on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. While it is not guaranteed that any of the artists in the survey will perform, the committee wanted to get a sense of who the University community would like to see. All these artists would […]
Folk singer-songwriter Peter Mulvey gathered a crowd in Boger Hall for a songwriting workshop and discussion on Wednesday, Nov. 8, moderated by Associate Professor of the Practice in Letters Charles Barber. Barber first met Mulvey at a New York City gig in the 1990s and was immediately taken by his wit, humor, and authentic presence […]
Between the stellar cast, the 14-person orchestra pit, and the technical brilliance, “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812” was a standout show this semester. Written by Dave Malloy and directed by Kendall McDermott ’25, the show was an ambitious undertaking for Spike Tape, as the story unfolds over the course of two straight hours of […]
Are we all back in our “Hunger Games” eras? It’s not just me? Good. The newest entry to Suzanne Collins’ much beloved “Hunger Games” franchise takes a complete left turn by focusing its attention on the antagonist of the trilogy: President Coriolanus Snow. “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” first came out in print on […]
Trigger warning: This article contains mentions of sexual violence, homicide, eating disorders, and bullying/harassment. “WOLFCRUSH (A QUEER WEREWOLF PLAY IN THREE ACTS)”—a play written by Haygen-Brice Walker and directed by Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater Alex Keegan—was performed in the Center for the Arts (CFA) Theater on Thursday, Nov. 9 at 8:00 p.m.; Friday, Nov. […]
In a cross talk, two writers sit down to discuss a book, movie, TV show, or piece of art they both feel strongly about. Sometimes they disagree; other times, they’re in perfect harmony. Here, Managing Editor Kat Struhar and Assistant Features Editor Ella Henn sat down to talk about “Much Ado About Nothing,” a Spike […]
The Classics Department provided classics and College of Letters (COL) majors the opportunity to take a trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) in New York City on Saturday, Nov. 11. After taking a coach that left campus at 8:30 a.m (it was rough), we arrived outside the largest museum in the Americas. […]
The musical comedy “Bonar!” debuted at the Patricelli ’92 Theater on Friday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m., with two additional performances on Saturday, Nov. 4 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. The show—written by Noah Frato-Sweeney ’24 and directed by Miranda Simon ’24—follows the life and political career of Andrew Bonar Law (or Bonar, as […]