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Katherine Ortmeyer, Uchechi Kalu and Matt Spencer Seely in Craig Wright's "The Pavilion" at Theatre Intime. (Photo by Taylor Mallory)

Katherine Ortmeyer, Uchechi Kalu and Matt Spencer Seely in Craig Wright's "The Pavilion" at Theatre Intime. (Photo by Taylor Mallory)

We’ve got a great weekend of campus arts events–perfect procrastination techniques to employ before the end-of-semester push (and, let’s be honest, holiday shopping) takes over our brains.

  • There’s theater galore this weekend, starting tonight with Craig Wright’s The Pavilion, a high-school-reunion story unlike any you’ve seen before, directed by Emma Watt ‘13 at Theatre Intime. Thurs-Saturday at 8pm, this weekend and next. Also, the show clocks in at just under 90 minutes–a perfectly-sized study break. Tickets $8 at Theatre Intime.  To see the trailer (artistic design for this show is through the roof), click here.
  • Also up tonight is Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus, directed by Molly O’Neill ‘14 with the Princeton Shakespeare Company in the Wilson Blackbox. Thurs-Saturday at 8pm, this weekend and next. Tickets $8 at Frist; events eligible.
  • Starting tomorrow, Shakespeare’s Hamlet, a senior thesis project directed by Julia Keimach ‘12 with the Program in Theater, is sure to be a terrific bet: a great cast, beautiful costumes, and a fresh new take on a classic text (not to mention that our own UPC co-prez SKG makes his Princeton theater debut as Polonius!). December 2-3 at 8:15 PM, December 4 at 2 PM, December 7 – 9 at 8 PM, and December 10 at 1 PM. Free and open to the public; Berlind Rehearsal Room at McCarter Theater Center.
  • A light moment with the cast of "Hamlet" (those drama queens...)

    A light moment with the cast of "Hamlet" (those drama queens...)

    No matter how stressed-out you are by classes, nothing peps you up for the holiday season quite like beautiful Christmas music: the University Glee Club and Chamber Choir’s concert of Readings and Carols this Friday is sure to hit the spot. 8pm Friday in Richardson Auditorium, $5 students, events eligible.

  • Big-band jazz reinterpretations of Radiohead, you say? Just one of the many draws at the University Concert Jazz Ensemble’s collaboration concert with the jazz programs from Columbia University this Saturday: 8pm December 3 in Richardson Auditorium, student tickets $5. Events eligible.
Dec 1, 2011

Weekend Arts Roundup: Theater, Jazz, and Choral Music Galore

By Julia Bumke
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315642_2144702616931_1227210983_33271968_581668594_nAnother week, another arts roundup!  As we mentioned in last week’s column, we’ve been faced with an embarrassment of riches on campus between now and Thanksgiving break. Follow our advice…and see it all!

  • Thursday, November 17, 8pm:Fuente Ovejuna: A Disloyal Adaptation, produced by the Department of Theater at McCarter’s Berlind Theatre, takes the classic Lope de Vega play and stages it within the context of the La Baracca Theatre Troupe in 1930s Spain; it’s a beautiful production full of great performances. Friday-Saturday Nov. 10-11, Thursday-Saturday November 17-19, 8pm; student tickets $10, events eligible. For a terrific concert, check out alt-folk legend Crooked Still’s one-night-only show at Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall, part of the Music Department’s Making Tunes concert series. 8pm; click here for ticket information.
  • Friday, November 18, 8pm: The Footnotes Jam,A Gentleman’s Game, is sure to be a great night of a cappella: 8pm Friday in Richardson Auditorium, student tickets $8, events eligible.
  • Saturday, November 19 matinee, 2pm: This weekend’s your last chance to see Tom Stoppard’s Rock ‘n’ Roll at Theatre Intime. A play that combines Czech Communism, British rock music, ancient Greek poetry, and epic love stories…how can you resist? Thursday-Saturday at 8pm with a 2pm matinee on Saturday; student tickets $8, events eligible.  The November 18th 8pm performance will include a talk-back after the show with the Music Department’s Simon Morrison, who has an extensive background in Slavic history and music (and who’s basically the coolest thing since sliced bread).
  • Saturday, November 19, 8pm: The Triangle Club’s 2011 show, Doomsdays of Our Lives, centers on the apocalypse…and with a Ke$ha-inspired cockroach number, a killer drag kickline (the teaser: Mayan virgins about to be sacrificed), and more high hilarity, it’s not to be missed. Tickets always sell out, so buy yours now! Friday-Saturday at 8pm; student tickets $10, events eligible.
  • Sunday, November 20, 3pm: The University Chamber Choir, an offshoot of Glee Club, will present “The Unspoken Word,” a concert of Catholic music written in secret under 17th-century Protestant regimes in England and the Netherlands.  Fascinating liturgical music, gorgeous voices–and free!
Nov 17, 2011

Weekend Arts Roundup: See-It-All Edition, Part II

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382044_2269905390733_1341540238_32222342_340565205_nThis weekend and next always have the year’s largest number of arts events on campus…and here at The Ink, we want to help you to enjoy every bit of it! We’ve made a fancy-pants version of how to see it all between now and Thanksgiving break:

  • Thursday, November 10: I might be slightly biased in this play’s favor (full disclosure: I’m the director), but Tom Stoppard’s Rock ‘n’ Roll at Theatre Intime is shaping up to be a wonderful show. Spanning 20 years of the underground rock movement in Communist Czechoslovakia, from the 1968 Prague Spring to the 1989 Velvet Revolution, it’s a fascinating play–and the cast is top-notch.  Thursday-Saturday at 8pm this weekend and next, with a talkback on November 18th with Simon Morrison, the Music Department’s preeminent Slavic music scholar.  Student tickets $8, events eligible.
  • Friday, November 11: The Princeton Glee Club’s Yale vs. Princeton Football Concert is always a great annual event chock full of beautiful music: Friday at 8pm in Richardson Auditorium, $5 student tickets, events eligible.374633_10150357682173661_653008660_8286638_2073660683_n
  • Saturday matinee, November 12: Shaved heads, Baptist revivals, gore galore, bestiality…hooked yet? The Princeton University Players’ Bat Boy at Matthews Acting Studio, a dark musical comedy directed by Claire Greene ‘13, has all that and more.  This weekend only, Thursday-Saturday at 8pm with a 2pm Saturday matinee. Tickets $8, events eligible.
  • Saturday night, November 12: We’ve got two great a cappella options for Saturday night: first, The Nassoons’ Annual Yale Jam with the Yale Whiffenpoofs, is always a blast (8pm Saturday in Richardson Auditorium, student tickets $8). If gorgeous female voices are more your thing (and you’re looking for a great concert that’s also kind on your wallet), the Tigressions Thirtieth Reunion Concert is also a great bet: it’s free at Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall at 7:30pm on Saturday.

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Nov 10, 2011

Weekend Arts Roundup: See-It-All Edition!

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194706_2156284110133_1337370346_32164878_1349783074_oTime to venture forth from your midterms-induced insanity and hit the campus’s best arts events tonight! We’ve got music and theater aplenty–prime distractions from paper-writing and other assorted craziness.

  • Think on the bright side: your paper might be hellish, but at least your sociopathic wife isn’t making you kill your boss in cold blood! No one does schadenfreude better than Shakespeare, and Allie Kollaski ’13’s production of Macbeth has been getting wonderful word-of-mouth feedback over the past couple of days (just be sure to call it “The Scottish Play” if you decide to go…midterms week definitely isn’t time to tempt the Fates).  Today’s the last day: 2pm and 8pm performances in Whitman Theater, tickets $8, student events eligible.
  • Nothing soothes a stressed soul like classical music–and nothing energizes said stressed soul like a crazy marimba concerto, as Kevin Laskey ‘12 will exemplify tonight at the Princeton University Orchestra’s first concert of the season.  Featuring the music of Sibelius and Verdi, along with the afore-mentioned Rosauro Marimba Concerto, it’s a great night of music–and, at under 2 hours total, it clocks in as a perfectly-sized study break.  8pm Saturday at Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall; $8 for students, but free with Passport to the Arts (it uses one of the random arts passes that don’t work for ANY other student events except for those in Richardson, so it’s definitely worth it).
  • If you’re an a cappella lover, tonight’s Co-Ed A Cappella Jam is just what the doctor ordered for midterms jitters. Featuring music from the Katzenjammers, Shere Khan, and Roaring 20, it’s bound to be a very fun event–and all of the proceeds go to Education Through Music, a terrific arts non-profit that serves students in New York and the San Francisco Bay area.  10pm Saturday in Theatre Intime; tickets $7 for students, $10 general.

Keep calm and carry on, everyone!

Oct 22, 2011

Weekend Arts Roundup: Midterms Procrastination Edition!

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monkeys-hdr_lrgTwo weeks in (doesn’t it feel longer?) and campus arts events are up and running! As the semester goes into full swing, this batch of events is the perfect antidote to daunting workloads and overtired brains:

  • Theatre Intime, Princeton’s oldest entirely student-run theater company, starts its 2011-2012 season with Neil Simon’s Lost In Yonkers, directed by sophomore Eric Traub.  Part comic coming-of-age story and part family drama, this Pulitzer-Prize-winning play is one of Simon’s best, and features an all-star student cast. Thursday-Saturday at 8pm in Theatre Intime: tickets $8, Student Events Eligible.
  • The Department of Music’s Making Tunes concert series, which features a range of international musicians who blend traditional and improvisatory folk music traditions, continues its second week with Appalachian fiddle player Bruce Molsky.  The Tunes series’ first concert was completely sold out, so buying ahead is a smart move: tickets are available at Frist or via phone at 609-258-9220, and the event is Student Events Eligible.  Thursday at 8pm in Taplin Auditorium at Fine Hall.
  • 319614_2211111437472_1238070354_32620346_719421329_nIf you’re hoping to glimpse the next Amy Poehler or Ed Helms, don’t miss The UCB Touring Company’s one-night improv comedy show at McCarter Theatre, sponsored by Quipfire! improv troupe.  Friday at 11pm; free admission, but get there early to get a good seat! It’s sure to fill up fast.
  • Princeton’s Program in Theater opens its season with The Monkeys Are Coming!, a Russian avant-garde drama directed by senior Gabe Crouse as part of his senior thesis.  First published in 1923, the play appears here in a brand-new translation by several professors in Princeton’s Slavic Department.  It’s a genre-bending (and brain-bending) performance–and its 50-minute length makes it perfect for a pre-Street study break.  Friday and Saturday at 8pm in Matthews Acting Studio at the Lewis Center for the Arts (185 Nassau Street); student tickets $10, Student Events Eligible.
  • Speaking of theses, seniors Eddie Skolnick and Jeff Hodes will present an All-Mozart Senior Thesis Recital for the Music Department’s Performance Program on Saturday at 8pm in Taplin Auditorium.  Skolnick will play and conduct Mozart’s Adagio in E for Violin and Orchestra and his Violin Concerto No. 3; Hodes will perform and conduct Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto; and both musicians will be backed by a fifteen-person student chamber orchestra.  Free admission, with a reception to follow.
Sep 29, 2011

Weekend Arts Roundup: Intime, Improv, and More

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Stephen-Sondheim-HI-RES-Photo-by-Jerry-JacksonWelcome back to The Ink’s Weekend Arts Roundup! For ‘15ers (and newbies to The Ink), the Arts Roundup is an insiders’ guide to all arts events that happen in Princeton (both on and off campus) each weekend.  We’ll give you locations, times, helpful links, ticket prices, event descriptions and hype…everything you need to get out there and take advantage of all the great arts opportunities that Princeton has to offer!

Since the semester’s still in its early stages, we’ve got a number of off-campus options to tempt you with this week.  Stay tuned for later weeks when a cappella, theater, dance, music groups, and more will take the campus by storm!

  • If you think that string music’s just for old-timey Princetonians in smoking jackets, Alasdair Frasier will give you a run for your money: he’s a virtuosic fiddler who takes Scottish traditional and folk music to a wholly new level of musicality.  He’s also super-legit, as his multiple NPR visits highlight. Thursday at 8pm in Taplin Hall; admission is free with TigerTickets ($15 for general admission).  You can call or order them online at 609-258-9220 or www.princeton.edu/utickets.

  • Alasdair Fraser, fiddle & Natalie Haas, cello, will perform in Taplin Auditorium on Thursday, Sept. 22.

    Alasdair Fraser, fiddle & Natalie Haas, cello, will perform in Taplin Auditorium on Thursday, Sept. 22.

  • Experience the Bard’s best in one fell swoop, complete with snarktastic commentary and a Titus-Andronicus-themed cooking show, at the Princeton Shakespeare Company’s one-night-only production of Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged), which they perform to packed audiences each May at Reunions. Saturday at 8p and midnight, Whitman Theater; tickets are free at the door, but bound to sell out!
  • Princeton’s improbably playing host to one of the season’s hottest theater tickets: John Doyle’s Ten Cents a Dance, a dark song cycle with a wholly new take on the classic music of Rogers and Hart. Doyle, director of the critically-acclaimed recent Broadway revivals of Sweeney Todd and Company, is one of his generation’s great visionaries; the production, co-produced with Williamstown Theatre Festival, is not to be missed.  Tues-Thurs at 7:30pm, Saturday at 8p; Berlind Theater, McCarter Theatre Center.  Tickets free with a TigerTicket (preloaded on your Prox).
  • Though it’s technically already sold out (the first-come first-serve free tickets were all gone as of Tuesday night), former New York Times theater critic Frank Rich’s public interview with composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim here at McCarter Theater is bound to be a once-in-a-lifetime event for arts lovers.  Monday, September 26, at 8pm in Matthews Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center; they’ll be giving will call tickets at the door, so it’s definitely worth stopping by!
Sep 22, 2011

Weekend Arts Roundup: Sondheim, Shakespeare, Song Cycles, and More

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cv11mainhedT-minus 24 hours until blessed freedom is upon us!  Or at least until we get to take a brief breather, enjoy some relatively normal springtime weather (knock on wood!), and savor all the Lawnparties revelry before buckling down for the final push come Monday.  We’ll have a more extensive Lawnparties breakdown soon (stay tuned!), but until then there are a ton of exciting ways to kick back with the arts this weekend.  You’ve earned it!

  • An oldie but a goodie–Communiversity, Princeton’s annual town-gown spring festival, strikes again on Saturday, and the picture-perfect weather forecast means it’s bound to be a happening scene. With five stages’ worth of music and performance groups, from a cappella to jazz to flamenco dancing, there’s something for everyone.  Come mingle with the townies, eat great food, and savor some time outside the bubble!  Noon to 5pm on Saturday in downtown Princeton (click here for more detailed descriptions of some of the weekend’s events).
  • ppf11-logo340If it’s a cappella you’re craving, look no further than the Lils’s 40th anniversary Jam at 8pm tonight at Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, featuring a guest performance from the Nassoons.  Tickets $8 for students. The Jam will also focus on the legacy of women here at Princeton to kick off the weekend’s She Roars festival (which is hosting the likes of Sheryl WuDunn ‘88 and Sonia Sotomayor ‘76!).  You can read the full lecture schedule here: it’s a star-studded list of events, and many allow walk-in guests!
  • The University’s also hosting its second annual Princeton Poetry Festival this weekend.  Organized by New Yorker poetry editor (and Lewis Center director) Paul Muldoon, the Festival has a killer lineup of readers.  There’s nothing more soothing or exhilarating than having someone read to you–especially when that someone happens to be a poetry legend like Sharon Olds or Mark Doty. Drop in as you wish at Richardson Auditorium, even for a brief while: don’t miss it!  Click here for the full schedule.
  • If pure laughs are more your thing, nothing goes better with the craziness of houseparties than the killer wit of Quipfire!, which will be doing 10pm shows Thursday-Saturday in Theatre Intime. Tickets are $6, and they’re bound to sell out (be ready for some serious drunken revelry!), so buy yours ahead of time in Frist.
  • The newly-formed Princeton Opera Company is presenting Love, Laughter and Libretto, a free concert of opera scenes from Mozart to Bernstein, at 2pm on Saturday in the Rocky Common Room–a perfect break from Communiversity or a compliment to a late brunch.
Apr 28, 2011

Weekend Arts Roundup: Lils, Laughs, Libretti–and Lawnparties!

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219558_1834564104024_1238070354_32179149_806629_oOnly one week to go, guys! Most of this weekend’s events (even the theater performances!) clock in at under 2 hours, so they’re perfect for a mid-evening study break to get you through the final push.  Keep calm, carry on–and enjoy!
  • First up, the New Play Festival–which runs this weekend and into next week–features two full-length original plays by Princeton seniors Mara Nelson-Greenberg and M. Cristina Luzarraga. The first play, Nelson-Greenberg’s Make Belief, is directed by Princeton alum Suzy Agins and plays April 21, 23, 26 and 28; the second, Luzarraga’s Due Unto Others, is directed by senior Sarah Pease-Kerr and plays April 22, 24, 27 and 29.  All performances are at 8pm in Matthews Acting Studio at the Lewis Center for the Arts (185 Nassau).  A $10 gives you admittance to subsequent nights of both shows (a steal!); student events eligible.  The plays clock in at around 90 minutes.
  • If high hilarity’s more your thing, you can’t get better than Clayton Raithel’s production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, produced by the University Players in Whitman Theatre.  Hysterical songs (teaser: “My Unfortunate Erection” is a highlight), an all-star cast and a great pit orchestra make this an unmissable show. Thursday-Saturday at 8pm, Friday at midnight, Saturday at 2 pm; Tuesday and Wednesday (April 26 and 27) at 10 pm. Student events eligible, tickets $8.
  • 206681_10150266460989688_521089687_9278846_4077228_nDiSiac’s spring show, Blueprints, is sure to be an excellent way to relax and burn off steam in the final push to Lawnparties…and is also sure to sell out, so buy tickets in Frist ahead of time!  Thursday at 8pm; Friday and Saturday at 6.30 and 9pm.  Frist Film and Performance Theater (third floor of Frist), tickets $7 for students.
  • Cara Tucker’s production of The Elephant Man at Theatre Intime has been getting rave reviews–only one weekend left, so get it while it lasts! Thursday-Saturday at 8pm, with a midnight show on Friday. Theatre Intime (across from the Chapel), tickets $8. Student events eligible.
  • Feeling Biblical…or at least up for some beautiful liturgical music? The Glee Club’s spring concert of Bach’s St John Passion on Good Friday is bound to be beautiful, regardless of your religion.  Friday at 8pm, Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall; student tickets $5, events eligible.
Apr 21, 2011

Weekend Arts Roundup: Dance, Drama (and T-minus 1 week!)

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Hemingway visits Tigertown: Elevator Repair Service's "The Sun Also Rises," this weekend at McCarter.

Hemingway visits Tigertown: Elevator Repair Service's "The Sun Also Rises," this weekend at McCarter.

As this week’s prefrosh descend like locusts–bringing Shirley T’s patented Perfect-Preview-Weather along with them–there are lots of exciting arts events on hand to make this weekend an enjoyable one.  Get out into the sunshine, savor the post-thesis existence (or, if you’re a junior, take a break from JP hibernation), and bring your prospective students along–there’s no better way for them to get a sense of the countless events that the Orange Bubble has to offer on a weekly basis.

  • Only at Princeton would you have one of indie music’s hottest bands performing…at an art museum.  That’s right, the Fiery Furnaces are playing tonight at the University Art Museum’s “This is Collage,” where they’ll be collaborating with the Princeton University Klesmer Ensemble (who actually call themselves PUKE).  Not to be missed!  The Mashmaticians and The Rembrandts (of Friends theme song fame) will also be making appearances: Rembrandts are on from 9:30-10:30pm, with Mashmaticians from 10:30-11:30 and the Fiery Furnaces from 11:30-12:30.  It’s a pretty small venue, so get there early!

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Apr 14, 2011

Weekend Arts Roundup: Festivals, preFrosh, and the Fiery Furnaces

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Indie darlings Joy Formidable: coming soon to an eating club near you!

Indie darlings Joy Formidable: coming soon to an eating club near you!

It’s our last weekend before all the 2015ers descend upon us, complete with orange lanyards and dazed expressions; breathe deep, take a short break from your theses, JPs, and other academic insanity, and treat yourself to one of these arts gems.

  • The biggest arts event on campus this weekend (albeit one that might have stolen my soul as stage manager) is Strange Faces, an original musical by Andrea Grody ‘11 about children growing up with Asperger’s Syndrome and how they interact with their families.  Love, tears, laughter, amazing acting, and stunningly beautiful music–this show has it all, and more.  Free open dress rehearsal at 8pm on Thursday; performances Friday and Saturday at 8pm, with $10 student tickets. Events eligible.  Matthews Acting Studio at 185 Nassau.  Get tickets now, it’s selling out fast!
  • Speaking of big arts events, Terrace brings us indie powerhouse Joy Formidable this Thursday for one of the club’s most exciting concerts of the semester.  The night also features sets from Mona and The Lonely Forest, and it’s sure to fill up fast; get there early at 11pm to get in before the doors close.
  • 189775_10150115537936046_560851045_6948930_2696601_nThe premiere a cappella event of the month is Twenty-Something, Roaring 20’s semi-annual Jam concert in Richardson Auditorium and guest-starring the Georgetown Chimes and Quipfire.  It only happens once every two years, so come to cheer on your friends and hear some epic tunes!  Tickets are $8; student events eligible.  Saturday 4-5:30pm
  • There’s still time to see Brighton Beach Memoirs at Theatre Intime and House of Blue Leaves at the Berlind Theatre.  Both play Thursday-Saturday at 8pm; tickets are $8 for Brighton Beach and $10 for Blue Leaves, and both are student events eligible.
  • 208594_1765711416933_1063560131_31811728_6337267_nGot a craving for free classical music? Check out Classical Music Hour in the Rocky Common Room at 7pm on Friday, featuring performances from Princeton’s Sinfonia Orchestra.  A lovely way to kill some time after dinner!
  • Ballet Folklorico has its 9th annual show, Detrás del Sombrero (Behind The Hat), this Friday at 9:30pm and Saturday at 7pm.  Featuring traditional dances from Veracruz, Huasteca Veracruzana, Jalisco, Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Guerrero and Colima, it’s not-to-be missed.  Tickets are $8, student events eligible; performances are in the Frist Film and Performance Theatre.
Mar 31, 2011

Weekend Arts Roundup: A Cappella, Asperger’s, and More

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192732_10150123172839626_501629625_6134099_6315723_oA big weekend ahead for the arts at Princeton!  Give yourself a couple hours to relax after an epically long (and snowy…sigh) first week back:

  • In the mood for a (literally) epic evening of opera? Theo Popov ’11’s senior thesis with the Music department, called Nero Artifex, is an original chamber opera based on the life of the famous Roman emperor.  Written entirely in Latin by seniors Mariah Min and Veronica Shi (it has subtitles projected onstage), it’s shaping up to be an extremely exciting production, and has involved over fifty student actors, designers, musicians, and backstage hands. Thursday and Friday only, 8pm in Richardson Auditorium at Alexander Hall. Admission is free.
  • If family dramedy’s more your thing, check out Emma Watt ’13’s production of Brighton Beach Memoirs, a semiautobiographical play by Neil Simon about growing up Jewish in Brooklyn in the 1930s.  Not intrigued yet?  The play’s scenes about growing up (think two teenage boys desperate to see their cute girl cousin naked) are priceless.  Thursday-Saturday at 8pm in Theatre Intime; the show will also play next weekend. Tickets $8 at the door, student events eligible.
  • Nuns, mistaken identities, a psychotic wife named Bananas, sixties costumes that look straight out of Mad Men…John Guare’s House of Blue Leaves, featuring Brad Baron ‘11 as his senior acting thesis for the Theater department, has all that and more.  This weekend and next; Friday and Saturday at 8pm in the Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center.  Tickets $10, student events eligible.

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Mar 24, 2011

Weekend Arts Roundup: A Capella and Theater Galore

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172812_1252298911090_1338030009_31011204_7157827_oMidterms are upon us! Heaven forbid! If you can bear to drag yourself out of your studying coma (or you can’t even bear to start work), these events are the perfect shortcut to study-free bliss, if only for a couple of hours:
  • Terrace has some great shows in store this weekend: from French hip hop to “chillwave’s new Top Gun” Com Truise (a Princeton-based group), it’s looking to be a great weekend for live music.  Sets usually start at around midnight.
  • If you’re looking for some relaxing down time before you hit the Street (or, alas, the books), check out the University Modal Ensemble at Café Viv tonight.  They’ll be playing from 11:30pm-1am, and it’s a fairly casual affair–the perfect study break if you’re chained to a desk in McGraw.
  • The Princeton University Orchestra has an innovative concert in the works this weekend, including the world premiere of an electric guitar concerto (yes, you heard that right) from graduate student Mark Dancigers.  It also features concertos from violinist Yoon Won Song and flutist Jessica Anastasio, who was recently accepted into Rice University’s prestigious Shepherd School of Music for graduate study.  Concerts Friday and Saturday, 8pm in Richardson Auditorium at Alexander Hall. Tickets $8, student events eligible.  To read more about Anastasio, Dancigers, and Song, click here (Warning: feelings of supreme inadequacy might ensue. These three are pretty darn spectacular).181983_10150098492538661_653008660_6340632_4922082_n
  • Quipfire’s March shows at Theatre Intime are sure to sell out quickly–nothing cleanses the soul and eases the mind like laughing your brains out, and this weekend is one of the group’s most popular events of the year.  10:30pm at Intime, tickets $5 at the door–but buying tickets ahead at Frist is highly recommended.
  • Theater options abound this weekend: if you’re looking for something short and sweet (it clocks in at just over an hour, perfect for our pre-midterms attention spans), definitely check out the Student Playwrights Festival at Theatre Intime.  The festival features three new pieces that were written and directed by underclassmen, and it’s only up this one weekend, so don’t miss out!  Thursday-Saturday at 8pm in Theatre Intime.  It’s also not too late to catch Carousel at the Frist Film and Performance Theatre or Much Ado About Nothing in Whitman; both have been getting great word of mouth, and their casts are incredible.  Both run Thursday-Saturday at 8pm with 2pm matinees on March 5–Carousel’s matinee will feature a post-show talkback with theater professors Jill Dolan and Stacy Wolf that’s sure to be a fascinating watch.  Tickets for all three shows are $8; student events eligible.
  • There’s nothing like Harry, Hermione and the rest of the gang to help alleviate midterms stress (even if watching them makes you want to transfer to Oxford): Frist’s showing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 at midnight on Saturday in the Film and Performance Theatre, no tickets required.
Mar 3, 2011

Weekend Arts Roundup: Electric Guitars, Quippy Improv, Smooth Jazz and More

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