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Theater and Performance Arts

Theater
A red stage with people acting on it.

‘The Arsonists’ delivers a flaming critique of citizens who passively enable evil 

Dan Kubota
  •  
March 4
Theater
Students with Stanford Theater Laboratory give a peformance set during the bubonic plague in 1348 Avignon, France.

Surviving the plague: The commentary video that “PESTILENCE: Wow!” deserves

Dayanara Yepez Ramirez
  •  
March 3
Culture
Photo of two dancers from Chocolate Heads, wearing green.

‘A Garden After Dark’ creates space for hidden heroes

Dakota Gelman
  •  
Feb. 22, 2024
"The Manic Monologues" promotional image courtesy of McCarter Theatre Center

Manic Monologues: Destigmatizing mental illness from a virtual stage

Marli Bosler
  •  
Feb. 21, 2021
Arts & Life
(Photo: YEJIN SONG/The Stanford Daily)

Stanford TAPS’s play ‘Cerulean’ explores vulnerability and human connection in a society reliant on technology

Yejin Song
  •  
Aug. 25, 2020
Arts & Life
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents the acclaimed tour de force solo performance "The Pianist of Willesden Lane," starring Mona Golabek (pictured), performing January 15 - February 16, 2020 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. (Photo Courtesy of Hershey Felder Presents)

TheatreWorks’ ‘The Pianist of Willesden Lane’: A one-woman musical celebration of humanity

Anupriya Dwivedi
  •  
Jan. 23, 2020
Arts & Life
"Anastasia" may not always stick the landing, but it remains a visually stunning and thoroughly enjoyable musical. Photo: Evan Zimmerman, courtesy of Broadway Grand Rapids

The ‘Anastasia’ Tour features soaring music, but some performances flutter

Chloe Wintersteen
  •  
Jan. 5, 2020
Arts & Life
Mary (Melissa WolfKlain), Elizabeth (Mary Mattison), Mrs. Bennet (Heather Orth), Kitty (Chanel Tilghman) and Lydia (Tara Kostmayer) read a letter from Netherfield in the World Premiere Musical “Pride and Prejudice,” presented by TheatreWorks Silicon Valley December 4, 2019 – January 4, 2020 at the Lucie Stern Theatre. (Photo: Courtesy of Kevin Berne/TheatreWorks)

‘Pride and Prejudice’: Popstars edition

Anupriya Dwivedi
  •  
Dec. 16, 2019
Courtesy of Frank Chen.

“Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” transports audience to rural Mississippi

Elizabeth Fair
  •  
March 7, 2014
Courtesy of Frank Chen.

Swan Lake Recalibrated: a vaporous performance

Sean Christofferson
  •  
March 6, 2014
The Stanford Daily

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