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A group of students wearing colorful clothes dancing on stage.

2023 ‘Gaieties’ pokes fun at Stanford controversies, student experiences

Dan Kubota
  •  
Nov. 20, 2023
Culture
Program with photo of flower reading "Mrs. Warren: a modern adaptation. TAPS"

19th century classic, reimagined: Morality meets generational divide in ‘Mrs. Warren’

Charlotte Kearns
  •  
Oct. 23, 2023
The Grind
A black screen.

An invitation to reconsider: The role of the theater

Yonatan Laderman
  •  
June 7, 2023
The Grind
Three actors huddled around the middle of a set. The actor in the middle is hunched over, and held up on both sides by his fellow actors.

An invitation to reconsider: The role of the critic

Yonatan Laderman
  •  
June 6, 2023
Culture
A boy in a red shirt and black blazer faces the audience of TAPS' performance of "Snow in Midsummer." A girl in a white dress in a large, cage-like structure stands behind him.

‘Snow in Midsummer’: How far is one willing to go for family obligations?

Alexa Figueroa
  •  
May 8, 2023
The Grind
A pair of yellowish boots.

‘The Literature of the Absurd’: Nothing to be done

Doran Goldman
  •  
April 27, 2023
Culture
Against a dark backdrop, eight actors and directors smile at the camera and hug each other.

‘Just dive in’: BLACKstage staff on building community through theater

Ximena Sanchez Martinez
  •  
April 12, 2023
The Grind
Black and white photo of people sitting in a circle, each with a foot in.

CS 83N, and my experiences with Playback Theater

Arshya Gaur
  •  
April 3, 2023
The Grind
Picture of a leafless tree at night

‘The Literature of the Absurd’: A leafless tree

Doran Goldman
  •  
March 13, 2023
Culture
Three actors sit at a table with an empty fourth chair, grieving their family member's death.

Can’t life just be normal or at least ‘next to normal’?

Alexa Figueroa
  •  
March 6, 2023
Culture
The Stanford Daily logo and text that says "Arts and Life through the years" is displayed over old article clips from The Daily.

Reviewing Daily reviews: What’s in a critique?

Greta Reich
  •  
Feb. 23, 2023
Culture
Actors Dylan Moore and Aliyah Lipsky stare into each others' eyes in BLACKstages' "Pipeline."

BLACKstage’s heart-warming ‘Pipeline’ raises awareness of systemic racism

Linda Liu
  •  
Feb. 19, 2023
Culture
In purple and blue stage lighting, the cast of "Die Fledermaus" dance in ball gowns and tuxedos.

‘Die Fledermaus’ cast steals audiences’ hearts at matinee with feminist take on classic opera comedy

Ellen Abraham
  •  
Feb. 13, 2023
The Grind
Three actors are lying down, sprawled across three descending stair slabs.

An invitation to reconsider: The role of the actor

Yonatan Laderman
  •  
Jan. 30, 2023
Culture
The photo of an Asian man holding a plant and three women posing around him

TheatreWorks’ “Little Shop” highlights new horrors of gentrification in San Francisco’s Chinatown

Annie C. Reller
  •  
Dec. 6, 2022
Culture
Five actors stand and sit on stage, reading off of books or their phones. A string of numbers from 1 to 30 hang above their heads.

‘Everything Must Go’ illuminates both audience and company

Greta Reich
  •  
Dec. 4, 2022
Culture
Three people are being tied to posts, while a soldier wearing camouflage and a red cap is taking notes of what they are saying.

On a blood-smeared stage, TAPS’ fall production ‘Parentheses of Blood’ glistens

Annie C. Reller
  •  
Nov. 30, 2022
Culture
Actors wearing red stand on stage. The background of the stage is a screen displaying Hoover Tower and “BEAT CAL”

Gaieties ‘Cardinal Sin’: Fostering community through imperfections

Alexandra Blum, Shreya Komar and Anjali Ragupathi
  •  
Nov. 27, 2022
Culture
The beast and Belle raise the glass to each other at a large table with dark blue table cloth and archaic candles on top.

Palo Alto Players’ ‘Beauty and the Beast’ shines as a fairytale for the community

Kyla Figueroa
  •  
Nov. 14, 2022
Culture
On a darkened stage, a man dressed in a vest and jeans questions another. The other bows his head down in contemplation.

More than murder? AATP’s ‘THE HEADLANDS’ explores family and identity

Shreya Komar
  •  
Nov. 14, 2022
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