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Culture
Bright yellow text in a goofy font displaying the words: "The spongebob musical," with the word "review" below. The background is blue with bubbles floating around, reminiscent of the visuals in the original "SpongeBob Squarepants" television show.

‘SpongeBob’ soaks up silliness

Cameron Duran
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April 24, 2024
Culture
Four students gather around one sitting at a mahjong table in the play "Yakuman Chance"

‘Yakuman Chance’: Girl talk at its finest

Dan Kubota
  •  
March 14, 2024
Screen
Pink background with poster of cast of Mean Girls and the title "not fetch" on the sides

Movie musical renaissance or regression?

Charlotte Burks
  •  
Feb. 22, 2024
Culture
A white woman sits on the floor, distressed, as a white man sits in a chair looking at her. The set resembles a modern therapist's office

Falling out of love in ‘Juliet and Romeo’

Lydia Wei
  •  
Feb. 5, 2024
The Grind
Black strip in the middle surrounded by red and gold designs on both sides, red traditional Chinese characters on the bottom right of the black strip.

‘Curry and Pepper’: Theater

Alice Fang
  •  
Jan. 31, 2024
Music
Four people pose and smile for a photo.

‘First Night at the Opera/Edges’: Belting about theater, unrequited love and college

Eric Wang
  •  
Jan. 26, 2024
Screen
College-aged Andre Braugher onstage in the spotlight. Other students crawl toward him, lit in red.

Remembering Andre Braugher ’84: A magnificent man and his magnificent work

Cameron Duran
  •  
Dec. 23, 2023
Arts & Life
A newspaper page that says "Intermission" at the top with an article about Shakespeare below it.

Letter from the Editors: Bringing the arts into the spotlight in Intermission

Linda Liu and Sofia Gonzalez-Rodriguez
  •  
Dec. 6, 2023
Culture
black and white photo of the 1952 gaities show, which features a large arched "Beat Cal" banner

Raising the curtain: Unveiling the 130-year history of ‘Gaieties’

Lauren Boles
  •  
Dec. 6, 2023
Culture
A photo of the program of TAPS' "For Now" production.

TAPS’s ‘For Now’: A theatrical respite from toxic productivity

Charlotte Kearns
  •  
Dec. 3, 2023
Culture
The cast of BLACKstage gather in front of a couch.

BLACKstage explores ‘Love and Information’ through situational comedy

Charlotte Kearns
  •  
Dec. 3, 2023
Culture
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
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