Cal Poly Student Opera and OperaSLO partnered to bring The Merry Widow to Spanos Theatre, an opportunity the community might not get for a while.
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Music department loses its 'heartbeat'
Ross Sears, a percussion teacher in the Cal Poly music department, died March 18 at the age of 61. Sears, who is most remembered for his boisterous humor, worked in the department as a part-time faculty member for more than 20 years. Before coming to Cal Poly, Sears received his bachelor’s degree in percussion […]
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A performance named 'Streetcar'
A clash between cultures. The ruining of a life. These iconic themes come together when “A Streetcar Named Desire” comes to Cal Poly at the end of the month. Tennessee Williams won a Pulitzer Prize for his play capturing the seedy underground and sensuality of 1940s-era New Orleans. Blanche Dubois, a southern belle, visits her […]
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Musical-comedy ‘Falsettos’ portrays controversial issues
“Falsettos,” a story about life, love and sex will take the stage in the Alex and Fay Spanos Theatre for its opening show tonight. The Tony Award-winning musical comedy is put on by the theatre and dance department and by director and assistant professor of theatre arts Ginny Anderson.
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Music department to host Fall Jazz Concert
The Cal Poly Music Department will once again bring its three jazz ensembles to Alex G. Spanos Theatre on Friday night for the Fall Jazz Concert.
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Theatre and dance department puts modern twist on classic play
In Greek, the word “antigone” means unbending. And in the Greek tragedy “Antigone” by Sophocles — which will be performed in the Spanos Theatre Nov. 18 to Nov. 20 — that’s just what the main character Antigone had to be to honor her brother.
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‘Kaffir Boy’ author speaks on campus
Author Mark Mathabane spoke at Spanos Theatre on Oct. 21 about his novel, censorship, beliefs and humanity.
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Music Department faculty recital brings classical music to Spanos Theatre
Mezzo-soprano Jacalyn Kreitzer, violinist Brynn Albanese and pianist Susan Azaret Davies collaborated for a classical music recital on Saturday Sept. 25 in the Spanos Theatre.
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José Rivera’s dark play ‘Marisol’ comes to Spanos for six shows
Cal Poly’s theatre and dance department will be presenting an original stage production of acclaimed Latino dramatist José Rivera’s dark and surreal play “Marisol.”
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RENT brings a taste of Broadway to Cal Poly
The Spanos Theatre stage will transform into the Lower East Side of New York, complete with cake-faced drag queens, reckless heroin addicts and starving artists when award-winning rock musical RENT comes to Cal Poly on Oct. 15.