Theater takes you out of the real world and into a new one. This power is as unique as the stories theater tells. Often you can relate your own experiences to those expressed in a play and sometimes you’re even transported to a different time, place and world for a few hours. The theatre and […]
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‘Cosi’: The making of — Part One
The cast is off to a good start, growing closer and fostering camaraderie behind the scenes of run-throughs.
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Vietnam vet and novelist screens documentary
He sits in a multi-colored, plaid shirt, his metal-rimmed glasses resting on his nose. “That’s me,” he says, pointing to one of the soldiers on the cover of the novel he’s clutching. The book is his first novel, “Soldados: Chicanos in Viêt Nam.” This past Friday night, Vietnam War veteran, novelist, filmmaker, publisher and editor Charley […]
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Ramos memorial held by journalism faculty
The Cal Poly journalism faculty held an open memorial for the late journalism professor George Ramos as part of their department meeting Friday morning. Cal Poly Athletics media director Brian Thurmond moderated the session and opened with remarks about his longtime friend. Thurmond said though there was a memorial for Ramos after he died last […]
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Cal Poly alumna brings back spirit of ’60s with book
Sex, drugs and the Vietnam War come to life in Cal Poly alumna and local author Sherry Shahan’s new novel “Purple Daze.” The book focuses on characters Mickey, Cheryl, Don, Nancy, Ziggy and Phil, whose lives are affected by turbulent events in 1965. When one teen is drafted and another enlists in the Navy, the […]
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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.