Senior profile: Erica Weaver, CC

Erica Weaver helped build a community "where it is perfectly acceptable to put on a pot of tea at any hour of the day and complaints about sestinas are universally understood" by starting the Writers House.

By Lesley Thulin | May 15 09:18 pm ET

2011-12 in Review: 118th Varsity Show takes on Columbia administration, keeps traditions alive

The 118th Varsity Show focused on the current issues of the Core and preprofessionalism, the cast and crew also explained how they worked to continue the traditions that have made the show so important in the past.

By Lesley Thulin | May 5 11:25 pm ET

2011-12 in Review: Professors, alums are authors for variety of stories

These professors and alumni, who published books this academic year, were reviewed and discussed in Spectator.

By Lesley Thulin | May 5 10:34 pm ET

Rethinking the Core: The 118th Varsity Show amuses, but doesn't always go the extra mile

The A&E staff rehashes the highs and lows of the 118th Annual Varsity Show, from the excellent parody of Dean Valentini to the representation of the Core Curriculum and the University as a whole.

By Lesley Thulin, Charlotte Murtishaw, and Abby Mitchell | Apr 29 12:01 pm ET

Director says ‘SPEARS’ tickets scarce due to pre-reserved seats

Pat Blute, the writer and director of “SPEARS: The Gospel According to Britney,” cited pre-reserved tickets for cast and special guests and the show’s location for the lack of available tickets.

By Lesley Thulin | Apr 24 03:37 am ET

Feminist theorist Judith Butler rethinks kinship

Acclaimed queer theorist Judith Butler discussed family and parental dynamics in a lecture at Barnard Hall.

By Lesley Thulin | Apr 19 04:11 am ET

Edgar Lee Masters’s ‘The Spoon River Anthology’ gets big cast, new spin

The School of the Arts presents a fresh adaptation of "The Spoon River Anthology" with over 100 actors, an original score, and original choreography.

By Lesley Thulin | Apr 16 11:01 pm ET

Acclaimed scholar frames honor for a University audience in new Philolexian event

A lecture with scholar Kwame Anthony Appiah was a new direction for the Philolexian Society, demonstrating programming geared more towards "hard-core" literary thought.

By Lesley Thulin | Apr 12 02:41 am ET

Theater majors offer an array of plays, individual works for April

Thesis Festivals showcase student directors, actors, and playwrights.

By Lesley Thulin | Apr 10 12:21 am ET

'The Cherry Orchard'

Time: April 5-7 at 8 p.m.
Place: Lerner Black Box
Cost: $5 with CUID

Russian playwright Anton Chekhov’s “The Cherry Orchard” focuses on an aristocratic family’s fall from grace as they stand on the precipice of losing their ancestral home. The play explores social hierarchy and materialism in the early 20th century.

We talked with director Kyle Radler, CC ’13.

Q: As the director, what is your vision/concept for the play?

By Lesley Thulin | Apr 5 03:46 am ET