PERFORMING ARTS
LUCIANA VARKEVISSER
New semester, new shows: Dramat looks toward spring season

The Yale Dramatic Association begins its spring productions in February.

January 22, 2024

JOSIE REICH
‘Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812’ makes long-awaited debut 

The musical, a senior thesis for two Theater and Performance Studies majors, debuted last night after months of rehearsal.

December 8, 2023

CODY SKINNER
‘Arsenic and Old Lace’: a mix of comedy and the macabre

The Yale Drama Coalition delivered jokes and fright in their performance of ‘Arsenic and Old Lace.’

December 7, 2023

LUCIANA VARKEVISSER
‘The Fairy Queen’ opera premieres

'The Fairy Queen' — an Opera Theater of Yale College production — premieres this week at the Crescent Underground.

December 7, 2023

LUKAS NEL
Yale Ballet Company blends of classical and experimental in ‘Timeless’

The Yale Ballet Company elevated classical dance with modern twists in the 'Timeless' showcase at the Crescent Underground this past Saturday.

December 6, 2023

EMILY AIKENS
Luna Garcia ’23 wins filmmaking award

Luna Garcia and her writing and directing partner, Sarah Jean Williams, won the 2024 Dolby Institute x Ghetto Film School “New Voices. New Visions.” competition for their short film proposal, “You’re Dead,” earlier this month.

December 1, 2023

LUCIANA VARKEVISSER
Escape to Wonderland with musical “Alice by Heart”

The musical reinterpretation of the classic children’s book story, “Alice in Wonderland,” is set to run this weekend.

December 1, 2023

LUCIANA VARKEVISSER & TOMMY GANNON
Yale Dramat puts on ‘Fiddler on the Roof’

Under director Drewe Goldstein, “Fiddler on the Roof” ran for a total of four shows.

November 27, 2023

ANNA PAPAKIRK
‘Comedy transcends the feud’: Yale and Harvard comedy groups to host a comedic feast

Yale and Harvard comedy groups will join forces the weekend of The Game to put on the Leftover Turkey Sandwich Show.

November 17, 2023

ETHAN WOLIN
‘The Salvagers’ to debut this month at the Rep

Set to premiere at the Yale Repertory Theatre on Nov. 24, the new play — which is by Harrison David Rivers and takes place in Chicago— focuses on the emotional turmoil of a father and son at odds.

November 16, 2023

CODY SKINNER
Fact in the fiction: Teatro de Yale performs ‘21 Chump Street’

Yale’s performance of Lin Manuel Miranda’s ‘21 Chump Street’ tackled inequality of policing in America in the 15-minute musical format.

November 15, 2023