SOU students, especially those active with campus activities, are likely very familiar with The Next Best Thing improv group, a campus club dedicated to hosting improv shows for their fellow students. But, well, did you know that there is another…
Category: Theatre
Hearts Like Fists: a Review
image credit to events.sou.edu Just a few days ago, Oregon Center for the Arts presented Hearts Like Fists, written by Adam Szymkowics. The show is a superhero comedy all about the fragility of the heart. Doctor X, a man whose…
“Welcome to Night Vale”: An Interview with Creator Jeffrey Cranor on the Show’s 2022 Live Tour
Image Credit Welcome to Night Vale By Claire Grant and Liam Jones Long-running podcast “Welcome to Night Vale” is a trip, like… a trippy trip. An untraceable trip into a small desert town located… somewhere. Here, the Glow Cloud (all…
Fringe Festival 2022!
Image Credit Marvin Walder, Oregon Fringe Festival On the last weekend of April, SOU was overtaken by creativity and art through an amazing event that took the school by storm. Starting on Wednesday, April 27, the Oregon Fringe Festival began…
A Review of “Once on This Island” at OSF
Once on This Island (2022): Dominique Lawson, Ayvah Johnson, Ciera Dawn, and Ensemble. Photo by Jenny Graham. Image Credit Oregon Shakespeare Festival There’s nothing that cures the midterm mood quite like an OSF musical. Throughout the month of April, OSF was…
IMPROM, A Perfect End to Winter Term
Image Credit The Next Best Thing Improv On Friday, March 11, 2022, SOU’s infamous improv troupe, The Next Best Thing, put on their annual end-of-term show. This show was appropriately titled “Improm” and along with a theme and decorations, there…
The Servant of Two Masters – A Hilarious Modern Rendition
Image Credit The Oregon Center for the Arts A modern take on a hilariously classic Italian play. Can this servant serve two masters and deceive them both successfully? Oregon Center for the Arts presents The Servant of Two Masters written…
The Thanksgiving Play: A Theatrical Review
A comedic take on the dark history of Thanksgiving. Can four white people hold space for Indigenous people when there aren’t any Indigenous people? Photo Credit OCA Oregon Center for the Arts presents The Thanksgiving Play, written by Larissa FastHorse and…
Local Interview with the Oregon Cabaret Artistic Director Valerie Rachelle
Image Credit Oregon Cabaret Theatre Top Insights About the Oregon Cabaret Theatre Recently, The Siskiyou sat down with local artistic director Valerie Rachelle to talk about her career and the Oregon Cabaret Theatre. Valerie is the artistic director for the…
Pirronne Yousefzadeh and the Importance of Community and Inclusion in OSF’s “It’s Christmas, Carol”
Brent Hinkley, John Tufts, Safiya Fredericks, Mark Bedard. Image Credit Jenny Graham, Oregon Shakespeare Festival Before winter break, I had the absolute pleasure of seeing one of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s newest shows (and first holiday-themed show), “It’s Christmas, Carol!”.…