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Trinity Rep play explores female reproductive system

Evolutionary biology and contemporary theater are not obvious bedfellows. Even for life science enthusiasts, the idea that two women should spend the entirety of a two-act play discussing the intricacies of the female reproductive system is, to say the least, unexpected. But it works in "The How and ...


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Family antics amaze in 'Next to Normal'

Musical Forum's production of "Next to Normal" premieres tonight, and there is only one thing to do about it: go see it. It's free, it's filled with talent, and it's this weekend only, so take the opportunity while you can and go see a musical that will make you laugh, cry and want to punch something ...


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Med School musicians take talent to stage

United by their joint passions for medicine and music, a select group of Alpert Medical School students and faculty members traded their white coats and stethoscopes for musical instruments Friday, showcasing their talents at the seventh annual BioMed Concert to a nearly full Martinos Auditorium.


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Concert celebrates Guthrie compositions

Continuing the theme "Musical Voyages" begun earlier this semester and in celebration of the Woody Guthrie centenary, the Brown University Orchestra performed music by Beethoven, David Amram and Leonard Bernstein in a concert in Sayles Hall Nov. 29 and 30.


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'Bluest Eye' traverses trauma and memory

It begins with a voice, a sweet soprano humming in the darkness. Then a girl begins to read from a children's primer: "Here is the house. It is green and white. It has a red door. It is very pretty." Soon the audience hears about little Jane and her happy, laughing mother, her red dress, her big, strong ...


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Concert mixes beats, Beatnik literature

The ensemble group Aurea put on a concert Thursday evening in a show featuring a collaboration with composer David Amram, who scored films such as the 1962 version of "The Manchurian Candidate." Held in Grant Recital Hall, the concert included pieces composed by Amram interspersed with readings of works ...


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Experimental 'Old Queen' reigns at PW

When audience members file into the Upspace to see "The Old Queen," running at Production Workshop this weekend, they will see Anna Muselmann '14 dressed in tattered rags and sitting on a wooden platform facing away from them. Muselmann, who plays an imprisoned Marie Antoinette, is the force behind ...


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Novelist enchants in rhythmic reading

Author Pamela Lu's calming aura filled the small McCormack Family Theater Thursday night during a Writers on Writing Series event hosted by the Department of Literary Arts. Lu, a fiction writer, has authored "Pamela: A Novel," "The Private Listener" and, most recently, "Ambient Parking Lot."


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Artist enhances everyday objects

Ever heard the phrase "make love not war"? How about the almost-as-popular phrase "make tacos not war"? An exhibition of works by Alejandro Diaz, who coined the latter term, opened last Friday at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum and will run through June 9. The exhibition kicked off with a free ...


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Photo exhibit showcases duality in nature

"Until the Kingdom Comes," an exhibit by Norwegian artist Simen Johan, opened Saturday at the David Winton Bell Gallery in the List Art Center. Showcasing 17 photographs and two sculptures, the exhibit features images of animals in unnatural or primordial circumstances. The artist, who began work on ...


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Play hosts blissful wedding of comedy, history

"The Golem ... or Get These Nazis Out Of My Wedding," Production Workshop's new play, revolves around a wedding. Rivka and Mendel are in love and about to be married. They are the perfect young couple, but there is one problem - they are Jews living in late-1930s Prague. After the passing of the Nuremberg ...


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Author aims to evoke 'wonder and magic'

"If you are here to find your fate you will be sorely disappointed." So began fiction writer Lily Hoang as she read from her novel, "Changing," yesterday for the Writers on Writing Reading Series at the McCormack Family Auditorium. The semi-autobiographical novel is a re-interpretation of the Chinese ...


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'Carol' brings Christmas cheer

It may be a little early to bust out the eggnog and twinkle lights, but I've been listening to Bing Crosby all evening after the Trinity Repertory Company's 36th production of "A Christmas Carol" swaddled me with warm and wintery spirits.


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Alum startup caters to consumers' tastes

"What are you in the market for?" NMRKT (pronounced in-market), a startup website founded by Julia Jacobson '07, focuses on this question. Jacobson spoke Saturday in the Metcalf Chemistry and Research Laboratory auditorium in front of a crowd of fashion-savvy students, explaining her website and her ...


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Acoustic artists showcase solo skills

Harmonies echoed over the steps of Faunce House Thursday and Friday nights as musicians armed with acoustic guitars played in the Brown Unheard Acoustic Showcase in the Underground, advertised with the slogan "Because only music brings sound." 




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