Political intrigue is timeless fodder for dramatists and with an overtly political play like Julius Caesar, it’s tempting to start correlating key characters with members of the current administration. Is Trump Caesar or Brutus? Is Bannon Cassius or Antony? And what of the upstart Octavius? In Shakespeare’s day, he was likely the character attracting the […]
Van Duzer Theatre
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Jewels of Wisdom
A sold-out crowd packed Humboldt State University’s Van Duzer Theater last night, with hip-hop supergroup Run the Jewels headlining. (View the slideshow at the bottom of the post.) The crowd was young, jubilant and wreathed in smoke. Outside the venue, a line stretched across the plaza as people waited to be patted down by security. […]
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From the Hum: Your Sunday, Monday fun days guide
Tonight, Portland’s “little orchestra” Pink Martini returns with what bandleader Thomas Lauderdale calls another “rollicking around-the-world musical adventure.” The multilingual über-hip ensemble is part romantic Hollywood film, part musical archeologist and part red-hot samba parade, wildly diverse yet magically exhilarating. Tickets are $55 general and $25 HSU students. The whole shebang gets going at the […]
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Star Shrek
Shrek was a multimillion-dollar animated movie that spawned a multimillion-dollar Broadway show. Humboldt Light Opera Company doesn’t have access to that level of support. Nevertheless, its production of Shrek The Musical, now on the Van Duzer Theatre stage at HSU in Arcata, is big, bold, fast and assured. It’s also ogre-sized fun. It’s not just […]