arts & entertainment – Page 6

Variety Show: Chi Omega earns best overall; Lambda Chi wins small group category

May 4, 2012 Cardinal & Cream

For most college students, any activity outside of schoolwork is a difficult commitment, but when Student Activity Council’s Variety Show rolls around each spring, many devote time and energy to producing an intricate performance.

Hours of practice and rigorous training go into intense interpretations of fairy-tale stories, Dr. Seuss rhymes, Disney classics and original story lines.

All practices lead to one full day at the Carl Perkins Civic Center. The show is not just about the performances but everything building up to it as well, said Matthew Parker, senior business administration major and SAC’s Variety Show chairman. […]

Theatre class will perform Shakespeare on the road

May 1, 2012 Cardinal & Cream

Union students can look forward to at least four shows performed by the theater program each year.

However, few shows offer the experience of watching a Shakespearean play being performed in a living room that includes students playing multiple roles. […]

‘The Saga of Pecos Bill’ expects to ‘round up’ crowd

April 28, 2012 Katherine Burgess

The Union University Players will bring an American legend to life in the upcoming children’s play “The Saga of Pecos Bill (or How Cowboying Really Got Started).”

The legend of the first cowboy, “The Saga,” follows Pecos Bill from his early childhood when he was raised by coyotes through his exploits as he lassos a tornado, digs the Grand Canyon, creates the Great Salt Lake and falls in love with the catfish-riding Slue-Foot Sue. […]

Film class examines political issues

April 25, 2012 Cardinal & Cream

A political film class taught by Dr. Gregory Ryan, visiting assistant professor of political science, meets on Tuesday evenings to view and discuss films on topics from espionage to the Vietnam War to how immigration is portrayed in foreign films. […]

MOVIE REVIEW: Mirror, Mirror

April 24, 2012 Cardinal & Cream

In the retelling of “Snow White,” the plot remains true to the original fable. The seven dwarves lead dominant roles throughout the film, and the evil queen, played by Julia Roberts, is just as conniving as the evil queen in the original Disney film. […]

BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Vow’

April 22, 2012 Cardinal & Cream

A picture of “The Vow” actors Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum nose-to-nose is splashed across the front cover. However, not many other dots can be connected between the blockbuster film and the book, based on true events. […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Hunger Games’

April 7, 2012 Cardinal & Cream

This phrase has spread across the globe within a week as a result of “The Hunger Games,” a new film released Friday that is based on the trilogy by Suzanne Collins. […]