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The World Premiere of Esperanza! The Show and a Behind-the-scenes Look

Gianluca Canseco, Writer, Photographer April 24, 2023

“Esperanza explored the ability to keep adventuring past your 30s. I like how the playwright gave these characters a chance to find life again because as of late people seem to think that once you're...

Madison takes a dramatic pause and smokes a cigarette while playing Antigone

Antigone Review

Joseph Palos, Writer/Photographer April 21, 2023

The theater department at MSJC’s Menifee campus has brought Sophocles’ classic tragedy Antigone to life. The play tells the story of a woman (named Antigone) that goes against her uncle's orders...

A Local High School Performs West Side Story after two years of waiting

A Local High School Performs West Side Story after two years of waiting

Nick Pettis, President/ Video Content Editor March 15, 2022

Murrieta Mesa High School has been waiting for the chance to perform West Side Story for two years now. Just before opening night in 2020, Murrieta Valley Unified School District closed the entire district’s...

a row of seats inside the Old Town Temecula Community Theater

Responsibilities Behind The Curtain

Ava Sarnowski, Guest Writer November 2, 2021
For most attendees of a musical theater show, the attention is centered on the performers and the story they are telling. It is the performer’s responsibility to reach the audience emotionally, while still believing in the false world their character is inhabiting. Putting together a theatrical production, let alone one that’s heavily dependent on exterior elements, like sets and props, is no easy feat.
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