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Senior Matthew Pearson has a new show for EMU, one incorporating a uniquely “cruel” creativity and theater experimentation. Building from portions of a traditional American comedic play, Pearson has applied the theories of Antonin Artaud (a theorist, heroin addict, and likely insane man who lived in France from 1896-1948), especially those that describe “Theater of Cruelty.” Pearson’s creative senior project entitled “Cruel Departure” is showing in the Studio Theater this coming Saturday through Tuesday nights, at 10 p.m. each night. “Cruel Departure” stars senior Erin Murray, first year Brooke Snyder, and senior Kristen Swartley. Set in a stage-less white room, “Departure” is a conceptual work that has a much different direction than a typical narrative-driven play. The actresses and audience are physically at the same level in a simple white room where, according to Pearson, “there is limited space with infinite play.” “Departure” is not driven by a theme like love or justice but by the function of transformation, taking the text and moving it into a conceptual level where it can be transformed into something new and challenging. Continue Reading...

The end of the semester rush is officially in full swing, and for those of us who have procrastinated a bit too much, finding time to sit down for a movie is nearly impossible. Therefore, I must confess that I have no opinion or review for this Saturday night’s movie The Bucket List. Although Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 41%, its being shown in the quad for free, so I’m sure that many students will go regardless of my or any other review. That said, I will focus on a genre rarely touched in campus films, and probably the weakest part of most student’s DVD collections: the documentary. Far from boring science class films, a good documentary proves that real life can be more entertaining than fiction. Continue Reading...