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Behind the scenes: Students create the immersive world of ‘Into the Woods’

Theater students began planning for production of Into The Woods at the end of 2014. Months of hard work went into the two-hour stage presentation that went on for two weekends from April 30 to May 10....

SF State student and co-director of CockTales, Vincent Lam (left) sits with Nathan Barone for a portrait in a theater on campus on Tuesday, April 21.  Barone will perform a spoken word piece in the production CockTales. (Helen Tinna / Xpress)

CockTales promotes student discussion on gender through performance

Eva Barragan April 22, 2015

Before being diagnosed with the painful musculoskeletal condition Fibromyalgia halfway through his sophomore year of college, 24-year-old Nathan Barone associated being a man with his ability to play...

Theater major Jennifer Marte sleeps for her scene as a few of the cast members they rehearse Sunday, April 19. The upcoming play called “Puddles” will be performed at the Greenhouse Festival Saturday, April 25. (Katie Lewellyn / Xpress)

Mermaids, murder and love come to life in student playwright

Kalani Ruidas April 21, 2015

The sounds of accusatory shouts and heavy fist-pounding punctured the silent hillside neighborhood of Rockridge in Oakland as several sets of footsteps darted across the wooden floors of the cream...

SF State dancers rehearse choreography for Kamala Devams piece The Shedding Tuesday, April 7. It will be performed at this years spring concert Return and Renew on Saturday. (Hyunha Kim / Xpress)

Dancers to demonstrate women strength through concert

Kalani Ruidas April 8, 2015

Donned in gruesome face masks, members of SF State's dance company's writhed about the stage in a nightmarish dance of demons inspired from ancient Japanese folklore. The company's upcoming dance...

The Learned Ladies cast warms up before opening night by running through songs and games in SF States Little Theater Saturday, March 7. (Kate Fraser / Xpress)

“Learned Ladies” play educates using comedic satire

Kalani Ruidas March 10, 2015

Dressed in immaculately curled wigs and dramatic 17th Century garb, the characters of French classic play "Learned Ladies" pit love and knowledge against each other in an over-the-top family feud. SF...

Fringe Goes Long offers diverse plays written by students

Hannah Mullins December 8, 2014

After months of practice, edits and rewrites, theater students will premiere student-written plays at their annual Fringe Goes Long event. Beginning three years ago, Fringe Goes Long was created as...

Guest speakers David Watchtenheim (left) and Rob Marianetti (right) visit the SF State cinema department to do an early screening of their latest work, a short cartoon documentary dealing with depression Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014.

Famous animators behind ‘Beavis and Butthead’ take on different direction with new documentary

Peter Snarr September 16, 2014

After 16 years of working together in comedy, two New York animators decided to change gears and create a poignant documentary that captures what it is like to experience depression. On Wednesday, Sept....

SF State alumna Chikako Suzuki poses with her award in front of Nokia Theater in Los Angeles at the 2014 Creative Arts Emmys, Aug. 16

Alumna wins Emmy for Showtime series “House of Lies”

Jannelle Garcia September 2, 2014

A coveted gold statuette was placed in the hands of SF State Alumna Chikako Suzuki, for “Outstanding Art Direction” of the Showtime series “House of Lies” at the 66th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy...

Alumni and students prepare to perform in over 150 shows during the 23rd annual SF Fringe Festival

Emilia Rosales September 2, 2014

In the heart of San Francisco’s Tenderloin District, underground artists and theater junkies, including some from SF State, will have the opportunity to do what they love at the 23rd annual SF Fringe...

Conductor Cyrus Ginwala takes a break  during a tech rehearsal for Beatrice and Benedick in Little Theater Saturday, April 19. Photo by Jessica Christian / Xpress

Shakespeare play gets a makeover in ‘Beatrice and Benedick’

Anna Hecht April 20, 2014

The setting: San Francisco, 1945. The people: nurses and Navy men. The adaptation: Shakespeare's “Much Ado About Nothing.” The point: forget everything you think you know about opera. SF State professor...

Measure for Measure fuses modern-day direction with classic Shakespeare

“Measure for Measure” fuses modern-day direction with classic Shakespeare

Anna Hecht March 12, 2014

[HTML1] View the gritty, sexual atmosphere of the opening dance number and you’ll know this isn’t your average school play; hear the hip-hop and R&B background music and you’ll sense that this...

Filmmaking alumnus determined to attend Cannes Film Festival

Filmmaking alumnus determined to attend Cannes Film Festival

Anna Hecht March 11, 2014

Andrew Cathey, director (right), and Zachary Ready, co-director (left), pose behind drying film in the halls of the Fine Arts building Monday, Mar. 10, 2014. Cathey's team, Pocket Pool Productions, has...

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