Bamboo Roots: A Multimedia Documentary by MAC Senior Oliver Otake

Bamboo Roots is a multimedia documentary project by MAC production senior Oliver Otake. It explores untold histories of post-WWII Japanese America through the storytelling of his grandparents, Toshiro and Keiko Otake. Come visit the interactive exhibition open this Friday and Saturday at Oxy Arts to watch a series of short films, engage with family artifacts, and hear the secrets to long lasting marriage.

મારું પોતાનું એક સ્થળ (Maru potanu Sthal) A Place of My Own

Under the guidance of Professor Jose Sanchez, Raina is excited to share મારું પોતાનું એક સ્થળ (Maru potanu Sthal) A Place of My Own. This is Raina’s first solo installation which features two mixed media paintings made from sourced sari fabric, oil and acrylic that confront themes of gender, the queer body, and the self as an archive as it relates to the south asian diaspora.

A Double-bill of Theater & Performance Studies Senior Comps Projects

How the sky meets the land in LA

Devised by Jonah de Forest
Directed by Natalya Nielsen
March 29 at 7:30pm and March 30 at 8:15pm

How the sky meets the land in LA incorporates elements of documentary theater, mixed-media and spoken word to tell the story of one families’ unique relationship with the Golden West. An exploration of intergenerational memory and authorial authority, this project serves as both a family autopsy, a love letter and an excavation of self.  

THE RECEPTIONIST

The Receptionist by Adam Bock is a genial workplace comedy that morphs into something considerably more menacing. What happens in a place where you really don’t want to know what’s happening? And how much responsibility do people have who don’t want to know? The Receptionist adroitly dissects and comically examines the complicity of folks just going about their business.

Performs April 4-6 at 8:00pm and May 17 at 8:30pm in the Keck Theater Lobby
Admission is free

THE RECEPTIONIST - A Play

The Receptionist by Adam Bock is a genial workplace comedy that morphs into something considerably more menacing. What happens in a place where you really don’t want to know what’s happening? And how much responsibility do people have who don’t want to know? The Receptionist adroitly dissects and comically examines the complicity of folks just going about their business.

Performs April 4-6 at 8:00pm and May 17 at 8:30pm in the Keck Theater Lobby
Admission is free