Millennial Notes Michael Oakley Highlights Comedy in Tragedy by Abby Tozer Clad in tight yellow pants, Mercutio (light footed, sharp-tongued Ned Derrington) romps through London’s beautiful and flexible Globe Theatre, tantalizing us with youthful exuberance. In a breakneck 90 minutes, Director Michael Oakley’s “Romeo and Juliet” features updated comedy and hip-hop rhythms to emphasize…
Millennial Notes Margo Hall Motivates Modern Freedom Fighters by Abby Tozer March 13, 2020 on the UC, Berkeley campus. The sun is shining, and thousands of students rush to class. Some have just grabbed a Starbucks, others are busy planning their summers abroad. But an air of uncertainty looms. Director Margo Hall has inspired…
Millennial Notes Indira Etwaroo Stages Black Lives in Glass Boxes by Abby Tozer A Brooklyn cityscape overlooks the bright yellow street mural memorializing 159 Black victims of injustice—from Emmett Till to Breonna Taylor. The vast, bright yellow letters proclaim the names of the dead. The name “TAMIR RICE” is boldly painted in front of…
Millennial Notes Matt Cox Appeals to PotterHeads & New ‘Puffs’ by Abby Tozer Twenty-three years ago, novelist J.K. Rowling created a magical world of witchcraft and wizardry. We all fell in love with the boy with a lightning bolt scar, Harry Potter, who pursued the greater good—across seven beautifully crafted books. But what else…