Summer may be over, but camp is forever.
Set to release Sept. 24, “Teleolakegical” is a play written by second-year theater student Tyler Neufeld about a young, atheist transgender man who attends a Christian summer camp without revealing his gender identity and lacking belief in religion.

The UCLA theater department is taking a contemporary approach to classical works.
For the upcoming academic year, theater department chair J.Ed Araiza said the program will produce plays directed by graduate students and acted by undergraduate students.

This post was updated Sept. 6 at 8:12 p.m. 
When there are only murders in the building, no room goes unturned.
Alumnus and production designer Curt Beech won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour) for his work on Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building.” The series follows three eclectic neighbors who bond over their love of true crime podcasts and start their own to solve a murder in their New York apartment building, the Arconia.

This post was updated Sept. 5 at 9:29 p.m.
Saturating fans with a colorful light show and sensual vocals, The Weeknd soaked up the LA love after hours.

This post was updated on 8/14/2022 at 6:45 p.m.
Like the theme of her pieces, Ang3larts came naturally to Angela Dugan.
Through her business Ang3larts, the alumnus sells handmade items of mixed media, ranging from crochet to illustrated prints, both online and at outdoor venues.

This post was updated July 31 at 10:01 p.m.
Wherever Maggie Rogers goes, that is where listeners should be.
In her sophomore studio album, “Surrender,” Rogers departs from the acoustic folk pop sound that first distinguished her music and boldly leans into the energy associated with her self-attributed status as a “witchy feminist rock star.” But staying true to the dimensional essence of her past discography, Rogers demonstrates a renewed sense of artistry via emotional and sonic risks that, together, compliment the cathartics of her surrender to love, even when the production of some tracks does not reflect that experience as masterfully as others.

This post was updated July 4 at 9:59 p.m.
Caught in the summer breeze, musicians are breathing new life across genres.
As live performances return in full force, up-and-coming artists are finding their footing by expanding to new audiences.

Luka/Isa Gidwani is forging their own bejeweled path.
As the owner and creator of Venitulz, the fourth-year philosophy student said they converted their brand from a secondhand clothing store exclusively on Depop into a jewelry business that sells their handmade pieces through their website, Instagram and Etsy.

Caitlyn Ruggiero is anything but blocked.
During her final quarter at UCLA, the fourth-year communication student said she was preparing her film, “Blocked.” Graduating with a minor in film, television and digital media, the writer and director said she produced the short through her professional film fraternity, Delta Kappa Alpha.

From lighthearted rom-coms to bloodcurdling horror flicks, movies tend to follow a formula for storytelling made successful by the predecessors of their genres. Given the recurring character and narrative archetypes that characterize each genre, people have come to know and identify with these tropes by relating them to their own lives.