Drama majors prepare to present Senior Studios

Senior Studios are the focal point of senior year for drama majors, in which the students’ education in drama and the liberal arts is actualized in the directing of their own shows. This semester,...

“Red Sparrow”: calculating, cold, confused

Director Francis Lawrence and actress Jennifer Lawrence of “Hunger Games” team up once again, along with actors Joel Edgerton and Jeremy Irons, to present a modern-day, Cold War spy thriller that is intriguing but...

Humans of UD

Dr. Gregory Roper Associate professor of English from Oak Cliff, Texas. If you’re an English major, or you’ve had a class with Dr. Gregory Roper, you’re likely familiar with the phrase “scratch where it itches” in...

Recipe: risotto with spinach and feta cheese

Risotto is one of the many gems that Italian cuisine has brought to the world. As with most Italian dishes, it capitalizes on simple ingredients by maximizing the flavor of each. The rice takes...

The half dozen

Second Thursdays with a Twist at the DMA on March 8 is taking a journey to Middle Earth with an evening honoring the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Get your name written in...

The half dozen

March 22-25 head to the Meyerson and hear the Dallas Symphony Orchestra perform all six of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos. These Baroque masterpieces feature harpsichord, flute, oboe, trumpet and violin. March...

Annihilation: sci-fi for the thinking audience

Writer and director of the influential sci-fi thinking piece, “Ex Machina,” Alex Garland, continues to use the sci-fi film genre to pose profound questions regarding human nature to audiences in his latest work, “Annihilation.” “Annihilation”...

Humans of UD

Mary Kate Elfelt Senior ceramics major with a business concentration from Milwaukee, Wis. Some people can make cool vases, fun planters or pretty plates. Some people can even make ceramic coffee mugs — hello, Starbucks. Senior...

Club spotlight: Crusaders for Life

The pro-life movement has a thriving community at the University of Dallas in Crusaders for Life, one of the largest clubs at UD. Crusaders for Life is dedicated to promoting the dignity of life...
Photo by Marquel Plavan.

Mainstage: Anton Chekhov’s “Cherry Orchard”

Cherry Orchard, by Anton Chekhov, is an upcoming University of Dallas drama production;performances start on April 4 and will continue through the 14. It is directed by Kyle Lemieux,  associate professor of drama. . The...

“Cherry Orchard” review: a tragedy of laughter

Professor Kyle Lemieux’s production of Anton Chekov’s “Cherry Orchard,” translated by Curt Columbus, opened April 4 in the Drama Building. The thoughtful production carefully leads the audience, hot tea in hand, from the University...