Liana Mehring

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Spring Awakening shocks and awes in Poulton Hall

This weekend, sex and suicide will be simulated on a Georgetown stage. This is not a lurid hook to get you to spend $8 at Poulton Hall. It is a salute to our Jesuit University and its students for their creative and mature handling of the, at times, violent and shocking content of the musical Spring Awakening. The show is masterfully done and displays the full spectrum of Georgetown’s talent from the singing, to the staging, to the orchestration.

By April 4, 2013

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Moving and hilarious, Vagina Monologues hits the spot

The Vagina Monologues are a triumph of abrasive femininity, bluntly delivering those thoughts and experiences that are otherwise expressed with wincing embarrassment and diluted with euphemisms. What is most striking about this delivery is that it is accomplished exclusively by Hoya women. This production of The Vagina Monologues is produced, directed, and performed completely by Georgetown’s own. You might recognize these women from around campus or from your classes, and witnessing their passion and ferocity on stage will both shock and inspire you.

By February 21, 2013

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Wake and First Bake

Of the few things worthy of a 7 a.m. wake-up, the new bakery and coffee shop First Bake at parent restaurant Farmers Fishers Bakers is one. I discovered the shop one sleepy, misty morning walking down to the harbor for some coffee and a quiet study spot.

By January 31, 2013

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Student One Acts brought to life

The Donn B. Murphy One Acts Festival is a celebration of Georgetown’s own aspiring playwrights. The festival features two readings of original student works-in-progress: “Finch/Robinson” by Jack Schmitt (COL ‘15), which examines race relations through the lens of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, and “Family Pictures” by Lydia Brown (COL ‘15), which tells a tale of high-profile family drama surrounding the indictment of the director of the CIA for war crimes.

By November 8, 2012

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Zero Cost House:Japan, Walden, and animals, oh my!

This past weekend I was lulled into a peaceful reverie by two people dressed in rabbit suits and playing ukuleles. This moment was brought to me by the Pig Iron Theater Company’s production of Toshiki Okada’s Zero Cost House at the Davis Performing Art Center.

By October 4, 2012

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Short films measure up

As the digital age hems in the average American attention span, short films have become an immensely gratifying form of entertainment. A little over 10 minutes each, the short films of this year’s D.C. Shorts Film Festival allowed for a wildly entertaining celebration of the concise. The festival, the largest of its kind on the East Coast, ended this Sunday after featuring 145 films from 23 countries. It attracted hundreds of professional filmmakers and thousands more film enthusiasts to venues across the District

By September 20, 2012