Arts
Emerson alumni rely on decades of film making experience to create new festival
February 19, 2020
Griffin and Alyssa Devine '10 were directing a play in late 2017 at the Marilyn Monroe Theatre in West Hollywood when the theatre's staff expressed interest in hosting a film festival—the opportunity was too good to pass up for the Emerson alumni. Less than three years later, the duo is set to launch...
Alum takes inspiration from mom to create feature film The Queen of Hollywood Blvd
By Erin Renzi
February 19, 2020
Orson Oblowitz ‘09 finds inspiration for all his creative projects in his mother. His first award-winning feature film, The Queen of Hollywood Blvd, features a lead centered around his mom's personality and a role which Oblowitz knew she could embody. The film focuses on Queen Mary’s journe...
EBONI fashion show highlights local designers
By Taina Millsap, Living Arts Editor
February 19, 2020
Emerson students walked the BLK OUT runway in the Lion's Den, in the midst of technical difficulties and Tik Tok dance competitions during intermission, to celebrate Black History Month. The third annual BLK OUT fashion show was hosted by Emerson's Black Organization with Natural Interest, EBONI, S...
Sophomore explores “Jingle Pop” in new extended play
February 12, 2020
Sophomore Mackenzie Morris was relaxing on a sand dune in Venice Beach, California, listening to music with his friends, when his recently released song "Stuck" began playing. "It just came up and we were, like, screaming it," Morris said. "We were just singing, and we realized that's our art. We...
Emerson artist in residence releases book about transition
By Taina Millsap, Living Arts Editor
February 5, 2020
A few months before P. Carl’s fifty-first birthday, just over two years ago, he made the final steps to transition from female to male. Around a year later, in an effort to better understand his own journey, Carl began brainstorming ideas for a book that would document his journey. Carl’s new...
Junior creates crystal jewelry business called “Raw Intention”
January 29, 2020
In fall 2019, junior Jalyn Cox took a trip to Salem, Massachusetts, where she made the decision to get her Tarot cards read for the first time. Cox was stunned to hear the reader mention the idea of a potential entrepreneurial endeavor, something she had been entertaining in her mind for months. After...
“Pastel” punk band to release new single and music video in January
By Emily Cardona, Assistant Sports Editor
January 16, 2020
Sophomore drummer Amogh Matthews posted on the Emerson Musician Mafia Facebook in 2018 in search of a group of fellow musicians to jam with. He received a response from sophomore singer and guitarist Karthik Ramaswami that led to the creation of Sunsetta, a band the two describe as a “pastel” punk...
Sophomores found Wack Magazine as creative outlet for all media
December 19, 2019
In September, sophomores Kate Cunningham and Hanna Marchesseault sat in a coffee shop and started to create an online magazine after hatching the idea their freshman year. Cunningham told Marchesseault she wanted to do something wacky. Marchesseault heard that word and became immediately attracted...
Junior’s stained sweatshirt launches creative business
By Emily Cardona, Assistant Sports Editor
December 14, 2019
Frustrated by her inability to wash stains out of a thrifted sweatshirt, Junior Juliet Walker uncapped her permanent marker and started to draw on the fabric covering the stains. Early in the semester, Walker wore her revamped sweatshirt to class, and many of her classmates asked her where she got it. ...
New play from Chuang Stage highlights 20th century Chinese societal issues
By Shruti Rajkumar, Staff Writer
December 4, 2019
Two students dressed in traditional Chinese clothing faced the audience and spoke indirectly to each other in Mandarin from opposite ends of the stage at the Greene Theater as they rehearsed the first scene of Chuang Stage’s fall production. At the beginning of July, senior Alison Qu and graduate students...
Waves early screening attracts crowds to AMC Boston Common
By Shruti Rajkumar, Staff Writer
November 14, 2019
Northeastern University sophomores Alex Pesek and Holly Devarger decided to enjoy a night off of their college campus on Nov. 13 to see their favorite actress from the show Euphoria in a free advance screening of the film Waves held at the AMC Boston Common. Devarger was happy to see such an eve...
Low-budget BFA film shows working life in Dominican Republic bateyes
By Eloisa de Farias
November 8, 2019
Hunched over a jacket to protect the sound, Emerson alumna Yesenia Rego recorded herself on her iPhone, reciting powerful excerpts from letters she once exchanged with women from small working communities in the Dominican Republic for her BFA film, “Through the Eyes of a Woman." Rego created ...
