"The Mad Ones," formerly known as The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown, opened off-Broadway (Prospect Theater Company at 59E59) on Nov. 17, 2017. 18-year-old Samantha Brown sits in a hand-me-down car with the keys clutched in her hand. Caught between a yearning for the unknown and feeling bound by expectation, she telescopes back to a time before her world had fallen apart.
The ASU Big Bands come together for an evening of vintage selections spanning the history of big band music.
"The Pirates of Penzance" premiered on Dec. 31, 1879 at the Fifth Avenue Theater in New York with Arthur Sullivan conducting. It was an immediate hit and takes its place today as one of the most popular and enduring works of musical theatre. In "The Pirates of Penzance," Frederic was apprenticed as a child to a band of tenderhearted, orphaned pirates by his nurse who, being hard of hearing, had mistaken her employer’s instructions to apprentice the boy to a pilot.
Arizona State University welcomes British-Bangladeshi birder, environmentalist and activist Mya-Rose Craig as a guest in its TomorrowTalks series. Craig will discuss her memoir "Birdgirl" (2023) in an online event on Tuesday, Sep. 26, 2023 at 5 p.m. Arizona / MST (5 p.m. PDT / 6 p.m. MDT / 7 p.m. CDT / 8 p.m. EDT).
The event is free of charge and open to the public; please register to attend.
If there are millions of Americans who are blind, deaf, or both, why do too many pretend that people with these disabilities don't exist or worst, are incapable of being functional members of society? This program, led by local Deaf, hard of hearing, and DeafBlind/CVHL community members goes beyond addressing gaps in accessibility to open attendees up to the rich and vibrant world of identity, language, and culture among people with disabilities.
Hours after the 2017 travel ban takes effect, a mosque in South Texas erupts in flames. Now, this quiet community must reckon with the deep rifts that drove a man to hate. Join us as we discuss Islamaphobia, xenophobia, and it's effects on the receiving communities.
Join us for an interactive program where we explore naming rituals, the importance of names and how we share our stories through the sharing of our names.
"What issues arise when influencers drive through and film encampments of unsheltered people? Or non-consenting folks with addictions amid an “episode”? What happens when those videos are posted on social media?
"Do you often feel that the media is rooted in fear mongering? Do you wonder if we can even talk about diversity without it sparking into something bigger? Can we listen honestly to one another about how we live, experience, understand, and what it means to exist in a diverse society? How do our fears frame the lens in which we look at various topics such as affirmative action or DEI programs?
The “Thinking Beyond” webinar series features renowned physicists Paul Davies, Sara Walker and Maulik Parikh from the Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science at Arizona State University and will address a big question/topic in science with the audience participating by asking questions during the webinar or in advance.
Oppenheimer: Beyond the Bomb