Theater: The House of Blue Leaves
The Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Theater presents “The House of Blue Leaves” by John Guare. Explore the depths of madness as an aging zookeeper yearns for fame in this senior thesis production by Tracy Bersley featuring Brad Baron ’11 and Olivia Stoker ’11. Stuck living in his Queens apartment with a crazy wife, the aging songwriter and zookeeper learns just how much he has in common with the animals in captivity.
Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.
Berlind Theatre, McCarter Theatre Center
Performance: Nero Artifex
This week, join director David Kellett and producer and composer Theo Popov ’11 in “Nero Artifex,” an epic performance in chamber opera. The production tells the story of one of Rome’s most tragic emperors, an earnest artist whose life is shattered by the manipulative agendas of others. “Nero” will be one of the largest student productions this year, featuring a 10-member cast and a 20-member orchestra, as well as a chorus and dancers.
Thursday and Friday, 8 p.m.
Richardson Auditorium
Discussion: Hip Hop 2.0 Conference and Afterparty
Like hip-hop? Come to the Hip Hop 2.0: The Price of a New Era and experience the music like you never have before! The event will feature discussions on the rising influence of hip-hop music, commercialization in the hip-hop industry, authenticity in music and more. Featured speakers include African American Studies professors Cornel West and Imani Perry and rapper-poet Ise Lyfe. A hip-hop after-party free to Princeton students will follow the conference, featuring artists Night Meets Day, Bias and Chance Fischer.
Friday and Saturday
Robertson Hall, Bowl One
Theater: Brighton Beach Memoirs
Directed by Emma Watt ’13, this Neil Simon classic tells the heartwarming and often hilarious story of a young boy’s coming of age. Eugene Jerome is a 15-year-old boy growing up in 1930s Brooklyn, experiencing puberty and family troubles with plenty of awkwardness and laughter.
Thursday and Friday, 8 p.m.
Theatre Intime
Film: Little Fockers and The Dilemma
“Little Fockers” and “The Dilemma,” two very different but equally funny comedies, make up this weekend’s Undergraduate Film Organization free movie offerings. The third entry in the Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro series, “Little Fockers” depicts Greg Focker dealing with his newest obstacle: his mischievous son. In the Ron Howard-directed “The Dilemma,” Vince Vaughn faces a crisis of loyalty when he finds out his best friend’s wife is being unfaithful. Both movies promise a lot of laughs and goofy gags with a substantial dose of heartfelt sentimentality.
Thursday–Saturday
”Little Fockers” plays at 11:30 p.m.; “The Dilemma” plays at midnight.
Princeton Garden Theatre
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