With four weeks left of school, I am happy to see a generous amount of culture coming to the campus in the form of music. Since the opening of Morgan Auditorium, the sound of singing has been echoing throughout Founders Hall.

In May, the theater department will put on “The Screens,” which displays an intricate panel stage, crafted by students under the guidance of the new technical director, Alan Tollefson.

The University of La Verne offers 12 full-tuition scholarships in six areas of performance: art, communications, music, photography, speech and theater.

Caitlín McCarthy has been responsible for creating that first impression for many shows at the University of La Verne by putting her studio art experience to use through the design of the theater sets.

The Theater 315 January Interterm class brought to light the feelings of an outcast in their student written performance of “A Lonely Business.”

David Flaten, professor of theater arts, conducted a faculty lecture titled “Celebrating the Word: Arnold Flaten’s Sculp­ture, Archi­tecture, Painting and Stained Glass “ Monday in the President’s Dining Room.

Annie Curasi, a senior musical theater major, performed her senior performance thesis “The Last 5 Years,” a musical by Jason Robert-Brown, at 8 p.m. on Dec. 2 in the Jane Dibbell Cabaret.

The theater department hosted student-directed one-acts as part of an Introduction to Theatrical Directing class at the University of La Verne. The projects took hours of preparation, and were finally performed starting Wednesday.

Handling a break-up can be a delicate process whether one is dating or in a serious relationship. In the play “The Last Five Years,” audiences will be treated to the private relationship between two people.

Campus and community arts events for the week of Dec. 3, 2010.