The gray stone walls of Lerner Hall’s Broadway Room are not always lined with astrophotography and meter-wide scientific reports on the properties of dark matter. But at last Friday evening’s “CU in Space” exhibition, these reports contributed to an otherworldly ambiance as a student performer read space-themed slam poetry to the crowd admiring the display.

With last weekend’s performance of Seneca the Younger’s “Troades” or “Trojan Women”, the Barnard Columbia Ancient Drama Group delivered a dazzling ancient production in its original language for the 40th consecutive year.

As the curtains opened on Thursday night, a spotlight panned downward to illuminate four male butts, cheerily clad in Victorian coattails and bobbing up and down in a comedic dance. The scene was set for the farcical pursuit of the villain who had slain Edwin Drood.