With star-crossed lovers and plenty of blood, Columbia’s fall student theater season began with King’s Crown Shakespeare Troupe’s production of “Romeo and Juliet.” Despite a difficult journey to the stage, with the production being forced to move locations due to Barnard’s restrictions on the Glicker-Milstein Theatre, the performance of William Shakespeare’s well-loved tragedy was an electric showcase of new student talent in this classic work.

State Sen. Cordell Cleare hosted the first “Harlem Farms” event in Marcus Garvey Park on Saturday, featuring a series of panels and tabling from agricultural organizations focused on increasing access to affordable fresh food in the city.

Barnard is searching for a new production coordinator for campus theaters after the college restricted student theater groups’ access to the Glicker-Milstein Theatre last month following the departure of two performing arts administrators.

From Columbia’s Black Theatre Ensemble to Broadway’s Golden Theatre, the creative pursuits of writer-director Onyekachi Iwu, CC ’19, have taken her in unexpected directions. Now, they have taken the playwright to the inaugural Cherry Lane Playwrights Collective—a nine-month developmental program under the direction of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker—at the historic off-Broadway theater.

Beyond its stark environment, “A Long Winter” exposes a sentimentalism alongside beautiful shots of the cold Colorado mountains, making its slow setup all the more worthwhile.

Teenage girls are having a moment on the Great White Way. While many have maligned the seemingly inevitable decline of Broadway due to its aging audience or rising ticket costs, plays like 2025’s “John Proctor Is The Villain” and now “School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play” have injected a new life into the art form.

Barnard restricted the use of technical equipment and sets in the Glicker-Milstein Theatre this semester following the June 10 resignation of the theater’s director, leaving theater groups without a functioning playhouse for their fall productions.

Almost 15 years ago, director Rachel Chavkin, SoA ’08, was introduced to a composer. The happenstance meeting resulted in “Hadestown,” a show that has won countless awards, including the coveted Tony Award for Best Musical.

In an era when many clubs have gone online to promote their events, Freek, a new community organized by Columbia students, is looking to create authentic, in-person connections.

For many high school students, theater is a staple of life, whether they are seasoned thespians or have simply gawked at theater kids from afar. For first-years arriving at Columbia’s gates, there is no shortage of opportunities for performing on stage—or working behind the curtain.