As a venue, Shanley Pavilion is far from perfect: it doesn’t fit many people, large wooden poles obstruct the view at some angles and there aren’t many places for actors to enter and exit the stage without being seen. In spite of these limitations –– or, perhaps, because of them –– no two seats in.
Content warning: This story contains mentions of sexual assault. Sit & Spin Productions kicked off Northwestern’s fall theater season last Friday in Shanley Pavilion with “John Proctor is the Villain.” Watching it was an act of patience. At its best, the production brought to life the chaotic beauty of playwright Kimberly Belflower’s writing. However, jarring.
For her 14th birthday party, Communication sophomore Reva Sangal had a Percy Jackson themed cake. In middle school, Sangal wrote fanfiction about a character who was Hera’s only known child. Sangal said her life-long obsession with Percy Jackson started after she read “The Lightning Thief” by Rick Riordan the summer before sixth grade. “It was.