Fanis Gkikas said he experienced a “cultural shock” after moving from Greece to the United States. The third-year acting MFA student then took to the Wirtz Theatre in Abbott Hall on May 27 and 28 to explore his experiences as an immigrant in a fusion of standup comedy and theatre with the production “Are We.
The mammoth 8-by-7 foot and 2-inch Rothko replica displayed hues of maroon and cranberry, a rectangle within a rectangle propped up on the edge of a red-lit set. Was it a door? A window? “What does it mean to you?” Communication senior Andy Johnston said, “That’s the only way to speak about a Rothko.” This.