As many students enter their first year at Hofstra University, they have seen information from GetInvolvedHU posted around the school campus, encouraging students to put themselves out there and join on-campus organizations and clubs. New Student Orientation and Welcome Week encouraged students to try new things, attend school-sanctioned events, such as the club fair, and get out of their comfort zones.

Sexuality can be an awkward topic to discuss over family dinners, and that is evident in the Department of Drama and Dance’s production of “Dike.” The show was performed across two weekends in April, portraying the story of two sisters reunited after two years of separation. 

After over a year of Zoom performances and outdoor events, Hofstra drama students have finally returned to the Joan and Donald Schaeffer Black Box Theater to perform in their first production of the year, “Everybody.”

After a successful fall semester with two in-person performances and a film release, the Hofstra Drama Department geared up for the spring semester.

Kicking off the fall semester was the Hofstra Drama Department’s first mainstage show, Neil Simon’s comedy “Barefoot in the Park.”

Camryn Graves shines as bubbly protagonist Elle Woods. With powerful vocals and fantastic dance abilities, Graves carried the show with grace and kept the audience on the edge of their seats.

Hofstra’s performance of “Private Lives” in the Joan and Donald Schaeffer Black Box Theater was one you didn’t want to miss. The 1930s play by Noël Coward has many twists and turns that had viewers on the edges of their seats while also falling out of their chairs from laughter.

“The narrative is thoroughly compelling and the subject matter serves as almost a commentary on the current state of our country.”