The word “slut” is written across the tumbling down wall of a woman’s house, and the woman in question can’t read what it says.

Everyone knows that one of the greatest parts about college is taking that random elective where you can just sit, let off some steam and learn just about anything under the sun. But often, finding compelling electives can be a daunting task — which department should you search under? Which teacher should you push for?

A mere four days of rehearsal, 11 different directors, 10 individual plays, a cast of 18 ensemble members playing multiple roles and a limited budget — for a normal show, this combination of abnormalities would set the stage for disaster. However, in Mask and Bauble’s second show of the season, it’s just part of the fun.

Sometimes in life, a story filled with hope emerges from the midst of violence and tragedy. War/Dance, a film by Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine, attests to this peculiar aspect of humanity and utilizes it as a theme from beginning to end.

With media attention and grassroots political efforts focused on the Darfur region of Sudan now more than ever, it seems only natural that a documentary would emerge highlighting the humanitarian crisis taking place in the region. Darfur Now, directed by Ted Braun and featuring celebrities such as Don Cheadle and George Clooney, widens the focus to the international stage.

There are a million cliches about family and home and they prove themselves true in the best way in “Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine,” a joint collaboration between Georgetown’s Theater and Performance Studies Program and the Black Theater Ensemble. The themes of history and staying true to one’s roots remain at the core of the production, creating a

This year’s “Hoyas Onstage: A Celebratory Theatrical Show of the Georgetown Theater Community’s 2007-2008 Season,” provided a sneak peak at the enormous effort and energy put into the productions in this year’s theater program.

Joanna Ruf (COL ’08), executive producer for Nomadic Theatre and organizer of the “Hoyas Onstage” event, called this sneak peak at upcoming performances “a celebratory tour” of Georgetown theater and expressed her excitement at the opportunity to show students and alumni “the entire theater experience.”