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Isabelle A. Lu
Isabelle A. Lu is the Arts Chair of The Crimson’s 152nd Guard. She can be reached at isabelle.lu@thecrimson.com. Follow her on X @IsabelleALu.
Latest Content
Don’t Tell Aunty Review: Nothing to Write Home About
Billed as “Boston’s first Indian gastropub,” Don’t Tell Aunty serves “tapas-style” dishes in an upbeat environment.
Harvard Student Thesis Play ‘Ugly Feelings’ Evolves Into Professional Staged Reading With Fresh Ink and CHUANG Stage
“Ugly Feelings” reemerged — still an exploration of multiracial belonging at its heart — as a professional staged reading at the Boston Center for the Arts.
Artist Profile: Katie M. Runions ’25 on Directing, Dramaturgy, and A.R.T.’s ‘The Odyssey’
Runions understood the immense task of filling up the 550-seat Loeb Proscenium with a production — having just done it herself.
Case for Best Picture: Vignettes by The Crimson’s Arts Board
Members of The Crimson’s Arts Board make the case for which of the 10 nominated films will win the prestigious Best Picture title.
Voices in Verse: Vignettes for Black History Month
In honor of Black History Month, The Crimson’s Arts Board reflected on their favorite poems written by Black authors, and their themes and impressions.
Lowell House Opera Returns to Historic Dining Hall With Avant-Garde ‘Postcard from Morocco’
From Feb. 21 to Feb. 23, Lowell House Opera returned to its historic venue, the Lowell House Dining Hall, for its first full production since 2017.
‘Land of Mirrors’ Review: The Succulent Beauty of Color
For anyone who has experienced loneliness, María Medem’s “Land of Mirrors” contains a strange yet stunning world in which they just might find belonging.
Harvard Theater: Spring 2025 Season Preview
Feeling comedy, dark comedy, or drama? Grab a friend and head to the theater this semester — whether it be the Loeb, Agassiz, or Farkas Hall!
Arts Vanity: Artist Profile: Theater Executive Angelina X. Ng ’26 is Single
Angelina X. Ng ’26, funny Asian woman, Sabrina Carpenter fan, and outgoing Co-Theater Executive, spent this year on the Crimson’s Arts Board in pursuit of one thing: Love.
The Show Must Go On: Tech Week Vignettes from The Crimson’s Arts Board
Tech week, also known as “Hell Week,” is the week before a theater production’s opening when everything needs to come together.
Jeff VanderMeer Talks Craft, Climate, and ‘Absolution’ at The Brattle Theatre
Over 150 attendees filled the Brattle Theatre on Oct. 22 for the second stop on Jeff VanderMeer’s U.S. tour for his book "Absolution."
From Cartoons to Cannibalism: Spooky TV Shows to Watch on Halloween
Whether you’re looking for a thriller, a lighthearted paranormal comedy, or a grotesque storyline, there’s truly something here for everyone.
Summer Art: Vignettes by The Crimson’s Arts Board
With cold air returning to the streets of Harvard, The Crimson’s Arts Board reminisces on their favorite artistic experiences from the long-ago summer.
Broadway Professionals and Harvard Students Stage Developmental Reading of ‘The Human Comedy’
The reading wrapped up a developmental workshop led by Broadway professionals and staffed by Harvard undergraduates.
‘Krapp’s Last Tape’ Preview: A One-Man Odyssey Through Memory and Regret
"Krapp's Last Tape" is a powerfully existential meditation on an unfulfilled life approaching its end.
