In anticipation of Halloween, one remembers the thrill and chill one had a child at about this time in the year. As adults, the manner in which we celebrate the day has gone from trick or treating and gorging on sweets to…attending Halloween parties and gorging on sweets. Yet the spirit of one particular aspect of the holiday remains mostly intact: costumes. Dressing up and playing pretend will always hold considerable fascination for us, be it as a slutty nurse or a Clone Trooper, the holiday engages our childhood imaginations and gives us an excuse to play upon these notions. With our Halloween dance coming up  on Oct. 31 and much more inevitable house parties (be safe) I thought I’d ask a few people what they would be dressing up as for the night of Halloween. Juan Rivera, a sophomore studio arts major, says he’s dressing up as the Mean Girls along with Alvarado Hurtado, a sophomore film major. “I’m going to dress as a slutty mean girl with my boy Alvie.” Gabe Esling, a freshman year film major, gave a distinct character: “I’m going to go as Talion from Lord of the Rings, Shadow of Mordor.” For those of you not familiar with the title, it is a video game based out of the Lord of the Rings universe and Talion is the protagonist that you play as through the game. Jordan Glaza, a freshman film major, was very adamant about representing his sports team through his costume. “Well I’m going to be a Broncos Fan,” he said, “throw on my jersey and boom.” Phillip Hoang, a freshman film major, who said that he would be dressing up as popular DC comics character Nightwing.             Finally I spoke to Lani Dekkler, a...

ing the best in classical, independent and foreign cinema, The Screen cinematheque at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design presents new releases, special cinema events and performances all day every day. Check out the offerings for Oct. 17-23.

  This weekend and next, Greer Garson Theatre presents in the comedy Some Girl(s) written by Neil Labute and directed by Gail Springer. Some Girl(s) follows the story of Guy (Jade Scott Lewis), a seemingly typical American male who searches for solace in his inner darkness as he attempts to make amends with four past girlfriends. Showtimes: Friday October 17, 2014 – 7:00 P.M. Saturday October 18,2014 – 7:00 P.M. Sunday October 19, 2014 – 2:00 P.M. Friday October 24, 2014 – 7:00 P.M. Saturday October 25, 2014 – 7:00 P.M. Sunday October 26, 2014 – 2:00 P.M Tickets: $15 public tickets, $5 for seniors and students. Purchase tickets at ticketssantafe.org or 1-505-988-1234. Contact the SFUAD Performing Arts Department (Amy Johnson) at 1-505-473-6439 for more...

SFUAD student filmmakers discuss their work showing at the Santa Fe Independent Film Festival Oct. 17.

Some Girl(s) opens Oct. 17, so Jackalope sat down with two of its leads, senior Jade Scott Lewis and senior Shenyse Harris, to discuss the show, playing unlikable characters and favorite recreational activities. Jackalope Magazine: Tell us a little bit about Some Girl(s). Jade Scott Lewis: It’s a show done in four scenes. Each scene contains the main protagonist named Guy, who interacts with one of his ex-girlfriends. So there’s only two actors on stage at a time. The show is about a writer who goes off in search of something, searching for some kind of connection. He’s foraging and looking for something interesting in each relationship. Shenyse Harris: What’s really interesting is that each scene is completely different. Each of the four girls reflects a different time that he was living in. It’s a lot of fun. JM: Shenyse, tell us a little about your character. SH: Each girl, Some Girl, shares once scene with Guy. My character’s name is Tyler, she is an art student. Tyler is very into herself, she’s a very strong headed, emotional person who tries logic, but can let her emotion get in the way. Because of that she acts as though those things don’t affect her. JSL: And she’s raunchy, and sexual, and she likes drugs. SH: Thank you, Jade. (laughs) Yeah, she is very raunchy, very sexual. I wouldn’t even say raunchy, she’s very blunt and open about her sexuality, she’s very comfortable in her own skin. She’s out there, if you ask Tyler to do anything, if you’re like ‘hey Tyler, let’s go streaking,’ she’ll be the first one with her clothes off. But, she’s also very guarded. She definitely uses her openness as a defense mechanism to hide the melancholy of who she really is....

SFUAD students Matthew Villescas, Stefanee Chevalier and Mariah Duncan discuss their inspirations in this audio-visual piece.

“This is a really great way to put off your homework for Monday,” said Greg Bortnichak as he poised his fingers across the fretboard of his cello. Bortnichak makes up one half of Teach Me Equals along with Erin Murphy, a duo from Florida that brought their blend of classical instrumentation and modern experimental rock flourishes to the O’Shaughnessy Performance Space last Sunday, Oct. 5. Bortnichak’s quip hit home for most of the gathered crowd of students as laughter brought in the next song of squelching electronic loops and the roar of the band’s hypnotic, distorted tones. Before his set, Bortnichak spoke enthusiastically about SFUAD’s music program facilities, claiming amazement at the students’ easy access to performance and practice spaces, as well as recording facilities. Testament to this point is the ability for students to put on shows on a Sunday night, and several students took advantage of that luxury. The space filled up quickly as openers Venus and the Lion took the stage, and it was quickly apparent that these students were there to move to the music, not simply stand as idle observers. After releasing its debut EP Absinthe last February, the SFUAD-student band Venus and the Lion have been working on new material. These songs expand on a foundation of groovy, classic rock-tinged sound established on its freshman effort. These elements have been expanded into longer, more complex arrangements that still manage not to stray from the band’s ability to tap into a crowd’s lust for dance-ready rhythms. The audience was along for the band’s ride, taking in newer material with vocal enthusiasm, although there was a noticeable spike in cheers as the band tore into its best-known single “T. Rex,” whose bluesy stomp threw the crowd into a sudden blissed-out...

SFUAD Creative Writing major Marina Woollven recently won third place in Playboy Magazine’s annual fiction writing contest. Jackalope presents Woollven’s award-winning story. “How long has it been?” Anna asked. “Since you last saw George?” They were at the pool because they had no place else to be on a Saturday. Anna worked on the weekdays to fill her time but for Marcy, the housewife, every day was a Saturday. Long and empty, begging for the time to be filled. She was glad that for today, she could fill that time by sinking and gliding into deep cool water, instead of vacuuming the same carpet and dusting the same shelves for the fifth time in a week, or sitting on the couch and watching sitcom reruns until she could recite the lines. “Seven months,” Marcy said, slow and firm. She hadn’t trusted herself to say it. Out in the air, did it sound bitter? If it did, Anna didn’t notice, or pretended to not care. “That’s a long time, hun.” It was, wasn’t it? Seven months since George went to ‘find himself,’ as if having a midlife crisis when he had barely finished College. Maybe that was harsh, but he married her and three months later, left her beautiful face with a beautiful house and no one to appreciate either. He wanted to go to Alabama, of all places. Not Ireland. Not England. Not even New York. Fucking Alabama. “Just the boys. Old times. You understand, right?” he had said. She was young. Only twenty-two. She didn’t want to fight when George had given her everything… even everything came from his inheritance instead of his career, like other men. Still, she was grateful. “It’s fine,” she’d told him. The lonely bride even believed it for...

Coming Attractions at The Screen Oct. 10-16 Showcasing the best in classical, independent and foreign cinema, The Screen cinematheque at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design presents new releases, special cinema events and performances all day every day! See what critics have to say about the latest screenings, watch a trailer, then visit The Screen for a unique movie-going experience.   The Two Faces of January UK – 2014 – 1 hour 36 min. Starring Viggo Mortensen and Kristen Dunst “Perfectly fine- as chilly as a cold platter of octopus salad, as bracing as a shot of ouzo.” – Stephen Whitty of Newark Star-Ledger “There’s a mystery here, some thrills, but mostly thre are beautiful people and the kind of human hunger that devours everything and everyone in sight.” – Manohla Dargis of New York Times Performance at the Screen: La Bayadere Sunday, Oct. 12 11:15 am – Russia – 3 hours A Mariinsky Ballet “Probably the most famous ballet company in the world.” – The Telegraph “It’s often said that the Mariinsky’s corps de ballet is the best thing about it, but it’s only when you see them dance La Bayadère that you realize it’s true.” – Sarah Frater of London Evening Standard  The Conformist Italy – 1970 – 1 hour 55 min. Part of “Films To See Before You Die” “Juggling past and present with the same bravura flourish as Welles in Citizen Kane, Bertolucci conjures a dazzling historical and personal perspective.” – Tom Milne of Time Out “Probing, unsettling and visually compelling, The Conformist treats its audience as adults, never opting for easy closure.” Philip Kemp of Total Film  “The Conformist isn’t just a triumph, it’s one of the greatest movies ever made.” – Richard Luck of Film4 The Trip to Italy UK – 2014 – 1...

  What can I say about The Cave Dwellers? Firstly, the story is nonsense. I hate to start the review off negative, but I just needed to get that out of the way. The central romance of the story between The Duke (Tyler Nunez, senior) and The Girl (Donna Bella Litton, freshmen) is erratic, falling in and out of love over the matter of days, with a narrative conclusion that leaves much to be desired. The absurdity of the courtship makes Gorky the Bear’s (Matt McMillan) appearance seem ordinary. There’s my gripe. But, what ultimately saves the show is the committed performance of each and every cast member. Nunez’ punch-drunk Duke seems to recognize the heightened reality of the show, appropriately mumbling some of his line delivery, while still nailing the dramatic beats. Litton, who has the most underwritten role of the ensemble, acts as the audience surrogate, but gives hints of a sadder complexity beneath her doe-eyed innocence. As freshmen, it’s exciting to think what Litton has in store for audiences with more experience and juicy material. Rounding out the quartet of leads are The King (Colin McIntire, junior) and The Queen (Avery Cartwright) who bring their college veteran experience to their loquaciously eccentric roles. The scene stealers though, intentionally or not, were McMillan’s Gorky the Bear and Father (Hamilton Turner), his Russian bear trainer. The duo show tremendous chemistry, and elicit big laughs from primarily physical comedy. It should be noted too, that this was PAD’s first show “in the round,” on the the stage of the proscenium theater. All the performers adjusted competently, with any unintelligible lines few and far between. For those looking for a thought provoking show, you may have been disappointed. But, for any fan of top notch...

Marina Woollven, a Creative Writing junior from Texas, recently won third place in Playboy Magazine’s annual College Fiction Contest. Playboy has long had a prestigious reputation for publishing short stories by some of the most notable authors of our time, and it is an honor to have Woollven’s work recognized out of the thousands of submissions for the contest. Jackalope Magazine sat down with Marina to discuss her winning story, “Atlas,” and her life as a writer.   Jackalope Magazine: Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Marina Woollven: I’m from San Antonio, Texas. My interests are TV, lots of TV! I’m a huge TV junkie! I like TV series much more than movies but I do love movies. I dabble in photography. Sometimes I draw. I collect dolls, so that’s a thing!   JM: Why did you want to become a writer? MW: I’ve always been fascinated and addicted to storytelling. I just felt that I had things to say. I love to read, and I wanted to put something out there. I’m very grateful I chose this path.   JM: Could you tell us about the story that you won third place with in the Playboy College Writing Competition? MW: It’s called “Atlas”, and essentially it’s a sci-fi piece set in the future and it focuses on this very young housewife named Marcy, and she’s recently married but her husband has just decided to go on a trip for six months. So, she’s getting lonely, and she ends up purchasing a very human-like robot that she calls Atlas, and the story is kind of focusing on the relationship, but really, it’s about the human desire to not feel alone and the different ways in which we fulfill that.   JM: How did it feel when...

The weekly Awkward Shelby Comic is created by SFUAD studio art major Shelby Criswell. For more of Criswell’s work, check out the Awkward Shelby Comic series and her Tumblr....

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