Dance, Theater Create Beautiful Explosion

“Beauty Bomb,” a creative combination of dance and theater, explores the ancient Greek mythology about Pandora, the first woman, Nov. 19-21 at 8 p.m. in Westmont’s Porter Theatre. General admission is $10, $5 for students and seniors. For tickets or more information, please call (805) 565-7040.

Lila Rose Kaplan, Westmont theater arts instructor, directs the play that was written by Westmont alumna Diana Small ‘09. “The play examines issues of curiosity, fashion and what it means to be a woman today,” Kaplan says.

Jenny April Kaplan is guest choreographer for “Beauty Bomb,” which features first-year students Felisha Vasquez and Kelsey Knox; sophomores Kelsey Kasten, Misha Matsumoto and Emily Auman; juniors Hannah Rae Moore, Rachel Nesseth, Megan Juliot and Jasmine Guerrero; and seniors Marie Ponce and Laurie Niesen.

Lila Rose Kaplan, who teaches playwriting and mentors undergraduate playwrights at Westmont, earned a master of fine arts degree at the University of California, San Diego, where she studied with Naomi Iizuka.