Pepperdine students Kevin Shipp (piano), David Gow (foreground) and Kyle Rogan (guitar) rehearse for “Why Do You Stand There In The Rain,” a play celebrating American folk music, civil disobedience and First Amendment rights that they and other students performed at the Festival Fringe this summer. The play won a “Fringe First” award and there are plans to perform it at Pepperdine this spring. Courtesy Pepperdine University