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Chicago-based rapper Lulu Be. Two years after the debut of her first EP, “Lululand,” the artist will release her second EP “BOMBSHELTER” on Nov. 29.

Q&A: Chicago-based rapper Lulu Be talks live performance, new EP

November 21, 2019

As a first-generation Ethiopian, Chicago-based rapper Lulu Be. grew up with her parents’ groove and her brother’s hip-hop beats. Two years after the debut of her first EP, “Lululand,” the artist...

The cast of “Dog Days” in rehearsal. The modern opera follows a family struggling in the post-apocalyptic world.

David T. Little’s “Dog Days” brings a modern opera to Northwestern

November 21, 2019

Bienen Senior Morgan Mastrangelo sang in numerous operas at Northwestern. But in “Dog Days,” the latest opera opening in Ryan Opera Theater, he’s taking on his most challenging role yet: a character...

Cast members rehearse “Hookman.” Presented by Lipstick Theatre, the 75-minute production will run in Shanley Pavilion from Nov. 21 to 23.

Lipstick Theatre explores trauma, college transition with slasher comedy “Hookman”

November 21, 2019

Communication junior Valen-Marie Santos imagines the experience of growing up as a woman isn’t too far off from living in a slasher movie, a message explored in Lipstick Theatre’s latest production...

Communication senior Sam Linda and Caroline Chu (Communication ’18) rehearse for “Cold Town/Hotline.” The play focuses on a group of volunteers working at a holiday crisis hotline.

Communication alum debuts new Chicago holiday play “Cold Town/Hotline”

November 20, 2019

Last November, Raven Theatre’s artistic director Cody Estle gave writer/director Eli Newell (Communication ’18) a mission: see every holiday play in Chicago and come back with notes. Estle wanted to...

Cast member Sarah Lo rehearses Happy Birthday Mars Rover. Presented by The Passage Theatre, the show will make its world premiere at Ravenswood Fellowship United Methodist Church and run through Dec. 2.

‘Happy Birthday Mars Rover’ features NU alums, highlights meaning of humanity

November 14, 2019

Last winter, Chicago’s temperature was reported to be colder than Mars. This year, playwright Preston Choi (Communication ‘18) will bring the Mars atmosphere to the Windy City in his upcoming production,...

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