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Northwestern alumnus and playwright Selina Fillinger (right) discusses her experiences as a writer for TV, film and theater with theatre Prof. Laura Schellhardt (left).

Playwright Selina Fillinger discusses creative journey as a writer for theatre, screen

November 5, 2023

Sitting cross-legged in front of a pair of arranged armchairs, Selina Fillinger (Communication ’16) discussed her creative process as a Los Angeles-based writer at a moderated conversation in John J....

Vertigo Productions’ “Blood Pact,” which played in Shanley on Friday and Saturday, highlights the anger and arguments of girlhood.

Friendship bracelets and murder: ‘Blood Pact’ weaves anger, pain of girlhood

November 5, 2023

Content warning: This story contains mention of sexual assault. Forget summer camps and tie-dye T-shirts. Vertigo Productions’ “Blood Pact” points a lens on the darker aspects of girlhood, where...

Vibrant Colors Collective showcased their first full production, “The 25th Annual Spelling Bee,” last weekend at Shanley Pavilion.

‘Spelling Bee’ is E-X-C-E-L-L-E-N-T!

November 1, 2023

The rosy lenses of nostalgia often color our childhood days with pleasant hues of innocence and vitality. They were, colloquially speaking, the good old days. Of course, that view on youth is incomplete....

“This Bitter Earth,” showing at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre through Nov. 12, follows the relationship dynamics of Jesse, a Black playwright, and wealthy white activist Neil.

‘This Bitter Earth’ questions whether there’s room for politics in love at Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre

October 30, 2023

A tragic love story touching class, race and sexuality serves as an introspective tale for the politically active at Evanston’s Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre. In “This Bitter Earth,” playwright Jesse...

Vibrant Colors Collective is producing an adaptation of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” marking the first full show for the multicultural theater group.

‘A show for people of color, by people of color’: Vibrant Colors Collective spells success with ‘25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’

October 24, 2023

For the cast of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” life is pandemonium. “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” Vibrant Colors Collective’s (VC2) first full-scale production,...

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