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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


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Choir teacher Ms. Sanders (Communication junior Caroline Drapeau) speaks to her wife on the phone while choir member Mary (Communication freshman Mila Levit) eavesdrops.

From the Wings: Vertigo’s ‘Pity the Woman Who Never Spills’ is a love letter to high school classmates — or is it a hate letter?

April 14, 2024

Vertigo Productions’ spring play “Pity the Woman Who Never Spills” follows no prom queens or quarterbacks. The gauntlet of high school has left the five characters seeking refuge in the choir room,...

 “Birthday Candles” takes place over protagonist Ernestine’s birthdays from ages 17 to 107.

WAVE’s ‘Birthday Candles’ play creates rich emotional journey

March 28, 2024

The smell of vanilla wafts over the audience as Ernestine, played by Communication junior Rachel Rubin, makes a real golden butter cake throughout “Birthday Candles,” WAVE Productions’ spring play....

Robinson graduated from the School of Communication in 2021 with a degree in theatre and political science.

Q&A: Communication alum Nolan Robinson talks co-producing ‘The Wiz’ on Broadway

March 15, 2024

When Nolan Robinson (Communication ’21) thinks back to his childhood, he recalls watching “The Wiz” — the all-Black retelling of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” that opened on Broadway in 1975...

A person sits in a living room and reaches into a cardboard box next to a thick stack of papers.

‘The Home Project’ takes home theater to a new level in intimate, cozy venues

February 27, 2024

Sat in dimly lit living rooms, audience members cuddle under blankets to experience “The Home Project,” a traveling show which facilitates a dialogue among viewers on what ‘home’ means in intimate...

“Brokeback Mee-Owntain” was one of the two shows Mee-Ow staged this winter for its 50th anniversary.

Mee-Ow brings smiles, laughs to Shanley Pavilion in “Brokeback Mee-Owntain” show

February 26, 2024

Student-run comedy group Mee-Ow had audiences howling with laughter in “Brokeback Mee-Owntain,” a show full of cowboy hats, music and audience participation.  The group, which combines sketch comedy,...

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