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

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Theatre

Sophie Liu David said her experience in “Cinderella” made her certain in her pursuit of a career in theater.

Sophie Liu David takes final bow in ‘Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella’ at Drury Lane Theatre

January 11, 2024

Although she grew up auditioning for commercials and ballroom dancing competitively, taking the live stage helped Sophie Liu David truly realize her passion for theater. She was bitten by the theatre bug...

The Wirtz Center instituted a pause on extracurricular use of their space for Winter Quarter.

Performing arts groups struggle to rehearse after Wirtz Center pauses extracurricular practices

January 7, 2024

Northwestern performing arts students say they are struggling to find rehearsal spaces after the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts announced a pause on facility usage for extracurricular...

Northwestern performing arts students bring classic childhood cartoon characters to life.

‘Phineas and Ferb’ parody musical: ‘Gitchy Goosical’ tackles the college experience with beloved characters

January 7, 2024

A student-written “Phineas and Ferb” parody musical titled “Gitchy Goosical: The Phineas and Ferbsical” came to life Friday night. Actors depicted college-aged versions of the original cartoon...

The Wirtz Center’s “Heroes of the Fourth Turning” grapples with the cultural schisms of the United States during the Trump presidency.

Wirtz Center’s ‘Heroes of the Fourth Turning’ complicates mechanisms of empathy

November 20, 2023

Will Arbery’s “Heroes of the Fourth Turning” is the type of play that leaves you quietly unraveled. It’s almost painful to conjure words of reflection.  Right now, I find myself in the same...

The “How To Defend Yourself” cast. After starting over the summer, the actors will finally take the stage this weekend.

‘How To Defend Yourself’ explores empowerment in violent world with Spectrum Theatre Company

November 16, 2023

Content warning: This article contains discussion of rape, sexual assault and violence.  With boxing gloves hanging and Greek Life-aesthetic posters plastering the walls, Shanley Pavilion has transformed...

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