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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...

Ernestine (Kate Fry) and her son Billy (Samuel B. Jackson) share a tender moment during Northlight Theatre’s production of “Birthday Candles.”

‘Birthday Candles’ creates something sweet at Northlight Theatre

October 1, 2023

One cup of butter, half a cup of sugar, two eggs, two teaspoons of vanilla extract, two cups of flour. This recipe ― pinned to a bulletin board ― is the first thing the audience sees when walking into...

The Monthly: Letters from the Editors

October 8, 2019

The Monthly My love for journalism, my dedication to The Daily Northwestern –– it all began with arts and entertainment. My second article ever for the publication was about “NSFW,” a student...

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