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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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Q&A: NU alum Hamid Dehghani talks immigrant experience, new play ‘English’

May 14, 2024

Hamid Dehghani (Communication M.F.A. ’22) spent over a decade involved in Iran’s theater scene before moving to the U.S. in 2018. Dehghani, who did not speak English before applying to Northwestern...

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Students and faculty address lack of racial diversity in Northwestern theatre, discuss potential solutions to challenges

November 7, 2022

Communication junior Alondra Rios was worried about the audition process for Arts Alliance at Northwestern University’s production of “In the Heights.” As the production’s director, she feared...

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Soldiers and a translator face ghosts, tigers and existential questions in “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo”

May 3, 2022

An original production of “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo” explored themes of war and religion at the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts the weekends of April 22 and 28. The...

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The Weekend Ahead: Campus performances to catch for Week 5

April 28, 2022

If you’re looking for weekend plans, here are some of the student performances you don’t want to miss. The 91st Annual Waa-Mu Show: “A Peculiar Inheritance” Cahn Auditorium Friday, Saturday...

Illustration with a box in the middle that says “The Weekend Ahead.” Colorful paint brushes, theatre masks, cameras, pencils and books fill the background, set against a pink backdrop.

The Weekend Ahead: Campus performances to catch for Week 4

April 21, 2022

If you’re looking for weekend plans, here are some of the student performances you won’t want to miss. Playback Theatre: Playing with Fire Goes Camping Saturday in Norris University Center Wildcat...

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