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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

The Wirtz Centers production of musical The Prom opened last weekend.

‘The Prom’ is a heartwarming showstopper

November 14, 2023

When three Broadway has-beens and a never-was combine forces to save their careers and a midwestern lesbian’s prom experience, chaos is bound to ensue. This is the gist of the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz...

An actress in a white T-shirt and black top smiles as she holds up a cardboard sign upside-down with red lettering.

Vertigo Productions uplifts student voices by producing new work

January 20, 2022

As a theatre board that produces new student-written work, Vertigo Productions amplifies the voices of student playwrights. Vertigo is one of the theatre boards in Northwestern’s Student Theatre...

A person in a white t-shirt and black dress holds her phone in one hand and puts her other hand up. On her right is another person in a green shirt and black pants, and on her left is a person in a yellow t-shirt and jeans. They both look over at her phone.

Captured: Vertigo premieres student-written play with messages of climate change and inclusion

November 8, 2021

Vertigo Productions’ fall play, “Centerville, New Jersey Has a Problem with Trout” premiered in Shanley Pavilion Friday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 6 at 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m....

Daniel Calderon (Communication ‘24) is dressed in costume and holds a book in hand in this photo of the Wirtz Center’s production of “Tomás and the Library Lady.” Calderon’s castmates appear in the background, all standing behind him. They are holding an assortment of books and puppets.

Wirtz Center increases rehearsal room capacity

May 5, 2021

In response to the decrease in COVID-19 cases in Evanston, the Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts has increased the number of people allowed in rehearsal rooms and extended usage time.  “We don’t...

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