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The Daily Northwestern

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

The Daily Northwestern


Three actors stand under purple lighting. One gazes into space, while the other two look at each other.

Purple Crayon Players directs thought-provoking plays for young audiences

January 21, 2022

Northwestern student group Purple Crayon Players, which produces Theatre for Young Audiences, chooses a quote each year to inspire its work. This year’s is from cellist Pablo Casals: “You must work,...

A cast member of Last Stop on Market Street plays the guitar on a blue bus while being watched by other actors in the show.

“We need a bit more kindness”: Imagine U debuts “Last Stop on Market Street”

November 11, 2021

Imagine U’s production of “Last Stop on Market Street” will bring kindness, empathy and curiosity to the Wirtz Center from Nov. 12-21.  Based on the Caldecott Medal, Coretta Scott King Award...

A digitally sketched illustration shows a girl in a pink top and blue skirt with her hand on a man’s shoulder. The man is wearing all white and has his hands over his heart. The background of the image is a brown panelling.

A year into the pandemic, Imagine U’s virtual storytimes continue to evolve

April 13, 2021

Over a year after the theatre group Imagine U was forced to transition to virtual programming, Artistic Director Lynn Kelso said they have grown artistically to heights they never before imagined. Before...

The Wirtz Center’s 2020 production of “Legally Blonde.” The Wirtz Center is currently working to determine how they will operate this fall amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

As Fall Quarter approaches, the Wirtz Center looks to new opportunities for student theatre and collaboration

August 2, 2020

Of the many pillars of Northwestern student life to be affected by the move to online classes in the spring, few were hit harder than the theatre community. All live performances at Virginia Wadsworth...

Communication sophomore Jay Towns rehearses “Winnie-the-Pooh.” Presented by Imagine U, the show opens this Friday at the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts and will run through Nov. 17.

Imagine U brings ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’ to life

October 30, 2019

The world of the Hundred Acre Wood is leaping off storybook pages and out of television screens to come to life on the Northwestern stage. Presented by Imagine U, “Winnie-the-Pooh” opens this Friday...

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