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

The Daily Northwestern


Fanny (Communication sophomore Faith Walh) and members of the ensemble dance together on the stage of Ethel M. Barber Theater.

‘How to Know the Wild Flowers: A Map’ encourages healing through nature

April 21, 2024

Wispy, vibrant flowers surrounded the seats at the Ethel M. Barber Theater Friday night, immersing the audience of “How to Know the Wild Flowers: A Map” in an interactive natural experience. With...

People work together to move a large blue heron. Members of Art of Spontaneous Spectacle and a public audience danced with bird masks during one performance.

Actors unable to work during the pandemic form public theatre group

August 6, 2020

A loose collection of actors and musicians, unable to perform in a traditional theater setting, have banded together to form Art of Spontaneous Spectacle, an ever-changing troupe that has performed a handful...

Students and faculty raise lights at the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday as part of the nationwide Ghostlight Project. The movement aims to demonstrate the role theater has in providing a safe space in the face of oppression.

Students, faculty ignite ghostlight to promote inclusion on eve of inauguration

January 20, 2017

More than 150 students and faculty simultaneously lit flashlights at the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday as part of a nationwide movement to support inclusion the day...

Mary Ann Thebus (right) performs in “Rapture, Blister, Burn” which opened at the Goodman Theatre on January 26. Thebus plays Alice, a woman with a more traditional view of love.

Mother-daughter duo takes on theater world

January 28, 2015

At 6 a.m. the sun had not yet risen, but Jessica Thebus was having a birthday party. Surrounded by her mother, father and sister, an adolescent Jessica opened gifts in the wee hours of the morning because...

‘Pride and Prejudice’ transports viewers into Austen’s world

November 18, 2013

As much as we love the quirky array of productions Northwestern has to offer, sometimes only a classic will do. Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” directed by Jessica Thebus, explores class...

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