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

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Alexa Moster performs in 'Jasper in Deadland'. The punk rock musical is a modern re-imagining of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.

Lovers & Madmen’s winter show brings punk rock energy to NU

February 28, 2018

A&E With its captivating special effects, punchy choreography and gritty belting, “Jasper in Deadland” breaks a lot of musical theatre rules. What else would one expect from one of the first punk...

White Snake controls the water spirits during her battle with Fa Hai, the villain of the play. Communication senior Mari Uchida, who plays the role of White Snake, said she hopes this encourages more representation for people of all ethnicities in theater.

Lovers and Madmen play retells ancient Chinese myth

February 23, 2017

Lovers and Madmen’s winter play, “The White Snake,” hopes to prove that love will always prevail, even for snake spirits. The play, which opens Friday in the Louis Room of Norris University Center,...

Performers rehearse a scene from Lovers and Madmen’s fall mainstage production. “Cardenio” opens Oct. 6 in Shanley Pavilion.

Lovers and Madmen invites audience to a wedding with love, pasta

October 5, 2016

A&E After reading four pages of descriptions of pasta, Communication sophomore Gracie Brakeman knew she had found Lovers and Madmen’s fall mainstage play. Lovers and Madmen, a member theater...

Communication senior Joshua Issler rehearses for an upcoming production of “Titus Andronicus.” The show will feature fight choreography, audience immersion and gore.

‘Titus Andronicus’ addresses sexual violence through immersive production

February 24, 2016

A&E With fight choreography, audience immersion and gory action, a student production of “Titus Andronicus” seeks to advocate for modern day justice with a Shakespearean twist, said producer...

Director Brendan Yukins elicits emotion from his actors both on- and off-stage. “Midnight’s Dream” transforms Shakespeare’s woodland setting into an S&M dubstep club on the outskirts of Chicago.

Q&A with Brendan Yukins, director of ‘Midnight’s Dream’

January 23, 2013

Northwestern theater group Lovers & Madmen typically performs classical plays but often adds a little twist. “Midnight’s Dream,” based on Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” certainly...

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