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

The Daily Northwestern


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How to navigate the Northwestern theater scene

August 16, 2021

Northwestern is known for having one of the best theater programs in the country, but outside of the major, there are plenty of opportunities for students to get involved in the robust drama scene on campus.  While...

Lindz Amer (Communication ’14) on the set of their webseries “Queer Kid Stuff.” The show was a 2018 Webby Honoree.

Queer Creativity

March 10, 2021

The Monthly During their time at Northwestern, Lindz Amer (Communication ’14) was not a “StuCo hotshot.” They weren’t cast in shows, didn’t get into the playwriting sequence and didn’t...

A flyer advertising “Still Life with Iris” with a blue background and a purple button with flowers.

Production “Still Life with Iris” raises questions about children’s power and memories

March 2, 2021

Stolen memories, corrupt rulers and family ties — that's what the audience at Purple Crayon Players’ "Still Life with Iris" has to look forward to. The live production “Still Life with Iris”...

Purple Crayon Players is preparing to premiere their film “Stepping Stones” this Friday.

Purple Crayon Players to premiere film “Stepping Stones”

January 27, 2021

Quiet on the set! It’s lights, camera, action for the Purple Crayon Players, a board within the Northwestern Student Theatre Coalition, as they get ready to premiere their latest film, “Stepping Stones,”...

“The Phantom Tollbooth” follows young Milo as he is whisked off to a series of escapades within a magical dimension. The Purple Crayon Players’ stage adaptation of the popular children’s novel will run Thursday through Saturday at Shanley Pavilion.

Purple Crayon Players to produce ‘a magical performance’ with ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’

February 20, 2019

The classic novel “The Phantom Tollbooth” may be familiar to Northwestern students who remember reading it in elementary school, but Communication senior Josh Essex wants to breathe a new sense of...

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