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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


Three people stand on stage, hugging and smiling. Behind them are more people dancing in front of a brick background.

Captured: Arts Alliance’s ‘Godspell’ takes center stage in Shanley Pavilion

October 8, 2021

Arts Alliance is putting on “Godspell” this weekend, Oct. 8 to 9. As in-person theatre returns, Shanley Pavilion will be filled with song and dance once more, with live audiences gearing up for the...

Vertigo Productions to feature student comedians in ‘A New Shack Laugh Track’

Vertigo Productions to feature student comedians in ‘A New Shack Laugh Track’

January 15, 2020

Winter quarter can be rough. Communication junior Anthony Roytman said it’s important to give people the opportunity to start it off with laughter. As the special events and new music chair for Vertigo...

The inside of Amazingrace Coffeehouse in Shanley Hall. One part food hall, one part music venue, one part counterculture collective, it remains singular in the University’s history.

Protest to performance: Amazingrace Coffeehouse’s place in Northwestern history

March 6, 2019

Just over 40 years ago, there was a little bit of magic on Northwestern’s campus. Born during the Vietnam War protests in 1970 and forged in Scott Hall and Shanley Pavilion, Amazingrace Coffeehouse...

“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...

Allyson Snyder’s devised work, “Roots and Wings,” follows three characters in their journeys to find a sense of home. Her piece is one of three short plays in Spectrum Theatre Company’s “Collaboration and Creation Series.”

Spectrum Theatre Company emphasizes collaboration and creation in play devising process

January 24, 2019

In Shanley Pavilion, a chalkboard drawing displays what home means to three characters — a house, a bunny, a slice of pizza. The backdrop sets the scene for Communication third-year Allyson Snyder’s...

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