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

The Daily Northwestern


Theatre Stands With Autism will present a new show this week designed specifically for children on the autism spectrum. “Strung Along” encourages audience members to follow their impulses and interact with cast members.

Theatre Stands with Autism comes to life with alternative audience in mind

May 7, 2014

“You may have autism, but autism doesn’t have you.” One mother said that last May following a performance of “Diving In,” a play specially devised for autistic audiences by the Northwestern...

Songs of Themselves: Reviewing ‘The Lilliput Troupe’ and ‘Fight or Flight’

April 30, 2014

This was a good week for student theater. Vertigo, the first StuCo board to mount a full show this quarter, presented Communication senior Gaby FeBland's new play "The Lilliput Troupe" this past weekend....

Improv comedy group Mee-Ow will celebrate its 40th anniversary this year. Founded in 1974, the group has included several famous cast members, including Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Communication '83).

Mee-Ow celebrates 40 years of improv, sketch comedy

January 22, 2014

In front of a small brick garage on a Saturday morning, eight students trudge through the snow with trays of purple paint. Large wooden boards lay on a tarp. Music blasts from the inside of the garage...

The NU production of “BUG” is filled with plenty of gore. The show opens on Thursday.

Prepare for a scare: ‘BUG’ preview

October 23, 2013

According to Northwestern production “BUG” director Aaron Simon Gross, Northwestern is lacking when it comes to thriller plays — something he hopes to remedy this weekend when Spectrum Theatre puts...

Communication sophomore Katherine Seldin plays the shooter’s wife, Carol. Although “The Amish Project” sometimes feels like performance art, it ultimately handles a difficult topic with sensitivity and tact.

‘Amish Project’ makes a resounding impact

April 10, 2013

When Communication sophomore Alex Benjamin petitioned to direct “The Amish Project,” he didn’t realize he’d be broaching one of the most sensitive topics of 2013: school shootings. Though it was...

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