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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...

Students rehearse for Spectrum Theatre’s Project NU show “Where the Water Meets the Rocks.” The show opens Thursday and is based on real stories of NU students, staff and faculty.

Spectrum Theatre’s Project NU show explores connections on campus

May 16, 2018

As someone who just wants to “lay in the grass and make art,” Communication sophomore Shane Eichstaedt said they struggle to navigate the fast-paced “culture of productivity” at Northwestern. When...

Spectrum Theatre Company hosts teach-in on activism

January 28, 2018

Members of Spectrum Theatre Company shed light on how to engage in activism campaigns and tackle identity-based discrimination at a Sunday event. About 15 students gathered in Harris Hall to attend...

In “Water By The Spoonful,” characters in the internet chat room stand on separate platforms to represent their physical separation. The play, which deals with issues of drug addiction and death through this chat room setting and through a Puerto Rican-American family, opens Friday in McCormick Auditorium.

Themes of connection, empathy come to light through narratives of drug abuse in Spectrum’s winter play

February 16, 2017

Playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes’ play, “Water By The Spoonful,” deals with the topics of drug abuse and death through two interwoven perspectives: an online chat room for recovering crack addicts...

Vertigo Productions’ fall mainstage production opens Thursday night in Shanley Pavilion. “The Queens” features two actresses portraying a pair of lionesses trapped in a cage and left to starve.

Upcoming Vertigo production deals with issues of mortality

October 26, 2016

A&E Shanley Pavilion will transform into a zoo cage this weekend, where two trapped lionesses will face their looming mortality. “The Queens,” an original play written by Communication senior...

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