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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


Playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney poses at the 89th Academy Awards in February. McCraney spoke about how his experiences as a black, queer artist have influenced his scripts at a Friday event.

Academy Award-winning playwright shares experiences as black, queer artist

October 15, 2017

One day after watching Thursday’s premiere of the Northwestern student production “In the Red and Brown Water,” Academy Award-winning playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney shared how his experiences as...

Performers rehearse for the upcoming production of “In the Red and Brown Water.” Northwestern’s first fall mainstage production premieres Thursday in the Louis Theater.

NU’s fall mainstage play premieres as part of Black Arts Initiative conference

October 11, 2017

A&E When Tarell Alvin McCraney, the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of “Moonlight,” was a student at DePaul University, Communication Prof. Henry Godinez was one of his acting teachers. Some...

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