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Jenni, played by Laurie Larson, and Jerry, played by Dev Kennedy, learn how to ballroom dance and communicate with each other in person in Piven Theatre’s staging of “Dance for Beginners.”

Piven Theatre premieres new play on long-distance, later-in-life love

May 10, 2017

A dance competition will take center stage in Piven Theatre’s 2017 capstone production, bringing together two older, long-distance lovers. “Dance for Beginners” will premiere Saturday at the Piven...

Barbara Figgins

Q&A: Actress Barbara Figgins

April 19, 2017

Stage actress Barbara Figgins (Communication ’85) performed the role of Ellie Porter, the wife of a dynastic Senator rumored to be a Satanist, at the Monday night preview of “Scapegoat; Or (Why The...

Former Northwestern professor premiers staged reading of Syrian war drama

April 6, 2017

After reading a New Yorker article about the conditions in a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan, former Communication Prof. Mia McCullough knew she wanted to write a story that captured their personal experiences....

The month-long ART BOX festival will take place in a container on the Lakefill. It was created to expose the larger Northwestern community to Northwestern’s vibrant art scene, by featuring everything from visual to performance art.

ART BOX festival brings student performances to the Lakefill

May 5, 2016

A&E This month, a container next to the fire pit on the Lakefill will be filled with music and art, as part of an initiative to bring accessible performance and visual art to non-artists at Northwestern. ...

Cast members of Evanston’s 2nd Act Players prepare for their production of “Remembrance.” The play, which explores how people remember dead loved ones, will be performed with changes since the last performance at the Winnetka Community House.

2nd Act Players debut revised version of “Remembrance”

January 27, 2016

A&E Major celebrities and historical figures may be remembered forever, but ArLynn Leiber Presser’s play “Remembrance” explores what happens to everyday people once there is no one left on...

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