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Joshua Harmon’s “Admissions” explores themes of white privilege and college diversity quotas. The show will run at Theater Wit in Chicago March 21 through May 12.

Theater Wit explores themes of white guilt, university diversity with ‘Admissions’

March 7, 2019

College admissions quotas, white fragility spinning into white toxicity, administrators of private institutions grappling with how to increase student diversity — no, this isn’t referring to Northwestern,...

June Finfer. The Northwestern alumna’s original musical “Burnham’s Dream: The White City” premieres this weekend.

Original musical about Chicago World’s Fair delves into history, contemporary issues

May 31, 2018

During her time at Northwestern, June Finfer (Communication ’58) performed in several short plays before realizing she wasn’t cut out to be an actor. So, she picked up her pen and turned to writing...

A woman eating salad. “Women Laughing Alone with Salad” is inspired by the viral 2011 meme of the same name.

Theater Wit in Chicago to run play on salad internet meme

March 7, 2018

A&E There are many plays that analyze modern relationships, personal struggles and societal norms, but only one can wrap all of these up together into some leafy greens. “Women Laughing Alone with...

Joshua Harmon

NU alum’s play ‘Bad Jews’ to be extended until December

October 21, 2015

A&E Northwestern alumnus Joshua Harmon (Weinberg ‘05) didn’t expect his play “Bad Jews,” a comedy about two cousins fighting over a family heirloom, to run as long as it has. “I wrote...

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