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The Daily Northwestern

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


Northwestern students perform a scene from "Trouble in Mind," a play with characters who grow to better understand race and prejudice. The play is scheduled to run at the Louis Theater from May 16 to 25.

Evanston residents discuss portrayals of race in theater

May 7, 2014

Northwestern students performed two scenes Wednesday afternoon from a play examining race in American theater for an audience of more than 20 people at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center, prompting...

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre puts on popular South African play as Nelson Mandela fights for life

July 8, 2013

South Africa’s popular play “Woza Albert!” came to Evanston this month as nearly 9,000 miles away, 94-year-old Nelson Mandela completes a month-long stay in the hospital for a recurring lung infection. “Woza...

Evanston theaters to celebrate Black History Month with play reading

January 24, 2013

The Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre and Piven Theatre will celebrate Black History Month with a collaborative dramatic reading of the play “Gee’s Bend” on Feb. 4, according to a city news release. The...

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