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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

A white and red calendar on a teal background. The calendar has the number “13” and the letters “SUN” written in Black.

The Week Ahead: What’s coming up in Evanston the week of Feb. 13

February 14, 2022

From a film screening to a play to a city councilmember candidate forum, here are some ways to stay entertained and civically involved in Evanston this week. “From Starter to Loaf” Feb. 15, 7...

Two girls kneel on the ground and lift one arm as part of a dance routine.

Wirtz Center’s Open House celebrates return of live, in-person theatre on campus

October 18, 2021

In-person theatre performances are back at Northwestern — and the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts spent the weekend celebrating. The Wirtz Center hosted “Open House: a Weekend...

Communication sophomore Jay Towns rehearses “Winnie-the-Pooh.” Presented by Imagine U, the show opens this Friday at the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts and will run through Nov. 17.

Imagine U brings ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’ to life

October 30, 2019

The world of the Hundred Acre Wood is leaping off storybook pages and out of television screens to come to life on the Northwestern stage. Presented by Imagine U, “Winnie-the-Pooh” opens this Friday...

Award-winning songwriter Lindy Robbins joins Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project

May 23, 2019

Songwriter Lindy Robbins was named a master teacher for the Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project, a summer mentorship program at Northwestern’s Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing...

Abbott Hall on Northwestern’s Chicago campus. The downtown space will house a new center for graduate theater programs, including the MFA in acting that is planned to be in place by 2019.

School of Communication to create master’s program in acting

October 22, 2017

When Barbara O’Keefe started as the dean of Northwestern’s School of Communication in 2000, she said creating a Master of Fine Arts program in acting was part of her first strategic plan. The School...

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