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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


A person dramatically raises their arms, wearing a fur coat and crown of flowers.

Wirtz’s ‘February House’ brings 1940s Brooklyn bohemian brownstone to life

February 24, 2025

The Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts’ production “February House” invites audiences into a brownstone for two and half hours, whisking viewers away to an artsy corner of 1940s...

Performer photographs an individual dressed as a museum guard.

Wirtz Center’s ‘Museum’ shows the range of humanity but gets lost in absurdity

February 9, 2025

Keeping track of all the wild characters and costume changes in the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts’ production “Museum” is a near-impossible challenge as 40 different characters...

The cast of “The Great Sea Serpent” portrays sea creatures using puppets and physical movement.

‘The Great Sea Serpent’ incorporates research, physical storytelling for multidimensional play

May 6, 2024

A metaphorical show about the first trans-Atlantic telegraph cable, the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts’ “The Great Sea Serpent” explored the intrusive impact humankind can...

Cast members of “Working” sit on top of benches and pantomime driving cars onstage.

Wirtz Center’s ‘Working’ features stories of Evanston workers in documentary musical

January 30, 2024

“Working: A Musical – Localized Version” at the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts highlights the experiences of local Evanston workers through song, speech, dance and video....

The Wirtz Center instituted a pause on extracurricular use of their space for Winter Quarter.

Performing arts groups struggle to rehearse after Wirtz Center pauses extracurricular practices

January 8, 2024

Northwestern performing arts students say they are struggling to find rehearsal spaces after the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts announced a pause on facility usage for extracurricular...

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