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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


Five dimly lit actors dance and sing on a stage dance together in costumes made of beads, fabric, plastic cutlery and buttons.

Backstage costume producers bring theatre to life through design

May 1, 2023

Piecing together a large brain made of fabric is not a part of most Northwestern students’ typical agenda. Neither is crafting a mermaid tail out of plastic forks or creating deer masks out of bark pieces.  But...

A person in a white and red shirt and blue jeans paints white lines on a black stage with an “A” shaped wooden beam. In the background, a ladder sits in the center of the stage with other people painting on the floor.

Jim Weber brings experience and spontaneity to the scenic arts

April 4, 2023

Jim Weber’s love for the arts began in fifth grade with a production of Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man” at his elementary school in Colorado. Between performances, Weber would lend a hand behind...

Two silhouettes peek out from behind a red stage curtain.

Student understudy experiences lead to Wirtz Center policy changes

February 8, 2023

Due to safety concerns brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, theaters everywhere have turned to understudies as a saving grace. Northwestern’s Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts recently began to standardize...

Cast members, in various colored costumes, sit in various positions around the stage while singing.

Wirtz Center hosts musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’

November 13, 2022

“As You Like It,” a modern musical adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play, opened Friday night at the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts. It will run through Nov. 20.  The...

“The Weekend Ahead” is written out, surrounded by graphics of a building, paintbrushes, NU pennant and lighthouse on an orange background.

The Weekend Ahead: happenings on campus, in Evanston July 29-31

July 28, 2022

The Weekend Ahead is back for the summer. Over the next few months, we’ll highlight events both on campus and in Evanston. Read on to find your weekend plans. Northwestern events “Dance Nation”  Virginia...

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