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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


Al Heartley and Carmen Morgan stand next to each other in outlining circles on a purple background.

Speakers talk diversity and inclusion in theatre in Black Arts Consortium event

April 29, 2021

The theatre community has begun to acknowledge racism and inequality as barriers of entry for people with marginalized identities, but there is still work that remains for diversity and inclusion in theatre. This...

A digitally sketched illustration shows a girl in a pink top and blue skirt with her hand on a man’s shoulder. The man is wearing all white and has his hands over his heart. The background of the image is a brown panelling.

A year into the pandemic, Imagine U’s virtual storytimes continue to evolve

April 13, 2021

Over a year after the theatre group Imagine U was forced to transition to virtual programming, Artistic Director Lynn Kelso said they have grown artistically to heights they never before imagined. Before...

A colorful book opens with “Storytime” written in white lettering over it; there is a bookshelf in the back.

Children turning into apples: Imagine U Storytime’s latest installment

February 22, 2021

What would you do if your teacher turned every student into an apple just for misbehaving? That’s what the children in “Wayside School vs. Ms. Gorf” have to figure out. The story, produced...

Set and costume designs for the “The Glass Menagerie.”

Audio drama reimagines “The Glass Menagerie” through a Chinese-American lens

January 13, 2021

Discouraging the pursuit of the arts. Pressuring daughters to get married. Balancing familial responsibilities with personal dreams. These were elements of Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie,”...

Lighting design idea for “Wine in the Wilderness.” The play takes place in Bill Jameson’s Harlem studio.

Wirtz Center’s present ‘Wine in the Wilderness’ to celebrate Black womanhood

November 4, 2020

This weekend, the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts will present Northwestern’s first all-Black directing cohort in a reading of the Alice Childress play “Wine in the Wilderness.” The...

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