Stanton Davis, associate professor in the School of Theatre and Dance and Kerry Wilks, dean of the NIU Graduate School...
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Theatre and Dance’s Gibson Cima honored by American Society for Theatre Research
Gibson Cima, assistant professor of theatre history and head of the bachelor of arts in theatre studies program in the...
NIU presents annual Fall Dance Concert, Nov 30-Dec. 3
The NIU School of Theatre and Dance presents the annual Fall Dance Concert, Thursday, November 30 through December 3...
Spring Dance Concert: Le Corsaire, April 25-28
The School of Theatre and Dance presents the Spring Dance Concert: Le Corsaire, in the Stevens Building's O'Connell Theatre, nightly Thursday April 25 to Saturday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m. with matinees, April 27 and 28 at 2 p.m. Inspired by Lord Byron’s epic poem, The...
NIU College of Visual and Performing Arts to present Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín and related art exhibition and theater performance
The NIU School of Music presents, Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín in concert Sunday, April 28 at 3 p.m. in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in NIU’s Music Building. The signature concert of The Defiant Requiem Foundation, Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín,...
Theatre and Dance to present BFA/MFA Actor Showcase April 10-14
The School of Theatre and Dance's BFA/MFA Showcase is the culmination of the training and hard work for our actors here at NIU. The showcase will present both video reels and live action scenes that have been hand-picked to highlight the best of each actor’s...
“Bent” to be performed at NIU’s Black Box Theatre, May 2-4
Bent by Martin Sherman is a collaboration project between Northern Illinois University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, The Graduate School, Gender/Sexuality Resource Center, School of Theatre and Dance, School of Music, and School of Art and Design. The play...
Theatre and Dance presents Wonderfully Alice through April 7
The School of Theatre and Dance presents Wonderfully Alice in the Stevens Building's Black Box Theatre, April 3 - 7. Performances are Wednesday through Saturday at 7 p.m, with matinees Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. Buy your tickets online or at the Stevens Building...
Organic Theater Company’s production “Melancholy Play” is Jeff Recommended
The Organic Theatre Company's current production Melancholy Play: A Contemporary Farce has earned Jeff Recommended status. The production features many NIU alumni and faculty, and continues its run at The Greenhouse Theatre, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, through...
Theatre and Dance presents: Seven Ways To Say I Love you, March 20-24
The NIU School of Theatre and Dance presents the Bachelor of Arts Showcase Seven Ways To Say I Love You, March 20-24 in the Stevens Building's Corner Theatre on the main campus. Seven Ways To Say I Love You is a collection of funny, sweet, silly, poignant and...
Theatre and Dance presents Hamlet, Feb. 27 – March 3
The School of Theatre and Dance at Northern Illinois University presents William Shakespeare's Hamlet, in the Stevens Building's Black Box Theatre with nightly performances at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 27 through Saturday, March 2 and 2 p.m. matinees Saturday,...
Theatre and Dance presents “Boy” February 13-17
The NIU School of Theatre and Dance presents, Boy by Anna Ziegler, February 13-17 in the Corner Theatre in the Stevens Building on the NIU Main Campus. Inspired by a true story, Boy explores the hot button issue of gender identity. It is the 1960s, and, after a...