Prowess, written by award winning Chicago-based playwright Ike Holter opens Friday, February 28 in the NIU School of...
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Theatre and Dance presents a Ukrainian Reading Project event, Feb. 23
The NIU School of Theatre and Dance is once again participating in the Ukrainian Reading Project, with a reading...
Theatre and Dance spring season begins with Caridad Svich’s Holler River
“A story about the stories we tell ourselves to survive, the songs we sing to get by and the maps we make of our...
The Rite of Spring highlights this year’s Spring Dance Concert
The spring semester programming in the NIU School of Theatre and Dance ends, fittingly, with Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" as part of the annual Spring Dance Concert, which opens, Thursday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Stevens Building's O'Connell Theatre on...
School of Music and School of Theatre and Dance collaborate on “The Rite of Spring”
The NIU Philharmonic Orchestra will perform selections from Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" at their spring concert and they will be joined for those selections by students from the NIU School of Theatre and Dance. The concert is Wednesday, April 26 at 7 p.m....
“Big Love” opens Friday, April 14 in the NIU School of Theatre and Dance
The NIU School of Theatre and Dance presents Charles Mee's "Big Love" opening Friday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Sally Stevens Players Theatre in the Stevens Building on the NIU main campus. Other performances are Saturday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, April 16 at...
Roxanna Conner named new director of NIU’s School of Theatre and Dance
Roxanna Conner, an experienced theater professional with a background in education, administration, production and as a community builder and mentor, has been selected as the director of the NIU School of Theatre and Dance. Conner will begin her new role at NIU on...
NIU School of Theatre and Dance presents “The Children’s Hour” (Performance schedule updated)
Update: Performances of "The Children's Hour" originally scheduled for March 31, April 1 and April 2 have been cancelled. A A performance at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 5 has been added. The NIU School of Theatre and Dance will present "The Children’s Hour" at...
NIU School of Theatre and Dance to host live reading of Ukrainian plays, April 2 (Streaming option added)
For the second straight year, the NIU School of Theatre and Dance will host a live reading of works by Ukrainian playwrights to benefit the Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund. "How to Talk to the Dead" is an event of the Ukrainian Play Reading Project, and will be held...
Support the College of Visual and Performing Arts through Huskies United
The Huskies United day of giving is going on until midnight, March 23. Now is your opportunity to join other Huskies in making a gift to keep NIU moving forward. When you make a gift today or tomorrow on the Huskies United website, the College of Visual and Performing...
NIU School of Theatre and Dance presents Lauren Yee’s “in a word”
NIU’s School of Theatre and Dance will present "in a word" by Lauren Yee, directed by Kay Martinovich and Emily Vitrano in the NIU Stevens Building's Sally Stevens Players Theatre, February 24-26 and March 2-4. With evening performances beginning at 7:30 p.m. February...
Theatre and Dance alumnus Chris Anthony to appear on Chicago PD
Chris Anthony, who completed his Master of Fine Arts in Acting at the NIU School of Theatre and Dance last spring recently filmed a role on the NBC series "Chicago PD." Anthony appeared in the NIU productions of "Kernel of Sanity," "The Restistable Rise of Arturo Ui,"...