Theatre and Dance News Archives

The groundbreaking poetic monologues accompanied by dance and music, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf is the next production in the NIU School of Theatre Dance, opening Friday, October 24 at 7:30 p.m. The show is co-directed by...

Shakespeare's classic Julius Caesar opens the 2025-2026 performance season in the NIU School of Theatre and Dance. Directed by Kay Martinovich, associate professor and head of BFA acting in the school, Julius Caesar begins its run Friday, October 10 at 7:30 p.m. in...

The spring and summer were a busy time for the faculty of the NIU School of Theatre and Dance. Here's a look at just some of the things members of our talented group were up to: Gibson Cima, head of theatre studies received tenure and promotion to associate professor...

The Sarah Siddons Society’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce it has approved Northern Illinois University (NIU) as its fifth Chicago-area university to receive scholarship funding for students studying theatre arts. NIU is the first public university to...