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Theatre and Dance Archives

Kane Repertory Theatre presents outdoor production of Twelfth Night

Kane Repertory Theatre, founded in 2019 by a group of alumni from the NIU School of Theatre and Dance, in partnership with the St. Charles Park District, presents a live outdoor production of the Shakespeare classic "Twelfth Night" at the Historic Pavilion on the Fox...

CVPA alums feature prominently in Netflix’s “Senior Year”

The new Netflix movie Senior Year features Rebel Wilson playing Stephanie, who was injured in a cheerleading stunt when she was 17 only to wake from a coma 20 years later and insisting on returning to finish out her senior year of high school and attend her prom. Mary...

Congratulate Professor of Dance Judith Chitwood on her retirement after the Dance Concert, May 1

Join the NIU School of Theatre and Dance at the final performance of this year’s Spring Dance Concert “The Past to the Present” as we congratulate Judith Chitwood, professor and coordinator of dance, on her retirement. In her distinguished career as a dance educator...

Spring Dance Concert features dances from “The Past to the Present”

The Spring Dance Concert in the NIU School of Theatre and Dance features a little something for everyone as the six dances feature styles that range from classic to cutting edge. The dance concert is held in the O'Connell Theatre in the Stevens Building on the NIU...
Brand-new black box theatre opens with “The Flick” Oct 3-7

Brand-new black box theatre opens with “The Flick” Oct 3-7

The brand-new black box theatre in the newly renovated NIU Stevens Building opens October 3 with The Flick, the winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.  Written by Annie Baker, The Flick is an honest look at human life and the outside world as seen through three...

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Alumni: Joan Allen stars in new Broadway play

Alumni: Joan Allen stars in new Broadway play

Tony Award winning, Oscar nominated actress, and NIU School of Theatre and Dance graduate Joan Allen is starring in a brand new Broadway play written by Oscar winner Kenneth Lonergan.  The Waverly Gallery opens October 25, with previews beginning September 25. From...

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NIU dancers have arrived in Washington DC

NIU dancers have arrived in Washington DC

Eleven students from NIU's dance program have arrived in Washington DC to perform in the National College Dance Festival at the Kennedy Center for the Arts this weekend.  The dancers qualified for NCDF with their performance of "ENUF," an...

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