As part of Northern Illinois University's Black Heritage Month events, the NIU Center for Black Studies and the NIU...
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Stanton Davis and Kerry Wilks presented at Hispanic Classical Theater Conference
Stanton Davis, associate professor in the School of Theatre and Dance and Kerry Wilks, dean of the NIU Graduate School...
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 alumni create theater company in Kane County
If you're ever wondering what happened to the 2019 MFA Acting class at Northern Illinois University, you can find many of them, and a host of other School of Theatre and Dance alumni in St. Charles, Ill. these days. A talented group of recent alums have established...
NIU to present a panel discussion on the impact of stereotypes and caricature in the black community on media and pop culture
Northern Illinois University presents: "Modern Day Minstel: The History of Stereotype and Caricature in the Black Community and the Effect on Current Media and Pop Culture," a moderated panel discussion, Wednesday, September 25 from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. in the Stevens...
Theatre and Dance’s Studio Series begins with Something, Like Happiness
The 2019-2020 NIU School of Theatre and Dance's Studio Series kicks off, Thursday, September 13, with a new, developmental production. It is a new and moving work by playwright Caridad Svich titled, Something, Like Happiness. The description of the work on The New...
‘Our Lives in Letters’ brings letters from World War II, and their writers, to life
Northern Illinois University will be the home for a one-night performance of an original work created using actual letters between soldiers and loved ones during World War II. Our Lives in Letters: A World War II Perspective will be performed in the Carl Sandburg...
NIU alumnus dances his way to principal acting role and cast album
James Monroe Števko, Chicago native and graduate of NIU's School of Theatre and Dance, is a featured principal on the upcoming original cast album of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish. He originated the role of Mendl, under the direction of Tony, Oscar and Golden Globe...
Theatre and Dance’s Tracy Nunnally honored with Founders Award from USITT
Tracy Nunnally, Technical Director/Head of Design and Technology for the NIU School of Theatre and Dance has been honored by the United States Institute of Theatre Technology, Inc. (USITT) with their Founders Award for the Midwest Section of the organization which...
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...
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...