Theatre and Dance Archives

Due to cast/crew illness the performances of Men on Boats scheduled for October 1-3 have been cancelled. The School of Theatre and Dance is working on new dates for those performances, which will be announced soon. Hold onto your current tickets for those rescheduled...

The opening production in the 2026-2027 Production Season in the NIU School of Theatre Dance is Men on Boats, a 2017 comedy adventure by playwright Jaclyn Backhaus that tells the “true-ish” story of John Wesley Powell’s expedition to map the Colorado River in 1896....

The NIU School of Theatre and Dance class of 2030 is excited to introduce themselves to you at "THE MOMENT BEFORE": New Student Jamboree. With our new students caught on a runaway train into the unknown, they must discover within themselves a way out. This...

Kay Martinovich, associate professor and head of BFA acting in the NIU School of Theatre and Dance, has found another work by acclaimed Irish playwright Marina Carr to direct. Martinovich has previously directed two of Carr's plays. She directed The Mai for Irish Rep...