The Meisner-based, classically trained actors of the NIU School of Theatre and Dance present contemporary scenes and...
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Chicago-based playwright Ike Holter’s “Prowess” opens in School of Theatre and Dance, Feb. 28
Prowess, written by award winning Chicago-based playwright Ike Holter opens Friday, February 28 in the NIU School of...
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...
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...
School of Theatre and Dance presents “The Language Archive”
Researchers studying a dying language become involved in a love triangle in this absurdist farce that teases out the quirky differences between what’s expressed and what’s meant in "The Language Archive" written by Julia Cho, directed by Bethany Mangum-Oles and Emily...
School of Theatre and Dance presents “The Conference of the Birds” April 1-3, 7-9
The Conference of the Birds, a play based on a twelfth century Suffi poem that follows a group of birds on a spiritual quest for enlightenment, is presented by the NIU School of Theatre and Dance April 1-3 and 7-9 in the Black Box Theatre of the Stevens Building. This...
NIU’s Opera Theatre presents “The Happy Prince” and a tribute to Stephen Sondheim, April 1 and 3
Northern Illinois University will present both the one-act opera The Happy Prince and a tribute to American composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim with performances Friday, April 1 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 3 at 3 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the NIU Music Building....
NIU School of Theatre and Dance to present an evening of short plays by Ukrainian playwrights
The NIU School of Theatre and Dance will present an evening of short plays by Ukrainian playwrights, Sunday, April 3, to raise funds to benefit Ukrainian artists. The event is part of The Ukrainian Component of the World-Wide Reading Project, readings of brand-new...
Huskie Spotlight: Rachael Yoder, MFA Acting, ’22
Hometown: Niskayuna, NY Year: Anticipated graduation year: 2022 Major: MFA in acting What did you want to be when you were growing up? Are you pursuing that as a major, or have you taken another path? I have always wanted to be an actor. I remember going to the...
NIU School of Theatre and Dance presents “You Are You”
The NIU School of Theatre and dance presents a new work by alumnus Matthew C. Yee titled "You are You" based on characters from Karel Čapek's play "RUR." Before "RUR" there were automatons and androids, but this is the play that gave us the word “robot.” Čapek’s 1921...