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School of Theatre and Dance Spotlights
STEM Cafe on theatrical special effects to feature School of Theatre and Dance’s Tracy Nunnally
As you watch a live performance, every minute of entertainment represents hours of work behind the scenes by entertainment engineers. Technical directors and designers use mathematics, engineering and artistry to keep performers and audiences safe while producing...
SoTD alumni J. Nicole Brooks and Matthew C. Yee to be interviewed by Stephen Colbert as part of Lookingglass Theatre’s Lunch Show, June 16
A pair of NIU School of Theatre and Dance alumni will be interviewed by CBS' The Late Show host Stephen Colbert, as part of Lookingglass Theatre's Lunch Show, Friday, June 16. J. Nicole Brooks, ensemble member and Mellon Foundation Playwright in Residence at...
Caitlyn Kern, ’22, BFA Theatre Arts Design and Technology
Theatre and Dance Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Caitlyn Kern, '22, B.F.A. in Theatre Arts Design and TechnologyWhat did you want to be when you were growing up? Growing up I wanted to be many things, a cowboy, a forensic scientist, a musician, or a professional...
Jonathan Perkins, ’24, BFA Acting
Theatre and Dance Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Jonathan Perkins, '24, B.F.A. in ActingWhat did you want to be when you were growing up? Funnily enough, I originally got accepted to NIU to pursue computer science. I've always been drawn to the tech side of things...
Elias Dennis, ’24, MFA in Theatre Design Tech
Theatre and Dance Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Elias Dennis, '24, M.F.A. in Theatre Design TechWhat did you want to be when you were growing up? As a child, I was always reading, drawing, and telling stories. I wanted to be a nurse or doctor because both of my...
Sam Bliss, ’23, BFA Acting
Theatre and Dance Huskie SpotlightHuskie Spotlight: Sam Bliss, '23, B.F.A. in ActingWhat did you want to be when you were growing up? When I was little, I wanted to be a writer. I loved crafting stories and seeing where my imagination took me. I would write short...
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