Theatre presents Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’
The plays of William Shakespeare are some of the most recognizable and beloved productions in the world. Beginning Thursday, Oct. 21, the NIU School of Theatre and Dance will present its interpretation...
View ArticleFair is foul, foul is fair: NIU Studio Series stages Shakespeare’s Scottish...
Edinburgh Castle in Scotland Murder, witchcraft and deception color the dark yet deeply human tragedy, “Macbeth.” Northern Illinois University’s School of Theatre and Dance will present a new...
View ArticleTheatre to perform ‘Bartleby the Scrivener’
Lawyers and clowns share the stage in the first play of the Northern Illinois University’s School of Theatre and Dance 2012-2013 production season. An adaptation of Herman Melville’s short story...
View ArticleTheatre to stage ‘A Bright Room Called Day’
The upcoming mainstage theatre production of the NIU School of Theatre and Dance explores how far politics can become intimately intertwined with individual values and personal judgment. Playwright...
View ArticleUniversity/Resident Theatre Association elects School of Theatre, Dance’s...
Alex Gelman Alex Gelman, director of the NIU School of Theatre and Dance, has been elected treasurer of the University/Resident Theatre Association (URTA). Gelman’s term is for two years. The NIU...
View ArticleStevens Building tenants move out May 20
Stevens Building After years of deterioration and a dubious two-decade reign atop NIU’s capital budget request list, the Stevens Building is drawing nearer to its long-awaited transformation....
View ArticlePlay explores mind of a murderer
“We’re not trying to justify a murderer but rather to understand him,” Director Alexander Gelman says about the Northern Illinois University School of Theatre and Dance’s upcoming play, “Woyzeck.”...
View ArticleSchool of Theatre and Dance celebrates Stevens demo
Alex Gelman, director of the NIU School of Theatre and Dance, photographs work to demolish the Stevens Building. Rich Holly, dean of the NIU College of Visual and Performing Arts, and his colleagues in...
View ArticleFriday Night Lights: Huskie Family Welcome to kick off new year
For years, NIU freshmen embraced their families with goodbye hugs Thursday night and launched their new lives as college students Friday morning. Now both of those transformational moments will occur...
View ArticleHuskie Family Welcome greets, challenges new students
Three years, nine months. That, said Alex Gelman, is the sum total of time between tonight and the next time that Monday’s new freshmen and their parents will return together to the NIU Convocation...
View ArticleBig in Japan
NIU School of Theatre and Dance alumna Charlotte Kate Fox (MFA ’13), who’s hit it big in Japan, is the cover star of the current issue of Backstage magazine. “When Fox submitted for the role of Ellie...
View ArticleGroundbreaking ceremony planned Sept. 16 for Stevens Building
A look at what’s left of the Stevens Building: Monday, Aug. 18 NIU officials and partners will dig shovels into dirt Tuesday, Sept. 16, to commence construction of the new Stevens Building. The 3 p.m....
View ArticleFair is foul, foul is fair: NIU Studio Series stages Shakespeare’s Scottish...
Edinburgh Castle in Scotland Murder, witchcraft and deception color the dark yet deeply human tragedy, “Macbeth.” Northern Illinois University’s School of Theatre and Dance will present a new...
View ArticleGroundbreaking ceremony for Stevens Building planned Sept. 22
A look at what’s left of the Stevens Building: Monday, Aug. 18 NIU officials and partners will dig shovels into dirt at 11 :45 a.m. Monday, Sept. 22, to commence construction of the new Stevens...
View ArticleUndercover observer
The Northern Illinois University School of Theatre and Dance upcoming Studio Series play, “Measure for Measure,” by William Shakespeare, is a dark comedy written by the most important playwright of the...
View ArticleFair is foul, foul is fair: NIU Studio Series stages Shakespeare’s Scottish...
Edinburgh Castle in Scotland Murder, witchcraft and deception color the dark yet deeply human tragedy, “Macbeth.” Northern Illinois University’s School of Theatre and Dance will present a new...
View ArticleTheatre to perform ‘Bartleby the Scrivener’
Lawyers and clowns share the stage in the first play of the Northern Illinois University’s School of Theatre and Dance 2012-2013 production season. An adaptation of Herman Melville’s short story...
View ArticleFair is foul, foul is fair: NIU Studio Series stages Shakespeare’s Scottish...
Edinburgh Castle in Scotland Murder, witchcraft and deception color the dark yet deeply human tragedy, “Macbeth.” Northern Illinois University’s School of Theatre and Dance will present a new...
View ArticleTheatre to perform ‘Bartleby the Scrivener’
Lawyers and clowns share the stage in the first play of the Northern Illinois University’s School of Theatre and Dance 2012-2013 production season. An adaptation of Herman Melville’s short story...
View ArticleTheatre to stage ‘A Bright Room Called Day’
The upcoming mainstage theatre production of the NIU School of Theatre and Dance explores how far politics can become intimately intertwined with individual values and personal judgment. Playwright...
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