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NIU School of Theater and Dance to present Bartleby, the Scrivener

By Deanna Frances | September 26, 2012

The NIU School of Theater and Dance will perform Bartleby, the Scrivener Thursday through Sunday and Oct. 4 through Oct. 7 at the Stevens Building O’Connell Theater. Bartleby, the Scrivener is based on a short story by Herman Melville. It is narrated...

Amanda Long perfroms as Mrs. Bonner (left) in the dress rehearsal for Mrs. Packard at the Players Theatre in the Stevens Building Monday evening.

‘Mrs. Packard’ commemorates, appreciates women’s struggles

By Jessica Cabe | March 27, 2012

It is 1861. In Illinois men are legally able to have their wives institutionalized with no proof of insanity. Women have no right to property or children in the case of a divorce. Insanity can mean anything from being too chatty to voicing unpopular opinions....