Friday debuts the next School of Theatre and Dance production, the play “Machinal.”
“Machinal,” written by Sophie Treadwell and directed by Alexander Gelman, tells the true story of Ruth Snyder, a woman who was declared guilty of killing...
By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer
| November 22, 2023
DeKALB – The sound of laughter filled the jam-packed Black Box Theatre as colorful lights swirled and actors gave boisterous performances in a new take on Shakespeare's “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
The play was guest-directed by Melanie Keller,...
By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer
| August 28, 2023
DeKALB – With the 2023-2024 school year upon us, the School of Theatre and Dance has released its show list for the year. According to the SOTD, the schedule includes both classic plays and new adaptations. The first production will open on Sept. 29.
“Rage...
DeKALB – Soft blue lights glimmered on the O’Connell theater stage as five dancers took their places, bodies bent over in poses they’re all too familiar with. As the music started out as a fantasia melody, The Rite of Spring begun.
April 27 through...
Experience a night of energetic swing dancing or get into the spring cleaning feel by cleaning up Dekalb’s gardens.
The Golden Age of Film Noir and its Novels
From 2 to 3 p.m. the Dekalb Public Library, located at 309 Oak St. DeKalb, will showcase...
By Michael Mollsen, Former Written Managing Editor
| February 8, 2023
DeKALB – “Life is a Dream,” Pedro Calderòn de la Barca’s 17th-century play is coming to NIU’s Sally Stevens Players Theatre in the Stevens Building.
The play is about The King of Poland Basilio and his son Segismundo. The king receives an...
Come out this Saturday and enjoy some fun activities taking place in Dekalb and at NIU.
Farmer’s Market
From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Dekalb (UUFD), located at 158 N. Fourth St., will be hosting a farmer’s market....
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...
The King Is Dead.And so is Banquo, so is Cawdor and so is everybody else. Why all of this death?Because the NIU School of Theater and Dance's production of Macbeth has hit the stage.Long proclaimed as Shakespeare's bloodiest, most brutal play, Macbeth...
