NIU’s School of Theatre and Dance hosted its third annual 72-hour film festival at 7 p.m. Sunday in the Stevens Building.
The 72-hour film festival is an event, founded by BA theatre studies major Chance Lira, where artists and creatives combine...
At first there was darkness, but as the lights slowly brightened the music grew to reveal dancers dressed in white dawning a star on their back representing the city of Chicago. The dancers were prepared to give the audiences a great show.
From 7:30...
The third annual 72-hour Film Festival will return this weekend with battle-centric themed, live action films from the NIU community.
The film festival is a student-run event hosted by the School of Theatre and Dance where participants work alone...
When it comes to being a superhero, no one expects the drawbacks that come with it. Zora, Jax, Mark and Andy in “Prowess” know the pain all too well.
Performed by the NIU School of Theatre and Dance, “Prowess,” written by Ike Holter and directed...
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When someone comes home after being away for a long time, they are usually met with joy and excitement, however, this isn’t the case for En in “Holler River,” who after experiencing the horrors of war comes back to a town devoid of hope.
Performed...
Trembling, shaking, gasping for air on a subway train on the way to work, Helen Jones suffers a panic attack. This opening scene of “Machinal” shocks the audience immediately.
The School of Theatre and Dance flourishingly illustrated mental health...
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“Mary Stuart” is an intense and dramatic play presenting the antagonism between Mary Queen of Scots and Queen Elizabeth I of England. Although it features some historic occurrences and relations, the story is a dramatized account of the struggle of...
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| October 31, 2022
Editor’s note: This piece contains spoilers and discusses events that take place in “She Kills Monsters.”
As people gathered in the theater, fog rolled over the stage, a booming voice cascaded over the audience. The play opened to thunderous...
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| September 26, 2022
Editor's note: This piece contains spoilers and discusses events that take place in "Melancholy Play."
Students in NIU’s School of Theatre and Dance are performing “Melancholy Play,” by playwright Sarah Ruhl, this weekend in the school's Black...
Graduate teaching student Shannon Coltrane as Marie Antoinette, discusses her predicament during the French Revolution in the NIU School of Theatre and Dance's production of "The Revolutionists" last Saturday in the O'Connell Theatre.
The NIU School of Theatre and Dance will present a new take with “Hamlet Redux.” The play will run Feb. 13 through Feb. 17 in the Stevens Building Corner. Tickets are $6 and can be purchased at the School of Theatre and Dance box office up to one...
If you haven’t noticed by the decorations and eggnog-flavored everything coming out in stores, it’s time to get into the holiday spirit. The NIU School of Theatre and Dance will be participating in the holiday fever by presenting its Under the Mistletoe...
