By Sarah Rose, Senior Lifestyle Writer
| April 16, 2023
The scene is set: A summer evening on a villa terrace on the Italian coast. As the stage sits undisturbed in silence, three young women enter the room screaming, disrupting the only moment of peace the audience will get.
On Friday, NIU’s School...
By Emily Beebe, Opinion Columnist
| March 30, 2023
Update: Performances scheduled for March 31, April 1 and April 2 have been canceled, due to a positive COVID test from a member of the cast/crew. Those who have already purchased tickets will be contacted by the NIU SOTD. As of now, no additional performances...
The theater becomes silent as a spotlight shines down on a woman rocking back and forth in a rocking chair.
The rest of the room is dark, the focus being on her face which looks distant, as if she’s in her own world, remembering something. The...
Pockets of chatter filled the Sally Stevens Players Theater. Director Stanton Davis’ voice could be heard just above the crowd, telling a performer’s partner that “she’s a little badass.”
With the lights dimming, a figure in a red robe...
By Eddie Drinkwine, Senior News Reporter
| November 17, 2022
DeKALB – The School of Theatre and Dance will be performing “Carmina Burana,” a cantata first composed in 1935 by Carl Orff for its Fall Dance Concert.
The first performance will start at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 17 at the Stevens Building on campus....
DeKALB — On a snowy Halloween afternoon, the women’s soccer team had one last chance to close the season on a high note, putting everything out on the field.The wind chilled to the bone, dispersing snow flurries all over the field and into the faces...
Day 24: Visiting Shakespeare's hometownHello everyone! It has been another incredibly busy day here in England! Today we went to Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare’s hometown. We spent time walking around and visiting his birthplace, various houses, and...
Day 25: Family comes to visitHello Huskies! Today has been fantastic! I got a visit from one-half of the Carter fam! My mom and one of my sisters arrived in Oxford today and I have enjoyed showing them around. They arrived at the bus station and I impressed...
Good morning NIU! Today I went to another play! This time, it was not a book that I have ever read, but I decided to go with some friends to see Pictures of Dorian Gray. This play was inside a bookstore, something I have never experienced before. When...
Day 21 Good morning NIU! It’s my first day back here in England and it’s weird to stop saying ‘merci’ to everyone and go back to saying ‘thanks.’ As sad as I was to leave France, I am just as excited to be back in Oxford. After class this...
Day 14: Enjoying the sceneryGood morning NIU! Today we had absolutely gorgeous weather here in Oxford, so after class a group of us decided to relax and enjoy it! Our first stop after class was to get lunch at The Bear, Oxford’s oldest pub. After a...
NIU’s School of Theater and Dance isn’t going to let a little snow storm or spring break fun hold back “The Caucasian Chalk Circle.” The School of Theater and Dance will perform the German play at the O’Connell Theater. The show opens today,...
