Tag: School of Theatre and Dance
UPDATED! JOSH IS THE WINNER! CONGRATULATIONS JOSH! NIU alum Josh Scholl, who earned a bachelor’s degree in theater in 2006, is one of four finalists on the ABC reality show “Karaoke Battle USA.” Scholl, who grew up in Lake in the Hills, could win a recording contract with Hollywood Records and a trip to compete...
A man and a plan to find himself; what could go wrong? The NIU School of Theatre and Dance will perform the humorous coming-of-age adventure, “Theophilus North,” and adaptation by Matthew Burnett based on Thornton Wilder’s last novel. The journey begins Thursday, Sept. 22, in the Stevens Building O’Connell Theatre with performances through Sunday, Sept....
Cast and crew of “The $30,000 Bequest: The Movie” work on location in an 1880s-era house in Sycamore earlier this month. “Lights . . . camera . . . action.” Those three words are ringing through NIU’s DeKalb campus by a production team of students and faculty members who are shooting the independent film “The...
A classic American novel, a treacherous mountain climb, and a Shakespearean romance of lost love are just a few of the themes filling out an eclectic theatre production schedule for the NIU School of Theatre and Dance’s upcoming 2011-2012 Mainstage Series season. As an official presentation to its subscribers May 1, the school announced the...
Professional dancers have numerous and diverse styles of dance at their disposal, but often do not get to showcase more than one at a time. The NIU School of Theatre and Dance will present such a variety of dance in the final mainstage show of the season, Spring Dance Concert 2011, from Thursday, April 28, through Sunday,...
Students will take their turn in the director’s chair when the NIU School of Theatre and Dance presents “Love Scenes,” its next Studio Series production. The show will be performed from Thursday, April 14, through Sunday, April 17, in the Stevens Building Corner Theatre. “Love Scenes” will consist of four short plays revolving around the theme...
NIU’s Third Onion, the student-initiated production scheme at the School of Theatre and Dance, presents its final production of the 2010-11 theater season with the play, “Vladimir Mayakovsky.” The evening of poetry in puppets begins at 10:30 p.m. Thursday, April 28, through Saturday, April 30, in the Stevens Building Corner Theatre. Andrew Hildner, an MFA in design...
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. NIU’s Third Onion, the student-initiated production scheme at the School of Theatre and Dance, presents its final production of the 2010-11 theater season with the play, “Vladimir Mayakovsky.” The evening of poetry in puppets begins at 10:30 p.m. Thursday, April 28, through Saturday, April 30, in the Stevens Building Corner Theatre. Andrew...
As the finale to its current season, NIU Opera Theater, in collaboration with the NIU Philharmonic, presents Carlo Menotti’s first English opera, “The Old Maid and the Thief.” Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 1, and 3 p.m. Sunday, April 3, in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, located at 400 Lucinda Ave. in the NIU Music Building. “The...
One of the world’s most well-known collection of fables, stories and folk tales is the inspiration behind the next theatre production performed on the Northern Illinois University Players Theatre stage. The School of Theatre and Dance will present “The Arabian Nights” from Thursday, March 31, through Sunday, April 3, and from Wednesday, April 6, through...
Orson Welles’ “Moby Dick Rehearsed” explores what happens when a theater company attempts to stage Herman Melville’s classic novel without any of the necessary scenery or props. The NIU School of Theatre and Dance will perform “Moby Dick Rehearsed” from Thursday, Feb. 24 through Sunday, Feb. 27, and Thursday, March 3, through Sunday, March 6....
The realities of raising children in poverty can be emotionally charged and troubling. It is also a very real problem that playwright Suzan-Lori Parks addresses in her raw and powerful play, “In the Blood.” NIU’s School of Theatre and Dance will present its next Studio Series production from Thursday, Feb. 17, through Sunday, Feb. 20, in the Stevens...
