Richard III in drag at NU
By Katherine Landergan, News Staff In Shakespearean times, only men could act in plays, requiring male actors to take on female roles. In Northeastern’s theatre production of “Richard III,” men are...
View ArticleStudent activism theatre group “Come Out” on stage
By Avery Mangahas Coming out as gay in today’s world is easier than it once was, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Northeastern’s student theatre group Acting Out decided to explore this issue on the...
View ArticleTheaters stage hits this season
Photo Courtesy/Huntington Theatre Company By Christine Georghiou, News Correspondent With elephants and monkeys, roses and doomed lovers, Boston’s theater scene is back in full swing. The Huntington...
View ArticleNU Acting Out presents “The Laramie Project”
Photo Courtesy/Creative Commons/Ben Morlok By Gwen Schanker, News Correspondent On Nov. 10 at 8 p.m., the Fenway Center will be transformed into the site of a horrific hate crime. Making use of...
View ArticleBringing Beckett’s masterpiece to Boston
Photo Courtesy/Creative Commons/Père Ubu By Monica Cole, News Correspondent One stage. A tree. Two men. Waiting. This is the premise of Samuel Beckett’s famous play, “Waiting for Godot.” The recent...
View ArticleMortified Nation takes to the stage in Boston
By Natasha Bonfield, News Correspondent As a teenager, Lorelai was not popular. She desperately wanted a boyfriend. She was curious about sex. To cope with the anxiety and confusion, she wrote her most...
View ArticleEvent Calendar: Jan. 30-Feb. 5
Photo Courtesy/Creative Commons/Mike Mozart Compiled by Rebecca Sirull, News Staff Entry of the Week: Sunday, Feb. 2 If you thought the Super Bowl was the manliest competition happening this Sunday,...
View ArticleNU Stage gets angsty with “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson”
Photo Courtesy/SG Photography By Amy Eisen, News Correspondent Over the top. That is the only way to fully describe NU Stage’s performance of the rock musical “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson.” But how...
View ArticleNU adds tribal elements to Greek tragedy
By Jason Ritchey, news correspondent Dark figures walk onto the small studio stage. Third year theatre major Floris Liu, covered in ghostly facepaint, begins singing a haunting tune – a converted...
View ArticleNew production of “Lysistrata” to hit the stage
By Amy Eisen, news correspondent The battle of the sexes is an ever-present theme in society, discussed on both today’s college campuses and, perhaps surprisingly, in ancient Greece. NU’s Acting Out,...
View Article“Disgraced” tackles Islamophobia and racism
By Trea Lavery, news correspondent Not many people would ever admit to being proud of the terrorist attacks on September 11. But when those words of pride are uttered, they result in a shocked silence...
View ArticleMusical brings back memories of adolescence
By Juan Ramirez, Staff Writer The theatre department at Northeastern University (NU) is breaking the barriers between cast and audience in its new production of the acclaimed musical “The 25th Annual...
View ArticleReview: New play transcends boundaries
By Juan A. Ramirez, arts & entertainment editor The challenges faced by a deaf, gay recovering alcoholic are something most could never understand. And yet, in “I Was Most Alive With You,” a new...
View ArticleNew play spotlights our cell phone culture
By Sophie Cannon, deputy arts & entertainment editor Northeastern’s theater department is back for the 2016-2017 academic year with the tragic yet romantic, “Dead Man’s Cell Phone,” a play directed...
View ArticleNU production showcases gender roles through centuries
سعر الذهب اليوم في السعوديه By Priya Amin, news staff http://rsvindustries.com/products/hydrostatic-speed-variator/ jse forex rates “After Miss Julie,” an adaptation by Patrick Marber of August...
View Article“Disgraced” tackles Islamophobia and racism
Not many people would ever admit to being proud of the terrorist attacks on September 11. But when those words of pride are uttered, they result in a shocked silence in the audience.
View ArticleMusical brings back memories of adolescence
The theatre department at Northeastern University (NU) is breaking the barriers between cast and audience in its new production of the acclaimed musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,”...
View ArticleReview: New play transcends boundaries
The challenges faced by a deaf, gay recovering alcoholic are something most could never understand. And yet, in “I Was Most Alive With You,” a new play written and directed by Craig Lucas, this man’s...
View ArticleNew play spotlights our cell phone culture
Northeastern’s theater department is back for the 2016-2017 academic year with the tragic yet romantic, “Dead Man’s Cell Phone,” a play directed by Jonathan Carr at the Studio Theatre.
View ArticleNU production showcases gender roles through centuries
Considering the current presidential administration, “After Miss Julie” is an almost perfect contemporary fit.
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