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Congratulations to Assistant Professor Danielle Bainbridge for the publication of her book, CURRENCIES OF CRUELTY: SLAVE...
06/01/2026

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Danielle Bainbridge for the publication of her book, CURRENCIES OF CRUELTY: SLAVERY, FREAK SHOWS, AND THE PERFORMANCE ARCHIVE, earlier this year.

"Currencies of Cruelty is a bold and incisive reconsideration of the relationship between enslavement, disability, and performance in 19th- and early 20th-century America. Danielle Bainbridge traces how the transition from slavery to legal freedom became entangled with the spectacle of the freak show stage, where disabled and racialized performers--often denied traditional labor opportunities--became highly lucrative attractions."

https://nyupress.org/9781479829569/currencies-of-cruelty/

Northwestern students and a cast of senior citizens have been working hard to prepare the beloved classic, Singing in th...
05/26/2026

Northwestern students and a cast of senior citizens have been working hard to prepare the beloved classic, Singing in the Rain!

The Music Theater for Vintage Performers is a City of Evanston program for adults ages 55+ to practice and showcase their skills in the performing arts. Wildcats are helping them bring the show to life, with director Brianna Borger (NU Assistant Professor of Instruction) as well as...

Henry Tate ('29) - Music Director
Seth Black-Diamond ('28) - Choreographer
Louise Sims ('27) - Props Coordinator
Callan Comeau ('28) - Costume Coordinator
Rachel Alvarez ('29), Ethan Chang ('29), Ani Lawit ('27), Sophia Xu ('29) - Additional Production Support

The final performance is currently sold out for this weekend, but standby tickets may be available.

📅 Sunday, May 31st
⏰ 5:00-6:30 PM
📍 Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes St, Evanston, IL 60201

https://evanstonroundtable.com/2026/03/08/music-theater-for-vintage-performers-presents-spring-program-singing-in-the-rain/
https://app.amilia.com/store/en/cityofevanston/shop/products/26359348

There's still time to see FULL-ON CLEOPATRA at Stage Center Theatre (Northeastern Illinois University), co-produced with...
04/21/2026

There's still time to see FULL-ON CLEOPATRA at Stage Center Theatre (Northeastern Illinois University), co-produced with Silk Road Cultural Center! Several wildcats help bring this production to life, including...

PhD candidate:
Suzi Elnaggar (Dramaturg)

Alumni:
Adam Goldstein (Director and Artistic Director of Stage Center)
Sarah J. Fabian / Joonhee Park (Resident Scenic Designer and Technical
Director, Managing Director of Stage Center Theatre, Director of the CMT
Talent/Special Skills Scholarship)
Kotryna Hilko (Costume Designer)
Becca Jeffords (Resident Lighting Designer)

📅 April 15-25th
⏰ See schedule
📍 Stage Center Theatre, 3701 W. Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, IL 60625

Tickets at https://www.neiu.edu/student-life/current-students/stage-center-theatre/current-season

"A traveling soothsayer, Asim, wanders into the courtyard of Cleopatra’s palace and starts chatting with the queen’s handmaiden, Charmian. He promises to read her fortune. As the unhappy future of the court begins to unfold, this soothsayer soon becomes a witness, then finally a participant in the last days of Cleopatra and Antony. A bold, darkly comedic examination of the fleeting glory of power and the intimacy of those that share it in two of history’s great partnerships."

Congratulations Professor Masi Asare for winning the 2024-25 George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism!From the Aw...
04/14/2026

Congratulations Professor Masi Asare for winning the 2024-25 George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism!

From the Award Committee: “In her groundbreaking book, ‘Blues Mamas & Broadway Belters: Black Women, Voice, and the Musical Stage,’ Asare reveals the far-reaching influence of black women vocalists' foundational contributions to American musical theater as performers, teachers and students. Her meticulous, nuanced analysis of sound and vocal technique as well as of black women's historical voice pedagogy makes it possible for us to hear the reverberations of intersectional singing practices across American theater culture.”

Read more at https://as.cornell.edu/news/2024-25-nathan-award-dramatic-criticism-winners-announced

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Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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