Maya Paletta News Today

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 of Theatre and Dance performed its opening night of “Big Love,” a...

Come one, come all! NIU’s School of Theatre and Dance has announced its Spring 2023 season featuring plays, actor showcases and a dance concert. Productions will begin Feb.10 going until April 30 in the Corner, O’Connell and Sally Stevens Players Theatres, located in the Stevens Building on campus. Students interested in attending any show must...

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 applause.  This past weekend, The School of Theatre of Dance held its final showings for “She...

NIU School of Theatre and Dance will be hosting its third production of the season. Next up is “She Kills Monsters” by Qui Nguyen, directed by guest director Kendra Holton.   Holton chose to be a part of this play because she was excited to work on a production that explores LGBTQ+ themes, as they are...