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Email from Northwestern University | Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts FEBRUARY 7-16 "A comedy of absurdities with a serious message" The New York Times By Tina Howe Directed by Kathryn Walsh A cutting and comic play, Museum is both an enchanting mosaic of incidents and an incisive account of how we use visual images to make our own meaning. On the final day of an art exhibit entitled “The Broken Silence,” the flamboyant artists, collectors, browsers, and curators—and the security guards who watch over it all—create their own zany pieces of art in this visual, verbal, and musical feast by legendary American absurdist Tina Howe. Friday, 2/7 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2/8 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 2/9 at 2 p.m.* Thursday, 2/13 at 7:30 p.m.* Friday, 2/14 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2/15 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 2/16 at 2 p.m. GET TICKETS * ASL interpreters will be on the floor near the stage by the right aisle during these performances. Seats have been reserved that will provide the best sight lines for patrons to follow the interpretation and the action on stage. To access reserved seating for a signed performance, patrons should choose the orange seating marked Hearing Impaired Seating during the seat selection process. For more information or assistance, email the box office wirtz at northwestern.edu.   FEBRUARY 14-16 Friday, 2/14 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2/15 at 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 2/16 at 2 p.m. GET TICKETS By Jen Silverman Directed by Claire Bauman Wink follows an unhappy housewife, her breadwinning husband, and their cat, Wink. When Wink goes missing, violent desires, domestic anarchy, and feline vengeance emerge in this dark comedy about the thin line between desire and deconstruction.   FEBRUARY 21 - MARCH 25 Chicago premier of a new musical by the acclaimed Gabriel Kahane Music and lyrics by Gabriel Kahane Story by Seth Bockley Directed by Seth Roseman February House, an inventive new musical by acclaimed composer and songwriter Gabriel Kahane, hailed as “one of the finest songwriters of the day” by The New Yorker, transforms a dilapidated Brooklyn boardinghouse into a bohemian commune. During the early days of World War II, flamboyant fiction editor George Davis brings together poet W. H. Auden, novelist Carson McCullers, composer Benjamin Britten, and burlesque darling Gypsy Rose Lee in a communal utopian experiment. Based on the biography by Sherill Tippins, February House looks at how the residents of 7 Middagh Street create a tumultuous and remarkable makeshift family searching for love, inspiration, and refuge from the looming war in Europe.  Friday, 2/21 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2/22 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 2/23 at 2 p.m. Thursday, 2/27 at 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2/28 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 3/1 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 3/2 at 2 p.m. GET TICKETS Don't miss Gabriel Kahane in performance at Northwestern on JANUARY 25! Jeffrey and Gabriel Kahane Duo Saturday, January 25, 7:30 p.m. Galvin Recital Hall, Evanston Father and son come together for a one of a kind concert of classical piano and original singer-songwriter pieces.  GET TICKETS Pianist, conductor, and scholar Jeffrey Kahane is in the fifth decade of an expansive and versatile career that has included concertos with the New York Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony, and recitals with Yo-Yo Ma and Joshua Bell. His son Gabriel Kahane, a musician, storyteller, and composer has been commissioned by the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Carnegie Hall, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Public Theater, which in 2012 presented his musical February House. Gabriel Kahane has worked with an array of artists including Paul Simon, Sufjan Stevens, Andrew Bird, Phoebe Bridgers, Caroline Shaw, and Chris Thile. The father son performance includes music by J. S. Bach, Franz Schubert, and Gabriel Kahane.    MARCH 7-9 Friday, 3/7 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 3/8 at 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 3/9 at 2 p.m. GET TICKETS By Kallan Dana Directed by Dado A coming-of-age story about art, theatre, friendship, grief, and desire from recent Northwestern MFA alum Kallan Dana, Lobster captures the distance between who we are in high school and who we want to be—and the courage and desperation it takes to bridge that gap.   MARCH 14-16 Friday 3/14 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday 3/15 at 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Sunday 3/16 at 2 p.m. GET TICKETS Artistic Director Thomas F. DeFrantz In a world where signals connect us all, DanceWorks 2025: signal::transfer invites you to an evening of dance that transcends boundaries and time. This innovative production weaves together the flow of movement and emotion, creating interconnected signals and stories that will leave you in awe.   Questions? E-mail our audience services team at wirtz at northwestern.edu or call 847-491-7282. The Wirtz Center Box Office is located in the Barber Theater lobby, 30 Arts Circle Drive. The box office is open 10 a.m.– 5 p.m. Tuesday–Friday and Saturday Noon–4 p.m.; closed Sunday and Monday. Tickets to current productions can be purchased wirtz.northwestern.edu. Northwestern University | Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts | 10 Arts Circle Drive | Evanston, IL 60208 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice
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