Fanis Gkikas said he experienced a “cultural shock” after moving from Greece to the United States. The third-year acting MFA student then took to the Wirtz Theatre in Abbott Hall on May 27 and 28 to explore his experiences as an immigrant in a fusion of standup comedy and theatre with the production “Are We.
If you’re looking for weekend plans, here are some performances and events on and off campus you won’t want to miss. Kresgepalooza Kresge Centennial Hall Friday 7 p.m. Tickets: $5 general admission in advance, $7 at the door This year’s Kresgepalooza, hosted by The Songwriters Association at NU, has the theme “House Party!” Five rooms.
Kelsey Ervi discovered “Late, A Cowboy Song” as an undergraduate at Baylor University in a book of collected plays. More than a decade later, they will direct the play as a student in Northwestern’s MFA theatre program this weekend at the Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts. “When I read it, it really stayed with.