If you’re looking for weekend plans, here are some performances and events on and off campus you won’t want to miss. Boomshaka: Set in Motion Shanley Pavilion Friday and Saturday 7 and 10 p.m. Tickets: $5 for students Boomshaka — a Northwestern drum, dance and rhythm ensemble — delivers energetic and inspiring performances by combining.
In February 1923, Polish-Jewish playwright Sholem Asch’s controversial Yiddish play “God of Vengeance” opened on Broadway, attracting criticism for portraying prostitution, queer relationships and Jewish culture onstage. Two weeks later, the show’s entire cast was arrested on charges of obscenity. Now, a century later, the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts is staging.