Director Tom Ulbrich reflects on Naperville Central's production of "The Hobbit." Deciding to produce a show like "The Hobbit" presents a number of obstacles and roadblocks. First and foremost is that fact that we are not Hollywood. We do not h...

It's not just a dab of powder here, a smidgen of eyeliner there. To transform Naperville Central High School cast members into the inhabitants of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasyland Middle-earth, makeup artist Lauren Ruvola goes straight to the liquid late...

Showmanship, performances and words of recognition - along with a bit of theatrical razzle-dazzle - characterized Saturday's dedication of the new Wentz Concert Hall and Fine Arts Center on North Central College's Naperville campus. "Artists and the...

When professor Don Shanower arrived at North Central College in 1955, theatrical performances were relegated to a second-floor room in Smith Hall, part of the Old Main building. These days, with the opening of Madden Theatre in the new Wentz Concer...

Jazz lovers can get a sneak peek at North Central College's new concert hall next week. Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, at the Wentz Concert Hall and Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chic...

It didn't take long for the dust to start flying during Wednesday's first head-to-head meeting between 96th House District candidates Republican Darlene Senger and Democrat Dianne McGuire. The two squared off for an hour and a half at North Central ...

New beginnings often inspire a look at the past. So it seems appropriate that the first show to be staged at North Central College's new Meiley-Swallow Hall, a former church sanctuary now housing a Shakespearean-style thrust stage, will feature a dr...