Dekalb Landmarks
Famous for its Cajun Deep-Fried Potato Salad, this Dekalb Landmark is an insulting name that you might call someone (but we know you wouldn't, because you're so sweet).
What is Fatty's?
Anthony Hopkins won an Oscar for his portrayal of an aging man dealing with Alzheimer's in the film adaptation of Florian Zeller's The Father. But before that, it was directed by this NIU professor at Remy Bumppo!
Who is Kay Martinovich?
"If I cannot fly, let me sing," says this Broadway composer.
Who is Stephen Sondheim?
This BFA Senior played Ariel in The Little Mermaid with the Stage Coach Players.
Who is Andrea Shapiro?
Before appearing in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, this famous actress starred in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet.
Who is Claire Danes?
Held annually in downtown DeKalb, this event marks the end of summer and the start to the NIU school year.
What is Corn Fest?
Alex Gelman and guest teaching artist Austin Tichenor met as aspiring directors at this institution.
What is Boston University?
This model and actress starred in the Addam's Family musical as Morticia Addams.
Who is Brooke Shields?
This guest artist portrayed the soccer mom in The Wolves and also volunteers for the Stage Coach Players in this capacity.
What is Stage Manager?
This problem play features a dream sequence where Jupiter descends from the sky.
What is Cymbeline?
The first of these opened in Hollywood, CA in 1922. There are only nine left in active use left in America.
What is the Egyptian Theatre?
Before retiring from acting, this professor played a role in Arthur Miller's The Crucible.
Who is Gibson Cima?
Goldilocks, a musical written by Walter and Jean Kerr is a parody about the silent film era. It also stars this Broadway diva early in her career.
Who is Elaine Stritch?
In 2014, Stage Coach Players produced this farcical comedy about two elderly people of the female variety who kill other people of the young and male variety.
What is Arsenic and Old Lace?
This book written by Antony Sher chronicles his process through working on Richard III with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
What is Year of the King?
This one-of-a-kind gifted landmark is located in a garden in Madison, WI. It is also the name of a famous (and surprisingly great) DeKalb restaurant.
What is (the) Thai Pavilion?
This professor's play, Sanctuary, North, was a top 54 finalist at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Playwrights Conference.
Who is Robert Schneider?
This Broadway musical lost to Avenue Q at the 2004 Tony's.
What is Wicked?
This cult classic animated film about displaced fairy tale characters was adapted into a stage musical, which Stage Coach Players produced in 2013.
What is Shrek?
Some literary scholars attribute Shakespeare's body of work to this 16th century aristocrat.
Who is Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford?
Prior to completion of the Stevens Building, NIU rehearsed and performed and performed its shows in this building.
What is Huntley Middle School?
This professor was pulled over in drag on the way to a shadow cast performance of The Rocky Horror Picture Show while attending college in Alabama.
Who is Alex Gelman?
The Tony awards are named after this famous actress. That famous actress is named after a deceased French Queen.
Who is Antoinette Perry?
Stage Coach Players theatre space is located on this street in DeKalb. Come on, we've all been there...right, guys?
What is Fifth Street?
As actors, we all know competition can be fierce. The rivalry between Edwin Forrest and Williams Charles Macready, over which was better at acting Shakespeare, resulted in the highest casualty count in the U.S. since the Revolutionary War, due to military action!
What is the Astor Place Riot?