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  • Screening and Q&A: THE YEAR BETWEEN a film by Alex Heller

    The Block Museum of Art 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL, United States

    THE YEAR BETWEEN follows college sophomore Clemence Miller, who is diagnosed with bipolar disorder and forced to return home to her sleepy Illinois suburb after suffering a mental breakdown. Alex Heller’s

  • Audio Activism: Writing and Producing Mother Country Radicals

    Helmerich Auditorium 1920 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL, United States

    In this session, writer Zayd Dohrn and producer and NU alumnus Misha Euceph talk about the award-winning podcast “Mother Country Radicals,” the challenges and possibilities of podcasting for storytelling and

  • Storytelling: Up Close & Personal – DOC Chicago

    Chicago Cultural Center - Studio Theater 77 E. Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, United States

    What are the challenges in making personal documentaries, this most intimate form of storytelling? How much do you reveal? And how do you transcend the personal to open up the

  • An Evening with Melissa Villaseñor

    Helmerich Auditorium 1920 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL, United States

    In hybrid format, join us for a lively conversation with Melissa Villaseñor about the relationship between comedy and mental health. Melissa Villaseñor is a stand-up comedian, actress, and impressionist who broke

  • ‘The Teddies’ at Steep Theatre

    Steep Theatre 1044 W Berwyn Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    After completing the development workshop, our alumni Patrick Vermillion created a piece titled The Teddies, which ready to share, showcasing a variety of talent including acting alumni Mickey Jordan and directing

  • ‘Be Mean to Me’ – A New Play by Alumni Sofya Levitsky-Weitz

    Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts 1949 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL, United States

    A new play by Sofya Levitsky-Weitz Directed by Halena Kays At 17, Meril and Jean are best friends who can finish each other’s sentences. At 27 they are struggling to