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An illustration of the Washington Square Arch. Behind the arch sits gray and brown alternating high-rises. On the top right are the words “The Daybook” in an arched shape.

What to do this week: Off-Broadway Week and the New York Film Festival

The Daybook is WSN’s weekly column listing in-person and online events at NYU and across New York City. This week: Sept. 26 to Oct. 2.
Tori Morales, Deputy News Editor September 25, 2022

New York City’s Off-Broadway Week Times and locations vary Purchase buy one, get one free tickets to “Kinky Boots,” “The Play That Goes Wrong,” “Friends! The...

An illustration of the Washington Square Arch. Behind the arch sits gray and brown alternating high-rises. On the top right are the words “The Daybook” in an arched shape.

What to do this week: NYU Club Fest, Broadway Week and more

The Daybook is WSN’s weekly column listing in-person and online events at NYU and across New York City. This week: Sept. 5-11.
Lauren Ashe, Deputy News Editor September 5, 2022

An outdoor art festival by Washington Square Park 12-6 p.m. along University Place between Washington Square Park and Union Square  Free, art available for purchase Stop...

NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts is located at 566 Laguardia Pl. In March 2018, the center hosted performances of Gob Squad's 'War and Peace.' (Staff Photo by Alexandra Chan)

Revisiting Gob Squad’s performance techniques in a time of remote theater

While it’s been more than a year without live theater, the enlivening experience of Gob Squad lives on.
Perry Gregory, Contributing Writer May 6, 2021

On a Thursday night in 2018, I felt emotionally stagnant. I decided to see Gob Squad's rendition of "War and Peace" at NYU's Skirball Center. I left the theater in tears and came...

Esther Perel spoke at NYU Skirball today, April 22. (Staff Photo by Mansee Khurana)

There’s a ‘Consumerism of the Soulmate,’ Sex Therapist Says

Podcaster and New York Times best-selling author Esther Perel spoke about modern-day relationships at Skirball.
Mansee Khurana, Deputy News Editor April 22, 2019

Celebrated author and sex therapist Esther Perel spoke about how feelings of loneliness can increase dependence on one’s romantic partner at this season's last edition of the...

The poster for Tisch Festival of the Voices. (Courtesy of NYU Tisch Institute of Performing Arts)

A Starving Artist’s Guide to Arts Events this Weekend: Nov. 16 to Nov. 18

How to experience arts if you're pinching pennies.
Ali Zimmerman and Alex Cullina November 15, 2018
How to experience arts if you're pinching pennies.
A poster for the Karl Marx Festival. (via facebook.com)

Marx Festival: “P-Project” Tests Capitalism Through Audience Immersion

Julia Fields, Contributing Writer October 18, 2018
Part of NYU's ongoing Karl Marx Festival, "P Project" is a completely immersive performance that puts Marx's theories of capitalism into practice through audience interaction and exchange of cash.
The poster for the Karl Marx Festival. (Courtesy of Skirball Center)

A Karl Marx Festival in the Age of Late Capitalism

Alex Cullina, Books & Theater Editor October 15, 2018
WSN talks to the director of Skirball and curator of the upcoming Karl Marx Festival.
Skirball Center introduced Stage Pass earlier this year.

Stage Pass Tempts Just 0.1% of Students

NYU Skirball unveiled their Stage Pass, which allows students to see every Skirball show for a discounted price, but how many students actually use it?
Lily Dolin, Staff Writer September 24, 2018
NYU Skirball unveiled their Stage Pass, which allows students to see every Skirball show for a discounted price, but how many students actually use it?
NYU’s Skirball Center of the Performing Arts (via NYU).

Skirball Spices Up Spring Semester

Matthew Holman, Entertainment Editor January 22, 2018
Spring programming at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts is here to appease academic woes with artistic jolts throughout the upcoming semester.
The Siege is based on the 2002 event that Palestinian fighters were trapped in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem for 39 days. Starting Oct. 12, this story has been brought to the stage of NYU's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts by the Palestinian Freedom Theatre.

Freedom Theater’s ‘The Siege’ Arrives at Skirball

Madeline Pursell, Contributing Writer October 16, 2017
Palestinian Freedom Theatre’s "The Siege" at NYU Skirball tells the story of the siege on the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem in 2002.
On Oct. 2 at Skirball, Laurence Maslon hosted a talk with three Tony-Winning writers Jason Robert Brown, Lisa Kron and Steven Lutvak. The panel, “Visionaries from the worlds of politics, the arts, sciences, academia and more” is hosted every Monday at 6:30pm.

Advice from Three Tony-Winning Writers

Matt Markowski, Contributing Writer October 5, 2017
WSN sat down with three Tony-winning playwrights to discuss their processes and get their advice for any budding writers.
“In Search of Dinozord”, by Faustin Linyekula, tells the story of harsh realities and fake hope during the political upheaval in Congo. The play was performed at NYU Skirball on Sept. 22 and 23.

‘In Search of Dinozord’ Tells The Story Of Dreams

Lily Dolin, Staff Writer September 28, 2017
Review of "In Search of Dinozord" Performance at the Skirball Center.