Brother Augustine Towey, C.M., speaks for many who have been involved in producing a show. He has the right to do so. Unequivocally, one of the best experiences that came to students happened last April, when John Kander and Fred Ebb chose the school for a re-staging of their 1997 Broadway musical, Steel Pier. The production was the focal point of the department's 35 th anniversary celebration. Beyond the rare celebrity drop-ins, there are compelling reasons for a high school senior to consider this program.
All conservatory training is intense with arduous scheduling.
Students in the drama program have a work load beyond the 16 units carried by the average NU student. For the benefit of the whole NU student body, many courses in theater studies fulfill general educational requirements an are adapted for the non-theater major. At NU, all theater majors are required to audition for every production. However, the outstanding faculty is so open to new talent and new ideas that a first-semester student has equal chance of being cast in a leading role as the graduating senior. From its early days, NU has been a cauldron of adventure, steaming with new works, world premiers and revivals.