black text that reads Nuevas votes a 10-minute play festival, founded by Jim Blair, directed by mara gallon, stage center theatre fall 2023 set on a graphic of multicolor triangles on a white background. logo of NEIU in lower right corner.
gold text on a starry background that reads hundreds and hundreds of stars by sandra Delgado guest directed by Denise Serna produced in partnership with teatro vista, november 2024, and an NEIU logo
white text on a fire/smoke background with a line drawing of an old house that reads witch by jen Silverman directed by CMT faculty member dan Wirth, stage center theatre, april 2025, and an NEIU logo

Stage Center Theatre | 2024-2025 Season

Fall 2024

"Hundreds and Hundreds of stars"

by Sandra Delgado

Directed by Guest Artist Denise Yvette Serna
Co-produced in partnership with Teatro Vista.

Like millions of Americans, Clara’s days are consumed with juggling work and family. Recently divorced, she’s taking care of her tween-age daughter, her aging father – and paying alimony to her under-employed ex-husband. But in the midst of all that stress, she’s got something to look forward to: a long planned for trip to Europe with her daughter Stella. In preparation, Clara, who immigrated to the US with her family as a child, decides to apply for full citizenship. She wants to be able to stand in the same customs line as Stella. But when her citizenship application is flagged, it sets off an unfathomable series of events that threaten to force her out of the only home she’s ever known. Timely and provocative, HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF STARS asks challenging questions about our country’s most fundamental values. Visit Sandra Delgado's website.

Featured in The Goodman Theatre's New Stages Festival in September 2018

Featured in NEIU's thINKtank Series in April 2024

Performance Dates

  • 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20-23
  • 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5-Teatro Vista Celebration event (currently not on sale)
  • 730 p.m. Dec. 6 - Special Event honoring Northern Illinois Justice for Our Neighbors
  • 2:00 p.m. Dec. 7

Dec. 7 will be a live-streamed performance via ShowTix4U. 

Spring 2025

"WITCH"

by Jen Silverman

*Pending performance rights

Directed by CMT Faculty Member Dan Wirth

A charming devil arrives in the quiet village of Edmonton to bargain for the souls of its residents in exchange for their darkest wishes. Elizabeth should be his easiest target, having been labeled a "witch" and cast out by the town, but her soul is not so readily bought. A darkly comedic retelling of a Jacobean drama, and a biting work by a vital playwright, this subversive fable debates how much our souls are worth when hope is hard to come by.

Performance Dates

  • 7:30 p.m. April 17-19
  • 7:30 p.m. April 23-25
  • 2:00 p.m. April 26

Unfortunately, we cannot offer a live stream option due to performance rights restrictions.

 

24/25 PAST PRODUCTIONS

8th Annual Nuevas Voces Playwriting Festival

Directed by Communication, Media and Theatre alumna Lisa Harriman 

Founded by alumnus and former Northeastern professor Jim Blair to create a platform at Northeastern Illinois University for new playwrights, Nuevas Voces is a thrilling launch point for new work from Northeastern and its vibrant community. Featuring multiple prize-winning short plays selected from an extensive competition, Nuevas Voces reveals the complexity of our human experience through the many lenses that make up Northeastern.

  • 1st Place, $250: "THE HUMAN GOLDFISH" by Tyris Manney (Current NEIU student)

  • 2nd Place, $200: "IT IS WHAT IT IS" by Kelly Bork (Current NEIU student)

  • 3rd Place, $150: "INEVITABLE" by Myrcedes Edwards (Current NEIU student)

  • Honorable Mentions ($100 each):

    • "MANNING THE MIDDLE" by Nathan Baltudis (NEIU alum)

    • "YOU BETCHA! YIPPEE!" by Brenda Gilmore (Community member)

Performance Dates

  • 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3; an opening reception begins at 6:30 p.m. and talkback session at the conclusion of the opening night.
  • 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4
  • 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Oct. 5