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==Part of Speech== | ==Part of Speech== | ||
Noun | Noun | ||
==Pronunciation== | ==Pronunciation== | ||
['wə<sup>r</sup> | ['wə<sup>r</sup>ts / sen 'tə<sup>r</sup>] | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Why It's Wild== | ==Why It's Wild== | ||
The Wirtz Center produces, manages, and programs the performing arts productions of the School of Communication. Each year, as many as forty productions are mounted in its four different performance venues on campus. <ref>[https://www.communication.northwestern.edu/wirtz/about</ref> They also screen performances of theatre productions from other venues and host other special events. Northwestern faculty and students usually receive discounts to attend performances. Many theatre and performing arts courses are taught in the Wirtz Center as well. | The Wirtz Center produces, manages, and programs the performing arts productions of the School of Communication. Each year, as many as forty productions are mounted in its four different performance venues on campus. <ref>[https://www.communication.northwestern.edu/wirtz/about]</ref> They also screen performances of theatre productions from other venues and host other special events. Northwestern faculty and students usually receive discounts to attend performances. Many theatre and performing arts courses are taught in the Wirtz Center as well. | ||
[[File:wirtzgatsby.jpg|thumbnail|''Production of The Great Gatsby at the Wirtz Center, 2016'']] | [[File:wirtzgatsby.jpg|thumbnail|''Production of The Great Gatsby at the Wirtz Center, 2016'']] | ||
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Based on survey and interview data from 10 Northwestern theatre majors. | Based on survey and interview data from 10 Northwestern theatre majors. | ||
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[https://www.facebook.com/TICatNU | [https://www.facebook.com/TICatNU Facebook] | ||
[https://twitter.com/TheWirtzCenter | [https://twitter.com/TheWirtzCenter Twitter] | ||
[https://www.instagram.com/wirtzcenter/ | [https://www.instagram.com/wirtzcenter/ Instagram] | ||
[https://www.youtube.com/user/TICatNorthwestern | [https://www.youtube.com/user/TICatNorthwestern Youtube] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:35, 10 June 2020
Part of Speech
Noun
Pronunciation
['wərts / sen 'tər]
Description
Abbreviation of the "Virginia Wadsworth Center for the Performing Arts." Frequently abbreviated by faculty and students to "Wirtz."
Why It's Wild
The Wirtz Center produces, manages, and programs the performing arts productions of the School of Communication. Each year, as many as forty productions are mounted in its four different performance venues on campus. [1] They also screen performances of theatre productions from other venues and host other special events. Northwestern faculty and students usually receive discounts to attend performances. Many theatre and performing arts courses are taught in the Wirtz Center as well.
Example Sentence
I got cast in a Wirtz show; we start rehearsals next week.
References
Based on survey and interview data from 10 Northwestern theatre majors.
