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February House

Feb. 21 – Mar. 2, 2025

Friday, 2/21 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, 2/22 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, 2/23 at 2 p.m.
Thursday, 2/27 at  7:30 p.m. *
Friday, 2/28 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, 3/1 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, 3/2 at 2 p.m.

Join members of the February House cast and creative team in community conversation following the  2/27 performance. Bring your reflections and questions about the show and they will bring you some of theirs!

Ethel M. Barber Theater
30 Arts Circle Drive

Ticket Pricing

General Public $30
Senior Citizens $27
NU Faculty Staff $25
Full-Time Students $12
Full-Time NU Students $8 in advance, $12 at the door
A per ticket service charge will be added to all online ($3 per ticket) and phone ($2 per ticket) purchases.

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Music and lyrics by Gabriel Kahane
Story by Seth Bockley
Directed by Seth Roseman

February House, an inventive new musical by acclaimed composer and songwriter Gabriel Kahane, hailed as “one of the finest songwriters of the day” by The New Yorker, transforms a dilapidated Brooklyn boardinghouse into a bohemian commune. During the early days of World War II, flamboyant fiction editor George Davis brings together poet W. H. Auden, novelist Carson McCullers, composer Benjamin Britten, and burlesque darling Gypsy Rose Lee in a communal utopian experiment. Based on the biography by Sherill Tippins, February House looks at how the residents of 7 Middagh Street create a tumultuous and remarkable makeshift family searching for love, inspiration, and refuge from the looming war in Europe. 

Suggested Ages 13+
Audience Advisories: strong language, adult themes, violence
Approximate Run Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, one intermission

The Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts appreciates funding from The Alumnae of Northwestern University’s Academic Enrichment Grant. 

Art Making in a Time of Crisis

Sunday, February 16
2:00 p.m.
Evanston Main Library
This special program takes a look at  art as rebellion, joy as resistance, and the very human need for self expression in times of turmoil. Featuring performances by February House actors and a panel discussion by distinguished artists and scholars. Presented in partnership with the Evanston Public Library, Hive Center for Book Arts, and the Wirtz Center.  Registration and program information.