Who could have imagined we'd be in a time and place where theatre is closed down? How insane does that even sound? But that's exactly where we find ourselves. Separated. Isolated. Alone. The very antithesis of all that theatre is. Theatre brings...

Glamour, glitz, theatrics, but most importantly, community. The 27th annual Northwest Indiana Excellence in Theatre Foundation (NIETF) Gala was a special night for the theater community to celebrate the hard work accomplished throughout the 2018-2019...

In the early 1990s, a theater community was born. Only, it didn’t know it was a community quite yet. The Northwest Indiana Excellence in Theatre Foundation (NIETF) was formed in 1992 as a way to recognize and award local theaters and actors--think...

The Northwest Indiana Excellence in Theatre Foundation (NIETF) put on their “Theatrepalooza” on Wednesday night at Coffee Creek in Chesterton. Various theaters and companies from around the Region showed off some of their skills and gave sneak...

“For she had eyes, and chose me!”  Gary Shakespeare Company performed “The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice” Thursday evening as the waves tumbled upon the shores of the Indiana Dunes State Park lakefront. The vibrant colors of the...

Northwest Indiana Excellence in Theater Foundation (NIETF) presented their first evening of Park Plays Thursday evening featuring The Tony Stanzas, a Northwest Indiana musical improv team. The group entertained a crowd beside the sandy beaches of...

Jack Velazquez only got a small taste of the performing arts as a kid. His parents worked too much to take him to shows, but what he did see inspired him. On Sunday, he took his kids to Northwest Indiana Excellence in Theatre Foundation’s 5th...