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Northwestern Evacuates Theater After Fire Alarm During “October 7”

By Drooid · Oct 7, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC · How we work

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Northwestern University evacuated a packed theater after a fire alarm disrupted the verbatim play “October 7.”
Irish journalists Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney wrote the play using word-for-word survivor testimonies.
About half of the roughly 940 audience members re-entered after police gave the all-clear.
Playwright Phelim McAleer demanded police investigate the alarm pull and prosecute those responsible.

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Story summary

Northwestern University evacuated a packed theater after a fire alarm disrupted the verbatim play “October 7.”
Irish journalists Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney wrote the play using word-for-word survivor testimonies.
About half of the roughly 940 audience members re-entered after police gave the all-clear.
Playwright Phelim McAleer demanded police investigate the alarm pull and prosecute those responsible.