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Monthly Archive:: December 2015

Columbia College Chicago Alum Published in New Anthology of Plays by African American Women

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Uppa Creek: A Modern Anachronistic Parody in the Minstrel Tradition, a play by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Keli Garrett (BA ’91), is included in Contemporary Plays by African American Women: Ten Complete Works, just published by the...

(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Combats Student Debt Crisis With Ed.Arts Fundraising Campaign

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“We helped student artists start to manage their debt . . . and we’re going to keep doing it. Please support us as we do.” Ed.Arts, a nonprofit organization co-founded by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Derrick Trumbly...

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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Debuts ‘Tennis Tips with Freddy Love’ Comedy Web Series

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Aaron Munoz (BA ’01), a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is the star, writer, and director of the new web series Tennis Tips with Freddy Love, which debuted December...

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Faculty, Alumni, and Students Win Three Cheers for ‘Pinafore’ at Actors Theater of Louisville

Posted by Albert Williams

The Hypocrites, one of Chicago’s most respected and most creative theatre companies, won rave reviews for its production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta H.M.S. Pinafore at the prestigious Actors Theater of Louisville in Kentucky. The production featured the talents...

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Sarah Siddons Society’s May 16 Gala Will Raise Money for Theatre Scholarships; Event Will Honor Broadway’s Sutton Foster and Brian D’Arcy James

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Chicago’s venerable Sarah Siddons Society will honor Broadway performers Sutton Foster and Brian D’Arcy James at its annual gala on May 16, 2016, at Northwestern University’s Pick Staiger Concert Hall in Evanston. Foster and D’Arcy James will receive the...

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Columbia College Theatre Department Teacher John Hildreth Named Artistic Director of 2016 Chicago Improv Fest

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John Hildreth, a teacher in the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, will be the Artistic Director of the 19th annual Chicago Improv Festival, which runs May 16-22, 2016, at multiple venues around Chicago. Hildreth, who teaches improvisation at Columbia,...

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Bring ‘Thirst: A Climate Change Theatre Action’ to Jackalope Theatre Dec. 16

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Jackalope Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, will present Thirst: A Climate Change Theatre Action on Wednesday, December 16, at 7:30 PM in its storefront space The Frontier, located at 1106...

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Columbia College Theatre Alumni and Faculty Celebrate Holiday Spirit with ‘Merry Christmas, Mulch Pile!’ Dec. 3-6

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The Mercy Street Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, celebrates the winter holidays with Merry Christmas, Mulch Pile!, a new comedy by resident playwright Dakota Parobek (BA ’15), a graduate of...

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Columbia College Chicago Musical Theatre Teacher Linda Fortunato Named Artistic Director of Theatre at the Center

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Linda Fortunato, a faculty member in the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s Musical Theatre BA and Musical Theatre Performance BFA programs, has been named artistic director of Theatre at the Center in Munster, Indiana, one of America’s leading regional...

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Columbia College Theatre Alum Ryan Bourque Opens Photo Gallery Devoted to Chicago Theatre Dec. 7

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Actor, photographer, and Jeff Award-winning stage combat choreographer Ryan Bourque (BFA ’09), a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s acting program, will unveil an exhibit of photographic portraits of Chicago theatre artists on Monday, December 7, at...

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Theatre Department: The Green Room

Monthly Archive:: December 2015