Month: October 2015
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni Go Vampire-Hunting in ‘Gone Dark’ Oct. 31-Nov. 22
Otherworld Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, celebrates Halloween with Gone Dark, a new gothic thriller. Directed by Tiffany Keane (BA ’12), a graduate of the Theatre Department’s theatre directing program, this world premiere by Stuart Bousel features a cast including Columbia alumni Grace Gimpel (BA ’12), a graduate…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Headlines Billy Strayhorn Centennial Celebration Nov. 21
Broadway performer Darius de Haas, a Chicago native and Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus, returns to his hometown to headline Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn, an evening of music and dance honoring the centenary of legendary jazz artist Billy Strayhorn. The event takes place Saturday, November 21, at 8 PM at the…
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‘Drowsy Chaperone’ Salutes Jazz Age Musicals at Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department’s Getz Theatre Oct. 28-Nov. 7
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department kicks off its 2015-2016 mainstage season with the musical The Drowsy Chaperone, running October 28-November 7 at the Theatre Department’s Getz Theatre, 72 E. 11th St. in Chicago’s South Loop. The Drowsy Chaperone, despite its title, is anything but drowsy. This lively, jazz-tinged, dance-packed show pays homage to American…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department’s Getz Theatre Marks 30th Anniversary Oct. 27
October 27, 2015, marks the 30th anniversary of the official dedication of the Emma and Oscar Getz Theatre, the proscenium main stage of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Center at 72 E. 11th St. in Chicago’s South Loop. On that date in 1985, Columbia College Chicago formally opened the Getz Theatre with a gala honoring…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Rose Freeman Directs Midwest Premiere of Egyptian Composer’s Opera ‘Sumeida’s Song’ Oct. 23-Nov. 8
Rose Freeman (BA ’07), a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s theatre directing program, is directing the midwest premiere of Arab-American composer Mohammed Fairouz‘s opera Sumeida’s Song, running October 23-November 8 at Prop Thtr, 3502-04 N. Elston, Chicago. For tickets, click here. Presented by the Third Eye Theatre Ensemble, this 60-minute, four-character…
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Columbia College Theatre Alumni Perform with Kristin Chenoweth Oct. 24 at Chicago Theatre
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni Jess Godwin (BA ’05), Mallory Maedke (BFA ’14), and Alex Newkirk (BFA ’11) will be backup vocalists for Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth at Chenoweth’s concert at the landmark Chicago Theatre on Saturday, October 24. Godwin is a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting;…
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Columbia College Chicago’s ‘Columbia Weekend’ Oct. 23-24 Features Wabash Arts Corridor Crawl and Halloween Gathering on the Chicago Cultural Mile; Alumni Day and Parent & Family Weekend Events Scheduled
Columbia College Chicago celebrates “Columbia Weekend” on Friday and Saturday, October 23 and 24, with activities targeted to alumni of the college and to parents and families of current students, along with the general public. The weekend includes the third annual Wabash Arts Corridor (WAC) Crawl and the Chicago Cultural Mile Association‘s first Halloween Gathering…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Go ‘In the Asylum with Edgar Allan Poe’ for Halloween
Victor Holstein (BA ’04) and Ryan Jendrycki (BA ’14), graduates of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s BA Program in Acting, are in the cast of In the Asylum with Edgar Allan Poe, running October 16-November 1 at the Royal George Theatre in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. Colorbox Theatre‘s Halloween production consists of theatrical renditions…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumnus Directs Theatre Nebula’s ‘Rocky Horror Show’ for Halloween
Kevin Wiczer (BA ’05), a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s BA Program in Acting, is directing Theatre Nebula‘s Halloween-season production of The Rocky Horror Show, Richard O’Brien’s campy, glam-rock spoof of sci-fi and horror movies. The show runs Oct. 17-Nov. 1 at Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center, 150 E. Wood in the…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Directs ‘Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls,’ Opening at Trap Door Theatre Oct. 15
Nicole Wiesner (BA ’00), a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s BA Program in Acting, is directing The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls, running October 15-November 21 at Trap Door Theatre, located at 1655 W. Cortland in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. This play by Meg Miroshnik concerns a girl sent to Russia to be…