Month: May 2016
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Talent Featured in U.S. Premiere of British Drama May 20–June 26
Haven Theatre Company, a Chicago-based troupe whose executive director and co-founder Carol Cohen studied Theatre Design at the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, is presenting the U.S. premiere of The Distance, by British playwright Deborah Bruce. The show’s cast includes Jon Beal (BA ’11), a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Department’s Acting BA program.…
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Columbia College Chicago Alumni Featured in ‘Rent’ at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre May 19-July 3
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s Musical Theatre and Acting programs are featured in Rent, running May 19-July 3 at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre , located at 111 W. Campbell in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights. Mollyanne Nunn (BFA ’14), a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Musical Theatre Performance BFA program, plays…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Bring Chekhov’s ‘Seagull’ to Artistic Home May 18-July 3
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Cody Estle (BA ’11), a graduate of Columbia College’s Theatre Directing program, is directing a new production of Anton Chekhov’s classic drama The Seagull at The Artistic Home, 1376 W. Grand, Chicago. Estle, who previously directed The Artistic Home’s production of Lillian Hellman’s Watch on the Rhine, is also…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni Bring ‘Prowess’ to Jackalope Theatre May 18-June 25
Jackalope Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, wraps up its 2015-16 season with the world premiere of Prowess, running May 18-June 25 at Broadway Armory Park, 5917 N. Broadway in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. The play is set in contemporary Chicago. It’s summertime, and as temperatures flare, shootings…
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(VIDEO) Jane Lynch Addresses Columbia College Chicago 2016 Commencement
Emmy Award-winning actress and comedian Jane Lynch was the keynote speaker at the 2016 commencement ceremony for Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department graduates on Saturday, May 14, at the Chicago Theatre in downtown Chicago. Lynch also received an honorary degree from the college. Lynch was introduced by Anne Libera, coordinator of the Comedy Writing and…
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Columbia College Chicago Hosts Network of Ensemble Theatres National Symposium May 20-22
Columbia College Chicago and the League of Chicago Theatres are partnering with the Network of Ensemble Theatres to present NET’s 2016 national symposium, “Intersection: Ensembles + Universities,” taking place May 20-22 in Chicago. “Intersection,” a national symposium on ensemble creation and collaborative practice, is part of a series of NET events that explore and develop…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Jess Godwin Releases New Music Video and Gears Up for Concerts in Chicago and New York in May
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj0-6C9BbE0&feature=youtu.be Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Jess Godwin (BA ’05), a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, has released a new music video, “I Can Wait,” based on a song she wrote. The video is the latest offering in Godwin’s ongoing “Godwin Anthology” project. Godwin, a singer-songwriter who also works regularly…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Hosts Performances and Design Exhibit for Manifest Arts Fest May 13
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, located at 72 E. 11th Street in Chicago’s South Loop, will host a day of free performances on Friday, May 13, as part of Columbia College Chicago‘s 16th annual Manifest Urban Arts Festival. The Theatre Center will showcase performances by students in the Acting, Musical Theatre Performance, and Comedy…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Salute Mother’s Day with Solo Performance Program May 8
The LIVINGroom, an ensemble of solo writer/performers including several alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, marks Mother’s Day with The LIVINGroom: Throwback (Stories Our Moms Love), an evening of one-person performance pieces. The performers include Columbia alumni Carly Jo Geer (BA ’13), Emily Nikfar (BA ’13), Abigail Phelps (BA ’15), Ian Randall (BFA…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum’s HowlRound Essay Asks, ‘ How Do I Know I’m a Director?’
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Arianna Soloway (BFA ’13), a graduate of Columbia College Chicago’s BFA Program in Theatre Directing, recently contributed an essay to the theatre website HowlRound in which she discussed a common concern of young theatre practitioners: her struggle to self-define as an artist when she has a full-time non-theatre career.…