Month: December 2016
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Success Stories of 2016: News from Around the World
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s blog “The Green Room” has chronicled the professional activities of our talented and accomplished alumni, faculty, and students over the past year. We covered news as it poured in not only from Chicago but from New York, Hollywood, around the U.S., and overseas. As we head off for our holiday break,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Joanie Schultz Named Artistic Director of Texas’ WaterTower Theatre
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumna Joanie Schultz has been named Artistic Director of the WaterTower Theatre in Addison, Texas, just north of Dallas. Schultz, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s theatre directing program, begins her new position January 1, 2017, according to a report in the North Texas performing arts news site TheaterJones. Schultz, 38,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni and Students Present Solo Performance Event Dec. 18
Alumni and current students from the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are pooling their talents for The 24 Hour Solo Show, an evening of one-person performances, on Sunday, December 18. The event starts at 8 PM at the Pendulum Theatre, 1803 W. Byron, Suite 216, in Chicago. The venue is located a short walk from…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Chester Gregory Stars in 2017 National Tour of ‘Motown the Musical’
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Chester Gregory ’95, HDR ’15 is starring in the national touring company of Motown the Musical. Gregory portrays Berry Gordy, founder of Motown Records, in this hit show. The touring production hits the road right after New Year’s. The 2017 tour opens with a January 11-12 engagement at the…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums and Students Explore Holiday Angst in Evening of Solo Performances Dec. 11
The LIVINGroom, an ensemble of solo writer/performers including alumni and students from the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, will present The LIVINGroom: The Grown-Ups’ Table, an evening of solo performances timed for the December family holidays, on Sunday, December 11, at 8 PM at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont, Chicago. Performers include Columbia College Chicago alumni…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Graduates Cast in Paramount Theatre’s ‘Sweeney Todd’
The Paramount Theatre in Aurora has just announced the cast of its upcoming production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical thriller Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and the company includes three recent graduates of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s Musical Theatre Performance and Acting programs. “Our distinguished Ensemble consists of singing actors with…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumnus’ New Prison Drama ‘Punk’ Performed Dec. 9-17
Punk, a provocative new drama by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Allen Harris ’11, will be presented in a workshop production December 9-17 by The New Colony at the Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee, in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Set in a maximum-security prison in present-day America, Punk is the story of a group of…
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Columbia College Theatre Alumni Celebrate Holidays with ‘Merry Christmas, Mulch Pile!’ Dec. 8-11
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 comedy by Columbia alum Dakota Parobek ’15, a graduate of Columbia College’s BA program in playwriting. In the world of Mulch Pile, Santa Claus has quit his job, run away,…