Month: January 2017
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Columbia College Chicago Musical Theatre Alumni and Student Talent Featured in Chicago Premiere of ‘Scottsboro Boys’ Feb. 3-March 12
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni Jerome Riley Jr. ’16 and Jared Grant ’12 are featured in the Chicago premiere of the musical The Scottsboro Boys, running February 3-March 12 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont, in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. Also in the cast is current student Izaiah Harris. Presented in Chicago by Porchlight Music…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Launches New ‘Star Wars’ Musical Spoof in New York Feb. 4
Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Musical Theatre student Jody Shelton is the coauthor, director, musical director, and executive producer of Star Wars: The Farce Awakens, a new musical parody presented by The People’s Improv Theater. This spoof of the Star Wars film franchise begins performances February 4 at The Striker, 123 E. 24th St.…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni Featured in ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead’ at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Feb. 2-March 18
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums David Stobbe ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, and Maddie Sachs ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, are in the cast of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell in the…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Jess Godwin Performs in Concert at Steppenwolf Theatre Jan. 28
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Jess Godwin ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, will perform in concert Saturday, January 28, at Steppenwolf Theatre‘s new 1700 Theatre space, located at 1700 N. Halsted in Chicago. Godwin’s concert, “Muses,” features selections from her Muses project, a video series of original music inspired…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Student and Alumni Talent Featured in Musical ‘High Fidelity’ Jan. 27-March 5
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department student Darren Patin, a senior in the Theatre Department’s Musical Theatre Performance BFA program, is featured in the rock musical High Fidelity, running January 27-March 5 at Refuge Records, 1415 N. Ashland, in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Another Musical Theatre Performance BFA student, Tyler Symone, is the cast’s female swing.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Directing and Design Alumni Bring Midwest Premiere of Richard Greenberg’s ‘Assembled Parties’ to Raven Theatre Jan. 25-March 25
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Cody Estle ’11, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, is directing the Midwest premiere of The Assembled Parties, which runs January 25-March 25 at Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark, Chicago. Estle is Raven’s associate artistic director. Written by Richard Greenberg, the play focuses on a wealthy New York…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department’s ‘Once on This Island’ Raises Funds for Hurricane Relief in Haiti
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department has released a photo highlight reel from Once on This Island, the department’s Winter 2016 mainstage musical. The show ran November 30-December 10, 2016. The production was a fundraiser for hurricane relief in Haiti, with audience donations collected after each performance. The $1,100 raised from the student production was donated…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumna Receives Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowship for Exceptional Merit
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Khanisha Foster ’02, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, has been selected for a Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowship for Exceptional Merit. The fellowships, funded by the William & Eva Fox Foundation and the Theatre Communications Group (TCG), are designed to further an actor’s artistic…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Featured in Improvised Musical ‘Shamilton!’ Jan. 20-March 31
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Shira Wilson ’14, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is featured in Shamilton!, a new improvised musical comedy presented by the producers of Baby Wants Candy. Directed by Columbia College Theatre Department faculty member Peter Gwinn, a Second City alum and an Emmy Award-winning writer for The Colbert…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumnus/Teacher Brian Shaw Featured in Mickle Maher’s New Political Satire Jan. 20-Feb. 19
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus and faculty member Brian Shaw ’86, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre, is featured in Jim Lehrer and the Theater and Its Double and Jim Lehrer’s Double, a new political satire by Theatre Department faculty member Mickle Maher. Presented by the cutting-edge experimental company Theater…