Month: May 2017
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Students and Alums Win Raves for Metropolis’ Rock Musical ‘Hair’
Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago alumni and students in the new production of the classic rock musical Hair at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in the northern Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights. The show got a rave review from the northwest suburban Daily Herald. which called the show “bold, exuberant and faithful to the original.”…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Mount ‘Great Edgewater Escapade’ for Jackalope Theatre June 3
Jackalope Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, will take over the Historic Broadway Bank Building at 5960 N. Broadway, in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood, for “The Great Edgewater Escapade” on Saturday, June 3, from 6:30 to 11 PM. This gala benefit for Jackalope will feature cocktails, food, performance, an announcement…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty Member Leads Physical Theatre Festival June 2-10
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Marc Frost is co-artistic director of the Fourth Annual Physical Festival Chicago, which runs June 2-10 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont, in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. Frost, who is also the founder and director of the physical-theater company Theater Unspeakable, cofounded the Physical Festival with Alice da…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Perform New Version of Absurdist Classic ‘Andorra’ May 30
Mercy Street Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, is presenting a reading of Swiss absurdist Max Frisch’s 1961 play Andorra on Tuesday, May 30, at 7:30 PM at the Frontier, 1106 W. Thorndale, in Chicago’s Edgewater theatre district. The Frontier is a storefront space operated by Jackalope Theatre…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Students and Alumni Bring ‘Ragtime’ to Den Theatre May 27-July 16
Students and alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are in the cast and production team of the musical Ragtime, presented by the Griffin Theatre Company May 27-July 16. The show’s ensemble includes Juwon Tyrel Perry, a student in the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, and Alanna Lovely, a student in the Theatre…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums — Sister and Brother, Actress and Playwright — Bring Theatre Nebula’s New Farce to the Stage May 26-June 11
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Kimberly Wiczer Haupert ’07, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is featured in Theatre Nebula’s world premiere of a new play by her brother and fellow Columbia College Theatre Department Acting BA program alum, Kevin Wiczer ’05. Called Cubicle, this office farce is set in a failing…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Present ‘Fight Quest’ Fantasy Game-Playing Show May 26-June 9
Otherworld Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, is presents a new interactive production Fight Quest 3: The Lair of Lost Heroes, running May 26-June 9 at Strawdog Theatre, 1802 W. Berenice, Chicago. Shows are Friday and Saturday nights at 10:30 PM. As with previous editions of its Fight…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alums Collaborate on ‘Hotel Bristol’ Multimedia Concert May 26-27
The Silent Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, is partnering with the band Ode — a five-piece indie rock group that specializes in combining elements of Balkan folk music with hints of dark Americana and world punk — to bring Ode’s new album, Hotel Bristol, to life…
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Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Teacher David Cromer Wins 2017 Obie Award for Directing ‘The Band’s Visit,’ Which Moves to Broadway in the Fall
Acclaimed stage director David Cromer HDR ’17, a former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department student and faculty member and recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from Columbia College, won a 2017 Obie Award on May 22 for his direction of The Band’s Visit, a new musical by playwright Itamar Moses and songwriter David Yazbek.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Performs in ‘Casting Asiancy’ Variety Show May 24
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Lea Ciastko ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, is performing in Casting Asiancy, a one-night variety/comedy show on Wednesday, May 24, starting 8 PM at Second City e.t.c., 230 W. North, in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood. Produced by the POC employee resource group…