Month: May 2017
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(VIDEO) Award-Winning Director David Cromer Speaks at Columbia College Chicago 2017 Commencement
As previously reported in this blog, nationally acclaimed theatre director David Cromer, a former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department student and faculty member, was an honoree and speaker at the 2017 Columbia College Chicago commencement. Cromer spoke to graduating seniors from the Theatre, Dance, Television, Audio Arts and Acoustics, and Creative Arts Therapies departments on Saturday, May…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumnus Makes Mark as Pro Wrestler
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Matthew Rehwoldt ’10 — a graduate of the BA Program in Acting at the Theatre Department, where he specialized in stage combat — is making a mark as a professional wrestler under the ring name Aiden English. Under contract to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), English recently was noted for…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni Launch ‘Rogue Aviator’ May 20-June 11 — Tickets Are ‘Pay What You Can’
Otherworld Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents the world premiere of a “Dieselpunk” adventure play, The Rogue Aviator, running May 20-June 10 at Strawdog Theatre, 1802 W. Berenice, Chicago. Tickets for the show are “Pay What You Can,” with a suggested price of $20. The Rogue Aviator…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alumni and Students Featured in Rock Musical ‘Hair’ May 18-July 1 at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
Alumni and students of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are featured in a new production of the classic rock musical Hair, running May 18-July 1 at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in the northern Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights. Columbia College alumni in the ensemble of this landmark show include Brittany Wolf ’15, Alex Newkirk ’11,…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre, Music, TV, and Management Alumni and Students Collaborate on New Musical ‘Abduction’ May 18-27
Alumni and current students at the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, the Columbia College Chicago Music Department, the Columbia College Chicago Television Department, and the Columbia College Chicago Business and Entrepreneurship Department are collaborating on the world premiere of Abduction, a new musical comedy, running May 17-27 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont, in Chicago’s…
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Columbia College Chicago Musical Theatre Alums Sing Out in ‘Chris’ Birthday Belt Fest’ Concert May 15
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are featured in the third annual Chris’ Birthday Belt Fest, a benefit concert for Howard Brown Health, on Monday, May 15, at Uptown Underground, 4707 N. Broadway, in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. The concert is a celebration of the birthday of Chicago theatre director Christopher Pazdernik, artistic director…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring ‘The Night Season’ to Strawdog Theatre May 12-June 24
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are in the cast and on the design team of Strawdog Theatre Company‘s closing production of the 2016-17 season — The Night Season, running May 12-June 24 at the Factory Theatre, 1623 W. Howard, in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood. Columbia College alum Mike Mroch ’11, a graduate of the Theatre…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Design Student Chas Z. Mathieu to Receive John Murbach Prize at Michael Merritt Awards May 15
Scenic designer Chas Z. Mathieu, a senior in the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s Theatre Design program, has been named the recipient of the 2017 John Murbach Columbia College Chicago Prize. The award, named in honor of the late scenic designer and Columbia College Theatre Department faculty member John Murbach, will be presented to Mathieu as part…
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Columbia College Chicago Playwriting Student’s New Work Premieres May 12 at Victory Gardens Theatre’s Student Discount ‘College Night’
A new play by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department playwriting student Courtney Eathorne will be performed Friday, May 12, as part of “College Night” at Victory Gardens Theatre, located at 2433 N. Lincoln in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. Eathorne, a senior in the Theatre Department’s Writing for Performance/Playwriting BA program, is one of three Chicago-area…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Bring Midwest Premiere of ‘Ideation’ to Jackalope Theatre May 10-June 17
Jackalope Theatre, a company founded and led by alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, presents the Midwest premiere of the critically acclaimed play Ideation, by Aaron Loeb. This darkly comic psychological suspense thriller concerns a group of corporate consultants working together on a mysterious and ethically ambiguous project. As the lines between right and…