Month: September 2017
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni Featured in Late-Night Comedy Show Sept. 30-Oct. 28
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni Ryan Jendrycki ’14, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, and Emma Jo Schumacher ’11, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, are featured in 26 Presents: Net-Flix and Kill, the third round of the late-night sketch series 26, running September 30-October…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Joanie Schultz, Artistic Director of Texas’ WaterTower Theatre, Featured in American Theatre Magazine
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumna Joanie Schultz ’00, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, is featured in the October 2017 issue of American Theatre magazine, the U.S. nonprofit theatre community’s leading publication. Schultz — who became artistic director of the WaterTower Theatre in Addison, Texas, January 2017, as reported previously in…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Michael Stahl-David Plays Robert Kennedy in Rob Reiner’s New Film ‘LBJ’ Opening Nov. 3
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Stahl-David ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, co-stars as American political icon Robert F. Kennedy in Rob Reiner’s forthcoming film LBJ, due for a November 3 release. The movie will explore the animosity between Bobby Kennedy and Texas politician Lyndon B. Johnson, who…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Behzad Dabu Celebrated for ‘Breakout Role’ on Hit TV Series ‘How to Get Away with Murder’
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Behzad Dabu ’08, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Acting Program, is featured in the September 25, 2017, edition of UNpopular Style, an online magazine. Just posted, the article celebrates Dabu’s success on the hit TV series How to Get Away with Murder. As reported previously in this blog,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni, Faculty, and Students Bring Chicago Premiere of ‘Choir Boy’ to Raven Theatre Sept. 27-Nov. 12
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, students, and faculty are in the cast and production team of Choir Boy, running September 27-November 12 at Chicago’s award-winning Raven Theatre. The drama, by Oscar-winning writer Tarell Alvin McCraney, concerns a gay teenager determined to be the best choir leader in his all-black prep school’s 50-year history, despite…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Joins Chicago Company of Hit Musical ‘Hamilton’
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Michael George ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, has joined the Chicago company of the hit Broadway musical Hamilton as a female swing, covering the roles of the production’s female cast members. Since graduating from Columbia College Chicago, George has racked up impressive stage…
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Columbia College Chicago Musical Theatre Student Featured in Musical ‘A New Brain’ Through Oct. 29
Tyler Symonè, a junior in the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s preprofessional BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, is featured in Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre‘s production of A New Brain, William Finn and James Lapine’s musical about a composer facing a health crisis. The show is based on Finn’s real-life bout with a condition wrongly…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumnus Provides Fight and Hockey Choreography for New Show at Minneapolis’ Children’s Theatre Company
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Ryan Bourque ’09, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Acting program and winner of two Joseph Jefferson Awards (Chicago’s top theatrical prize) for his stage combat choreography, has staged the fight and hockey scenes for a new musical at the nationally acclaimed Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis. Titled The…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Featured in Musical ‘Fun Home’ Sept. 19-Nov. 12
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumna Hannah Starr ’14, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is featured in the regional theater premiere of the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit Fun Home, running September 19-November 12 at Victory Gardens Theatre, 2433 N. Lincoln, Chicago. Starr plays “Medium Alison” in this musical inspired…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty and Alumni Bring Chicago Premiere of ‘Georgia McBride’ Comedy to Northlight Theatre Sept. 14-Oct. 22
Faculty members and alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are on the design and production team of the Chicago-area premiere of The Legend of Georgia McBride, running Sept. 14-Oct. 22 at Northlight Theatre in the Chicago suburb of Skokie. Jacqueline Penrod, associate chair and artistic director of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department,…