Month: October 2017
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Wins 2017 Black Excellence Award for Theatre Design
Congratulations to Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Pablo Ponce ’13, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Design BA program, for his 2017 Black Excellence Award from the African American Arts Alliance of Chicago. Ponce won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Technical Support-Set for his scenic design for Pulse Theatre Chicago’s 2016 production of…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumnus Michael Stahl-David Stars in 2 New Movies Opening in November
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Stahl-David ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, stars in two movies opening within a day of each other the first week of November 2017 — the independent feature The Light of the Moon, premiering November 1 in select theatres, and the major release…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Stars in Musical ‘School of Rock’ Nov. 1-19 at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumus Rob Colletti ’11 stars in the national tour of the Broadway hit School of Rock, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical about a wannabe rock star who poses as a prep school teacher. The production arrives in Chicago for a three-week run November 1, playing through November 19 at the Cadillac Palace…
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Columbia College Chicago Alums Bring New Play ‘Bobby Pin Girls’ to the Stage Oct. 29-Dec. 3
Nothing Without a Company, an adventurous theatre troupe founded and led by Columbia College Chicago alums, presents the world premiere of Bobby Pin Girls, running October 29-December 3 at the Chicago Mosaic School, 1101 W. Granville, in Chicago’s Edgewater Theatre District. Written by Columbia alum Janey Bell ’16 — a graduate of the Columbia College…
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Remembering Columbia College Chicago’s First Lifetime Trustee, Sydney Smith Gordon (1923-2017)
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department wishes to salute the memory of Columbia College Board of Trustees lifetime member Sydney Smith Gordon, who passed away on October 9, 2017, at the age of 94. Ms. Gordon, a longtime Chicagoan who moved to Colorado Springs in 2006 to be closer to family, was a staunch supporter…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Featured in Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ Starting Oct. 27 and in Nashville Story Garden’s ‘Love Song’ Oct. 28-Nov. 6
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus and Aaron Muñoz ’01, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, joins the cast of the Netflix web television series Stranger Things for its second season starting October 27. Set in the 1980s, the show deals with supernatural goings-on in a fictional Indiana town. Munoz plays…
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Columbia College Chicago Alumni Bring ‘Captain Steve’s Caring Kingdom’ to Factory Theatre Oct. 27-Dec. 9
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and former students are in the cast and creative/production team for Captain Steve’s Caring Kingdom, a new comedy running October 27-December 9 at the Factory Theatre, located at 1623 W. Howard on Chicago’s northern border. This adult-oriented comedy takes a look at the behind-the-scenes world of a children’s TV…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Honored With 2017 Black Theatre Alliance Awards
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department were honored with 2017 Black Theater Alliance/Ira Aldridge Awards at the BTAA’s annual awards ceremony on Monday, October 23. The event was held at Columbia College Chicago‘s Conaway Center in Chicago’s South Loop. Columbia alumna Aayisha Humphrey ’13, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum John David Nelson Makes Broadway Producing Debut with ‘M. Butterfly’ Opening Oct. 26
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus John David Nelson ’09, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre with a Minor in Playwriting, makes his debut as a credited Broadway producer with the much-anticipated revival of David Henry Hwang’s drama M. Butterfly, opening October 26, 2017, at the Cort Theatre. Directed by…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Student and Alumni Talent Featured in Drury Lane Theatre’s ’42nd Street’ Oct. 26-Jan. 7
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department student Davon Suttles, a junior in the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, and Columbia College Chicago Music Department alumnus Tristan Bruns ’09, a graduate of the Music Department’s BA Program in Music with a Concentration in Instrumental Performance, are featured in the musical 42nd Street, running October…