Month: June 2018
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Return in American Blues Theatre’s Hit Musical ‘Buddy–The Buddy Holly Story’ June 29-Sept. 15
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are in the cast and production team of the encore performance run of Buddy–The Buddy Holly Story, presented by American Blues Theatre June 29 through September 15 at Stage 773, located at 1225 W. Belmont, in Chicago’s Belmont Theatre District. For tickets, call 773-327-5252 or click here. Ann Delaney The cast…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring ‘Adventures of Spirit Force Five’ to Factory Theater June 29-Aug. 11
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are on the production team for The Adventures of Spirit Force Five, running June 29 through August 11 at the Factory Theatre, located at 1623 W. Howard in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood. The show’s scenic/props designer is Columbia College alum Devon Green ’18, and the assistant scenic/props designer is…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni and Faculty Bring ‘Peter Pan’ to Chicago Shakespeare Theatre June 27-Aug. 19
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and faculty are in the cast and production team of Peter Pan–A Musical Adventure, playing June 27 through August 19 at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. Alumnus Michael Kurowski ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, plays Tootles, one of the Lost Boys who live…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Playwrights Featured in ‘One-Minute Play Festival’ June 26-27
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums Reeny Hofrichter ’10, Cassandra Rose ’10, and Teagan Walsh-Davis ’10 are among the playwrights whose work is featured in the 9th Annual Chicago One-Minute Play Festival, running two nights only — Tuesday and Wednesday, June 26 and 27, at 8 PM each night — at the Den Theatre, 1331 N.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring ‘The View Upstairs’ to Circle Theatre June 22-July 22
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and student talent is featured in the Chicago premiere of The View Upstairs, running June 22 through July 22 at the Pride Arts Center, 4139 N. Broadway, Chicago. Presented by Circle Theatre Chicago, the musical is inspired by the real-life events of the 1973 arson at a New Orleans…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Chester Gregory Brings One-Man Musical ‘The Eve of Jackie’ to DuSable Museum June 22
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Chester Gregory ’95, HDR ’15, brings his one-man show The Eve of Jackie to Chicago’s DuSable Museum of African American History on Friday, June 22, at 8 PM. Gregory portrays legendary soul singer Jackie Wilson at the twilight of his career in this electrifying solo performance. Chester Gregory After…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Stars in Mercury Theatre’s Musical ‘Avenue Q’ June 21-Sept. 9
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Leah Morrow ’05, a graduate of Columbia College’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, plays Kate Monster in the musical Avenue Q, running June 21 through September 9 at the Mercury Theater Chicago, 3745 N. Southport, Chicago. The production team includes choreographer Kevin Bellie, a former student at the Columbia College…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Brings ‘Barbecue Apocalypse’ to the Stage
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Joseph ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre Design, is the lighting designer for Barbecue Apocalypse, presented June 18 through July 21 by The Cuckoo’s Theatre Project at Prop Thtr, 3502 N. Elston, Chicago. The play concerns three suburban couples whose status-conscious lifestyle is…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring ‘Fight Quest’ Superhero Show to Otherworld Theatre June 15-July 7
Otherworld Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents a new installment of its interactive fantasy combat series Fight Quest, running June 15 through July 7 at Otherworld’s new home base, located at 3914 N. Clark in Chicago. In Fight Quest 4 Peace, the Otherworld company builds the…
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(VIDEO) David Cromer, Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Student and Teacher, Wins Tony Award for Directing Broadway Hit ‘The Band’s Visit’
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department proudly congratulations former Theatre Department student and faculty member David Cromer HDR ’17 on winning the 2018 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical. Cromer — who studied acting and directing at the Columbia College Theatre Department and later taught and directed shows there, and who received an…