Month: October 2018
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In Memoriam: María Irene Fornés, 1930-2018
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department mourns playwright María Irene Fornés, who passed away October 30, 2018, at the age of 88. Born in Cuba on May 14, 1930, Ms. Fornés was a leading figure in the Off-Off-Broadway movement of the 1960s, and continued to write and direct plays throughout the 1970s, ’80s, and ’90s.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Student and Alumni Talent Featured in ‘Moby Dick! The Musical’ Through Dec. 1
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department student and alumni talent is on display in Moby Dick! The Musical, presented by The Cuckoo’s Theater Project through December 1 at the Heartland Studio in Chicago’s Glenwood Avenue Arts District. Tina-Kim Nguyen, a student in the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting with a Minor in Directing, is in…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Receives Rave Review for ‘The Lonesome West,’ Running Through Nov. 18 at Raven Theatre
AstonRep Theatre Company‘s production of Martin McDonagh’s dark comedy The Lonesome West, which costars Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Dylan Todd ’17, received a glowing review from the Chicago Reader, Chicago’s premier alternative weekly newspaper. “McDonagh’s characters are . . . awful, cruel, violent, weak, hate-filled people, poisoned by self-loathing, trapped in a fallen world they…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Rock Musical Spoof ‘Carrie 2: The Rage’ to the Stage Oct. 26-27
Underscore Theatre Company, a Chicago troupe devoted to presenting new musical theatre works, presents a reunion concert version of Carrie 2: The Rage (An Unauthorized Musical Parody), which Underscore produced last year in its world premiere. Written by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Preston Max Allen ’13, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Honored with 2018 Joseph Jefferson Awards
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Caroline Neff ’07, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, won a 2018 Joseph Jefferson Award in the category of Performer in a Principal Role–Play for her performance in the title role of Lettie at Victory Gardens Theatre. The Jeff Awards, Chicago’s top theatrical prizes, were…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alumni Featured in ‘Director’s Haven 2018’ Through Oct. 31
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are participating in the Haven Theatre‘s fourth annual Director’s Haven, an initiative showcasing the talents of rising directors in Chicago. The project features three one-act plays on one program, each directed by a different early-career director selected by Haven Theatre. This year’s cohort of directors includes former Columbia College…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni and Faculty Honored with 2018 Black Theatre Alliance Awards
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department proudly congratulates the alumni and faculty members who were honored with Black Theatre Alliance/Ira Aldridge Awards for 2018. The awards were presented October 15 at a ceremony at Columbia College’s Hokin Lecture Hall. The winners included: alum RjW Mays ’06, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in…
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Margaret Atwood’s ‘Penelopiad’ Opens Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department’s 2018-19 Mainstage Season in New Courtyard Theater Oct. 17-27
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department opens its 2018-2019 Mainstage Season with a rarity: The Penelopiad, Canadian author Margaret Atwood‘s retelling of Homer’s Iliad from the perspective of the women. Performed by an all-female, all-student cast under the direction of Columbia College alum AJ Ware ’09, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, The…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Reunion October 19-20 Celebrates Renovated Getz Theater Center with Performances, Panel Discussions, and More!
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in Acting, Comedy Writing and Performance, Dance, European Devised Performance Practice, Improv, Musical Theatre, Playwriting, Solo Performance, Stage Combat, Technical Theatre, Theatre, Theatre Alumni Reunion, Theatre Design, Theatre Directing, Theatre Technology, Uncategorized, Writing for PerformanceThe Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and the college’s office of Development and Alumni Relations invite alumni and supporters of Columbia College‘s Theatre Department to the first-ever Columbia College Theatre Reunion Weekend October 19 and 20, 2018. The event celebrates the Theatre Department’s rich history and exciting future and marks the reopening of the beautifully…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alumni and Students Featured in Porchlight Music Theatre’s ‘Gypsy’ Oct. 12-Nov. 25
Alumni and students of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s Musical Theatre Program are featured in the classic musical Gypsy, presented by Chicago’s Porchlight Music Theatre October 12 through November 25. The show’s cast includes current Columbia College students Aalon Smith, Marvin J. Malone II, and Ariel Triunfo. Smith plays “Dainty June,” a teenage performer…