Month: May 2019
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Behzad Dabu Stars in World Premiere Thriller at La Jolla Playhouse June 2-30
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Behzad Dabu ’08 — a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Acting Program and a regular cast member on ABC TV’s How to Get Away with Murder — stars in La Jolla Playhouse‘s world-premiere production of Put Your House in Order, running June 2 through 30. Set in the Chicago…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Releases New Album, ‘Left Hanging’
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Mikey Silas ’11, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, has released a new solo CD, titled Left Hanging. The release was reviewed by The Rust Belt Chronicles.com, a news site covering the entertainment scene in Ohio, including Cleveland, where Silas is based. Silas is…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty and Alums Bring Firebrand’s ‘Queen of the Mist’ to the Stage May 25-July 6
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Barbara Robertson stars in Firebrand Theatre‘s Chicago premiere of Queen of the Mist, Michael John LaChiusa’s musical about Anna (Annie) Edson Taylor, the first woman to go over Niagara Falls. For tickets, click here. Robertson, a longtime Columbia College faculty member, is an eight-time winner of the Joseph…
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Trap Door Theatre, Led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum, Receives Special Jeff Award
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department congratulates Chicago’s cutting-edge Trap Door Theatre, whose managing director is Columbia College alum Nicole Wiesner ’00, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting. As reported May 22 by BroadwayWorld.com, Trap Door will receive a 2019 Non-Equity Special Award from the Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee to honor…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum’s Company Seeks New Plays for August Festival; Deadline Is May 26 for Submissions
Nothing Without a Company, an experimental theatre ensemble founded by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Anna Rose Ii-Epstein ’07, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Acting program, is seeking submissions for its second annual New World Play Festival, a showcase of new site-specific environmental works. The plays accepted for production will be performed over three…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Acting Program Alum Headed to Broadway — Again
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Caroline Neff ’07, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is featured in next season’s Broadway production of Linda Vista, by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts. Neff and Letts are both company members of Chicago’s internationally acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre Company ensemble. Neff — who came to…
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Columbia College Chicago Student in Off-Broadway Production ‘Antigone in Ferguson’
Jonathan Elkins, a student in the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s BA Program in Comedy Writing and Performance, is in the Off-Broadway production Antigone in Ferguson, running through July 13 at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church at 157 Montague in Brooklyn, New York. Conceived in the wake of the 2014 death of Michael…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alumni and Students Featured in ‘Storefront Theater Musical’ May 16-June 29
Alumni and student talent from the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department is on display in Storefront Theatre Musical, the new show from Chicago’s Corn Productions. This parody of Disney’s High School Musical concerns a small Chicago storefront theatre threatened with being shut down by the city for code violations, forcing the artists who work there…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Featured in ‘Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’ at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre May 16-June 29
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are featured in the classic musical comedy A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, running May 16 through June 29 at Metropolis Performing Arts. The 1962 show by Larry Gelbart, Burt Shevelove, and Stephen Sondheim skillfully combines time-tested comedies of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus with…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Stage Management Graduates Start Careers at Top Theatres Fresh Out of College
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department proudly congratulates Natalie Day, Izzy French, Aryn Henderson, and Nikki Konomos — all 2019 graduates of the Theatre Department’s Stage Management program. The four are hitting the ground running, professionally speaking, having secured positions in the highly competitive field of theatrical stage management at top companies, including Chicago’s Goodman…