Month: June 2019
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Bring ‘The Producers’ to Los Angeles’ Celebration Theatre June 28-Aug. 12
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Matthews ’99 — a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting and recipient of the 2016 Milton Katselas Award for career achievement in directing from the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle — is the director of a new Los Angeles production of the hit musical The…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty and Alumni Talent Featured in ‘Music Man’ at Goodman Theatre June 29-Aug. 11
‘ Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Jermaine Hill is the music director for The Music Man at the Goodman Theatre, located at 170 N. Dearborn in downtown Chicago. Hill is an assistant professor and the resident musical director at the Columbia College Theatre Department. The show’s cast includes Columbia College Isaiah Silvia-Chandley ’18,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs World Premiere Comedy ‘Human Resource(s),’ Running Through July 6
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Jen Sloan ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, has directed the world premiere of Human Resource(s), by Sara Means. Presented by Theatre Evolve, the comedy is described as “the sometimes-too-familiar story of corporate America and the extremes of clawing one’s way to the top” and…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Named Theatre/Dance Editor of Chicago Reader
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Kerry Reid ’87 has been hired as the new full-time editor of theatre and dance coverage for the Chicago Reader newspaper, according to an announcement released by the paper on June 20, 2019. Reid has been a freelance theatre critic and arts journalist for more than 25 years, including…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums and Students Featured in ‘The Selfish Giant’ Through June 30
Alumni and students from the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are featured in The Selfish Giant, Ghostlight Ensemble Theatre Company‘s adaptation of the classic children’s story by Oscar Wilde. The show’s cast includes Daniela Martinez ’19 and Zoe Savransky ’19, both graduates of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Acting. Also in the cast is…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Bring Underscore’s Musical ‘Ballad of Lefty & Crabbe’ to the Stage Through July 14
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are in the cast and creative team of The Ballad of Lefty & Crabbe, a new musical presented by Underscore Theatre Company. Running through July 14 at the Understudy, located at 4609 N. Clark in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood, the show tracks the journey of an ultra-sharp but down-on-their-luck comedy…
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Scholarship Will Benefit Students in Columbia College Chicago’s School of Fine and Performing Arts; Application Deadline Is July 1, 2019
The Columbia College Chicago News Office reports that Paradigm Talent Agency has chosen Columbia College Chicago as the recipient of a $50,000 donation to create the Chip Hooper Scholarship, an endowed scholarship fund for the School of Fine and Performing Arts in memory of Chip Hooper, the agency’s longtime Head of Music who passed away…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum and Teacher Bring Midwest Premiere of ‘Future Thinking’ to Iowa June 6-8
Mirrorbox Theatre, an Iowa theatre company led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Cavan Hallman ’05, presents the Midwest premiere of Future Thinking, by Eliza Clark. The show is directed by Hallman’s former teacher, Columbia College Theatre Department alum and faculty member Stephanie Shaw ’92, MFA ’09. Now in its second season, Mirrorbox Theatre…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre, Music, and Cinema/TV Arts Department Alumni and Faculty Win 2019 Joseph Jefferson Awards
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department proudly congratulates the alumni, faculty, and current and former students of the Theatre Department, the Columbia College Chicago Music Department, and the Columbia College Chicago Cinema and Television Arts Department who won 2019 Joseph Jefferson Awards at the Jeff Awards’ annual ceremony on June 3. The Non-Equity Jeff Awards…