Month: January 2020
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Named Artistic Director of Seattle’s Washington Ensemble Theatre
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Maggie Rogers ’14, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, has been named as the next artistic director of the Washington Ensemble Theatre in Seattle, Washington. According to a report in BroadwayWorld Seattle, Rogers will succeed current artistic director Samie Spring Detzer by the end of the…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring ‘Generation Red’ to Otherworld Theatre Jan. 17-Feb. 7
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are on the creative team of Generation Red, running January 17 through February 7 at Otherworld Theatre Company, a Chicago theatre dedicated to science-fiction and fantasy genre theatre.. Columbia College alum Tiffany Keane Schaefer ’12, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, is the show’s production designer…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Wins LA Stage Alliance’s Ovation Award for Fight Direction
Congratulations to Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Jen Albert ’97, winner of a 2020 Ovation Award from the LA Stage Alliance, a non-profit arts service organization dedicated to building awareness, appreciation, and support for the performing arts in Greater Los Angeles. Albert, who works extensively in film and television as an actor, fight director,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Featured in Lifeline’s ‘Bunny’s Book Club’ Jan. 11-Feb. 16
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums Whitney Dottery ’15, a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, and Dakota Hughes ’15, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, are featured in the family-oriented production Bunny’s Book Club, based on the children’s book by Annie Silvestro.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums and Faculty Featured in Lifeline’s ‘Fillet of Solo’ Performance Festival Jan. 10-26
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and faculty members are featured in the 23rd annual Fillet of Solo Festival, presented January 10 through 26 by Lifeline Theatre. Celebrating the breadth of Chicago’s enduring storytelling and live lit scene, Lifeline brings together a dozen storytelling collectives and numerous solo performers for a three-week, multi-venue selection of…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Keli Garrett Announced as 2020 Madeleine Moore Burrell Playwriting Fellowship Recipient
Columbia College Chicago has announced that Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Keli Garrett ’91 is the 2020 Madeleine Moore Burrell Playwriting Fellowship recipient. The academic residency, now in its second year, was established with support from Columbia College Board of Trustees member Madeline Moore Burrell, founder and retired president of the marketing firm Moore…
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Columbia College Chicago Alums Featured in 31st Annual Rhinoceros Theatre Festival Jan. 11–Feb. 23
Alumni, former students, and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are featured as performers, writers, directors, and designers in the 31st annual Rhinoceros Theater Festival (Rhinofest 2020), running January 11 through February 23 at Prop Thtr, 3502 N. Elston, in Chicago’s Avondale neighborhood. Founded in 1988, Rhinofest is the longest-running multi-arts fringe festival…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Featured in Gift Theatre’s ‘Ten 2020’ Jan. 9-18
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are featured in Ten 2020, a festival of short plays presented January 9 through 18 at the Gift Theatre, located at 4802 N. Milwaukee in Chicago’s Jefferson Park neighborhood. The program consists of ten new works, each ten minutes long. The lineup includes Non-Disclosure Agreement, written by Columbia College…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums and Faculty Bring ‘Thirst’ to Strawdog Theatre Jan. 9-Feb. 15
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and former students are in the cast and production team of the Midwest premiere of Thirst, running January 9 through February 15 at Chicago’s Strawdog Theatre. Tamarus Harvell, a former student in the Theatre Department’s Acting program, is a cast member in the drama, about a family struggling to…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Hosts Pegasus Theatre’s 33rd Annual Young Playwrights Festival Jan. 8-25
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department will host the 33rd annual Young Playwrights Festival presented by Pegasus Theatre Chicago, running January 8 through 25 at the Courtyard Theater in the Getz Theater Center of Columbia College Chicago, located at 72 E. 11th in Chicago’s South Loop. Tickets are $18 for students, $25 for seniors, and…