Month: February 2020
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Directs Laguna Playhouse’s Production of ‘Barefoot in the Park’ Starring Rita Rudner Feb. 26-March 22
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Matthews ’99, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is directing a new production of Neil Simon’s comedy Barefoot in the Park for the Laguna Playhouse in Laguna Beach, California. The show, about a young married couple in New York City, stars Rita Rudner as…
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Rave Reviews for Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum’s ‘Highly Recommended’ Staging of Classic Drama ‘Raisin in the Sun’
The Invictus Theatre Company‘s intimate new production of the classic drama A Raisin in the Sun, directed by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Aaron Reese Boseman ‘12, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, is winning rave reviews from Chicago critics. “Boseman’s production goes for broke with heartfelt zest, spilling over the…
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Tony Award-Winning Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Anna D. Shapiro Returns to Broadway Feb. 25 with ‘The Minutes’
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Anna D. Shapiro ’90, HDR ’15, winner of the 2008 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play for the Broadway hit August: Osage County, is returning to Broadway as director of The Minutes, which begins previews February 25 at the Cort Theatre in New York City prior to…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Featured in Pride Films and Play’s Chicago Premiere of ‘Dex & Abby’ Feb. 20-March 29
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Josh Pablo Szabo ’19, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, is featured in the Chicago premiere of Dex & Abby, a new comedy presented by Pride Films and Plays. The play concerns two dogs with unique personalities whose owners — two gay men…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum’s Queer Comedy Series ‘These Thems’ Debuts on YouTube Feb. 27
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Gretchen Wylder ’07, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is is the creator, star, and executive producer of These Thems–The Queer Comedy Series, which will launch on February 27, 2020, on the OML YouTube channel. The seven-episode, fully narrative digital series will post new episodes…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni Bring ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ to the Stage Feb. 17-March 15
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are bringing an intimate new revival of the classic drama A Raisin in the Sun to Chicago audiences. Presented by the Invictus Theatre Company, the production is directed by Columbia College alum Aaron Reese Boseman ‘12, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program. The cast…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Presents ‘Failure: A Love Story’ Feb. 13-22
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department continues its 2019-2020 Mainstage Season with Failure: A Love Story, running February 13 through 22 in Studio 404 of the historic Getz Theater Center of Columbia College, located at 72 E. 11th in Chicago’s South Loop. The production features a student cast under the direction of Theatre Department associate…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Faculty Bring ‘A Doll’s House’ to Raven Theatre Feb. 6-March 22
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and faculty members are bringing a new version of Henrik Ibsen’s classic drama A Doll’s House to the stage of Chicago’s Raven Theatre February 6 through March 22. The show’s cast includes Columbia College alum Carmen Liao ’19, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Acting. And…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty Member Chairs 2020 Colloquium on Playwright August Wilson March 12-15
The August Wilson Society at Howard University in Washington, D.C., is partnering with the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC) in Pittsburgh to host “August Wilson on the Margins – Understudied and Underrepresented,” the August Wilson Society’s 2020 Biennial Colloquium on the work and legacy of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson. The event takes…