Month: September 2021
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring ‘4000 Days’ to PrideArts Stage Oct. 1-31
Columbia College Chicago alumni are in the cast and production team of the Chicago premiere of 4000 Days, running October 1 through 31 at Chicago’s LGBTQ-focused PrideArts theatre company. PrideArts’ artistic director — Columbia alum Jay Españo MFA ’16, a graduate of the college’s MFA program in film directing and recipient of a Graduate Certificate…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Appears in ‘Deathtrap’ at Woodstock Opera House Oct. 1-17
Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Acting program student Matthew Schufreider is appearing in Ira Levin’s murder mystery Deathtrap at the historic Woodstock Opera House, located at 121 Van Buren in Woodstock, Illinois. Presented by Theatre 121, the play runs October 1 through 17. In this Broadway hit by the author of Rosemary’s Baby, Schufreider…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Directs Musical ‘Something Rotten,’ Running Sept. 25-Oct. 24 at Palatine’s Cutting Hall
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Kevin Wiczer ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is directing the musical Something Rotten!, running September 25 through October 24 at Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center, located at 150 E. Wood in the Chicago suburb of Palatine. Presented by Theatre Nebula, the production marks…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Joanie Schultz Named Associate Artistic Director of Cincinnati Playhouse
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum and former faculty member Joanie Schultz ’00, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, has been named associate artistic director of the Cincinnati Playhouse, one of the nation’s top regional theatres. In an announcement posted September 16, 2021, the Playhouse stated that Schultz “will collaborate with producing…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Showcases New Musical ‘Amy Adams Wins an Oscar’ at Feinstein’s/54 Below on Sept. 21
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Preston Max Allen ’13 — a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting who also took courses in the Theatre Department’s Musical Theatre and Comedy programs —will present a concert performance of his new musical Amy Adams Wins an Oscar on Tuesday, September 21, at New York City’s…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Bring Stage Combat to Lyric Opera’s ‘Macbeth’ Sept. 17-Oct. 9
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are featured in the fight team for Lyric Opera of Chicago’s eagerly awaited brand-new production of Macbeth, Giuseppe Verdi’s thrilling operatic adaptation of William Shakespeare’s tragedy. The production runs September 17 through October 9. For tickets and more information, click here. The stage combat ensemble assembled for…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs 2 Operas About ‘Barrier-Breaking Women in STEM’ Running Sept. 17-Oct. 3
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Rose Freeman ’07, a graduate of the Theatre Department‘s Theatre Directing program, is directing the opening production of the Third Eye Theatre Ensemble‘s eighth season — a double bill of one-act operas running September 17 through October 3 at the Edge Theatre, located at 5451 N. Broadway in Chicago’s…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Win Rave Review for ‘Spectacular’ Choreography for ‘Kinky Boots’ at Paramount
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums Isaiah Silvia-Chandley ’18 and Michael George ’16 won a rave review from the Chicago Reader for their choreography for the professional Chicago-area regional premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots — the fun-filled story of a small-town shoemaker whose encounter with a drag queen unexpectedly changes his business…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Named Resident Stage Manager for San Antonio’s Magik Theatre
Congratulations to Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Rebecca Lynn Dose ’19, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Stage Management BA program. She has been named Resident Stage Manager of the Magik Theatre in San Antonio, Texas. Dose came to Chicago from Minnesota in 2016 to study at the Columbia College Theatre Department’s Musical Theatre…