Month: February 2022
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs Shakespearean Youth Theatre’s ‘As You Like It’ Feb. 25-March 6 in St. Paul, Minn.
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Lukas Brasherfons ’14, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Acting with a Minor in Stage Combat, is the director of the Shakespearean Youth Theatre‘s new production of William Shakespeare’s romantic comedy As You Like It, running February 25 through March 6 at the Gremlin Theatre in…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Faculty Lead Sarah Siddons Society’s New Artistic Council
The Sarah Siddons Society, a Chicago organization dedicated to funding scholarships for promising theater arts students at top Chicago-area colleges and universities, has announced the formation of the Siddons Artistic Council. The group will offer mentoring, networking, and guidance to recent Siddons scholarship recipients and members of the Chicago-area professional theatre community, while acting as…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Bring ‘The Drag Seed’ to the Stage — Including a Run at New York’s Historic La MaMa E.T.C.
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Tyler Anthony Smith ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is featured in Hell in a Handbag Productions‘ campy thriller spoof The Drag Seed, an unauthorized parody of the 1956 psychological horror film The Bad Seed. The show runs February 24 through March 20 at…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured in Chicago Run of ‘Come From Away’ Feb. 22-March 6
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Harter Clingman ’11, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, is featured in the national touring company of the Broadway hit Come From Away, Irene Sankoff and David Hein’s musical based on the true story of what transpired when 38 airplanes were ordered to…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty Member Discusses ‘Adjusting Your Path During a Pandemic’ in Free Sarah Siddons Society Webinar Feb. 28
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Donterrio is a featured speaker in Adjusting Your Path During a Pandemic, a free theatre career Zoom webinar presented by Chicago’s Sarah Siddons Society on Monday, February 28, at 7 PM Central time. The panel is the inaugural event presented by the Siddons Artistic Council, a group of…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured in ‘SpongeBob the Musical’ Feb. 18-March 6
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Connar Brown ’19, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting with a Minor in Voiceover and a Minor in Video Production, is featured as Ms. Mayor in Surging Films & Theatrics‘ production of SpongeBob the Musical, running February 18 through March 6 at the Greenhouse Theatre…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Tyla Abercrumbie’s Acclaimed New Drama ‘Relentless’ Adds On-Demand Remote Viewing Option
Relentless, the acclaimed new play by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumna Tyla Abercrumbie ’98, has added an on-demand remote viewing option to expand its audience outreach. The show, which Chicago Tribune critic Chris Jones calls “the finest new play to emerge in Chicago since the days before the COVID-19 crisis . . . fully…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Joseph Sikora’s New TV Series ‘Power Book IV: Force’ a Hit in Feb. 6 Premiere
Congratulations to Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Joseph Sikora ’98, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting. His new Starz TV series Power Book IV: Force, a spinoff of his previous hit Starz series Power, debuted February 6 — and, the Hollywood Reporter reported on February 10, the show “deliver[ed] the biggest series premiere audience for…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Presents ‘Cabaret’ Feb. 16-19 at Getz Theatre Center
As previously reported in this blog, the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department presents the musical Cabaret February 16 through 19 in the Courtyard Theatre of the Getz Theatre Center of Columbia College, located at 72 E. 11th Street in Chicago’s South Loop. This staged concert reading of the musical is part of the Theatre Department‘s…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department’s Spring 2022 Mainstage Season: ‘Cabaret’ Feb. 16-19, Followed by ‘Hortensia and the Museum of Dreams’ and ‘Head Over Heels’; Live Performances Held at Getz Theatre Center in Chicago’s South Loop
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s 2021-22 Mainstage Season features three productions for the Spring 2022 semester—two musicals, Cabaret and Head Over Heels, and the drama Hortensia and the Museum of Dreams. Cabaret, with a book by Joe Masteroff and songs by composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb, is a musical written in 1966 centering…