Month: August 2022
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Dept. Alums and Faculty Bring ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ to Drury Lane Theatre Aug. 31-Oct. 23
Alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and the Columbia College Chicago Music Department are in the cast and production team for the mystery Murder on the Orient Express, running August 31 through October 23 at Drury Lane Theatre in the Chicago suburb of Oakbrook Terrace. Columbia College alum Leah Morrow ’05,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Featured in Musical ‘Dreamgirls’ at Paramount Theatre Aug. 31-Oct. 16
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are in the cast of the musical Dreamgirls, running August 31 through October 16 at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, Illinois. For tickets, click here. The show’s cast includes Columbia College alums Shantel Cribbs ’17 and Juwon Tyrel Perry ’19, both graduates of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty Member’s New Play ‘Chagall in School’ Runs Aug. 26-Oct. 8 at Theatre Wit
Chagall in School, a new comedy by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member James Sherman, receives its world premiere from Grippo Stage Company August 26 through October 8. The show, inspired by the life of famed artist Marc Chagall, is presented at Theatre Wit, located at 1229 W. Belmont in Chicago’s Belmont Theatre District. For…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Brings New Plays to Life in Broken Nose Theatre’s ‘Bechdel Fest 9: Next Level’ Aug. 28-31 at Den Theatre
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Rose Hamill ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre Technology, will make her debut as a theatrical director by directing one of the plays in Broken Nose Theatre‘s Bechdel Fest 9: Next Level, Broken Nose’s annual festival of new short works featuring an ensemble of femme, female-identifying, non-binary,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums and Faculty Bring BoHo Theatre’s World Premiere ‘National Merit’ to the Stage Aug. 25-Sept. 25
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums and faculty are on the production team of National Merit, BoHo Theatre‘s first mainstage production of 2022. This world premiere runs August 25 through September 25 at Theater Wit, located at 1229 W. Belmont in Chicago’s Belmont Theatre District. For tickets, click here. Student and teacher discounts are available. The…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Department Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2022 Joseph Jefferson Awards
Congratulations to the alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and Columbia College Chicago Music Department who have been nominated for 2022 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The Equity “Jeff Awards” honor excellence in Chicago’s Equity theatre during the 2021-2022 theatre season. The list of this year’s Equity Jeff Award nominees,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring Babes with Blades’ ‘Richard III’ to the Stage Aug. 25-Oct. 15
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are in the cast and production team of Babes With Blades Theatre Company‘s production of William Shakespeare’s historical drama Richard III, presented in partnership with the University of Illinois Chicago’s Disability Cultural Center. The show runs August 25 through October 15 at the Edge Theatre, located at 5451 N. Broadway…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Debuts as Songwriter for Disney Channel’s ‘Hamster & Gretel’
Congratulations to Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Makena Metz ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program. A song that Metz co-wrote, “Race Against Time,” premiered in the Disney Channel’s new series Hamster & Gretel, produced by Disney Television Animation. The song is featured in Episode 2 of the series, “Math Punch,”…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum’s Play ‘Wreck’ Runs Aug. 19-Sept. 3 at That’s Entertainment Performing Arts Warehouse Theatre
Wreck, a play by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Kevin Wiczer ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, will be presented August 19 through September 3 by a new theatre company, Theatre Ellipsis. Performances take place at the That’s Entertainment Performing Arts Warehouse Theatre, located at 342 W. Colfax in the Chicago suburb of Palatine.…