Month: September 2022
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring ‘Frankenstreisand’ to the Stage Sept. 29-Oct. 31
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Tyler Anthony Smith ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, stars in his own play – Frankenstreisand, running September 29 through October 31 at Redline VR, 4702 N. Ravenswood, Chicago. The show is presented by Hell in a Handbag Productions, which Smith is a company…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Speak at Free Siddons Artistic Council Panel on Artistic Leadership Oct. 3 at Black Ensemble
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums Kaiser Ahmed ’08, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, and Cavan Hallman ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Playwriting program, will speak about the work of theatrical artistic directors at “Leadership Is Listening: A Conversation about Theatrical Leadership,” a panel discussion hosted by the…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured in Citadel Theatre’s ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Sept. 15-Oct. 16
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Aaron Reese Boseman ‘12, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, plays the voice of Audrey II in the musical Little Shop of Horrors, running September 17 through October 16 at the Citadel Theatre, located at 300 Waukegan Road in the northern Chicago suburb of Lake Forest.…
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Tony Award-Winning Columbia College Chicago Alum Tonya Pinkins Stars in ‘Raisin in the Sun’ at New York’s Public Theatre Sept. 27-Nov. 6
Columbia College Chicago alum Tonya Pinkins ’96 — Tony Award-winning star of such Broadway musicals as Caroline, or Change and Jelly’s Last Jam — will star in the Public Theatre’s off-Broadway revival of Lorraine Hansberry‘s groundbreaking drama A Raisin in the Sun September 27 through November 6 at the Public’s Newman Theatre, located at 425…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring ‘Sweeney Todd’ to the Stage Sept. 8-Nov. 6
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are in the cast and production team of Kokandy Productions’ staging of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Stephen Sondheim’s musical thriller. The show runs September 8 through November 6 at the Chopin Theatre, located at 1543 W. Division in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. For tickets, click…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs Third Eye Theatre Ensemble’s Opera ‘Beowulf,’ Running Sept. 2-11
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Rose Freeman ’07, a graduate of the Theatre Department‘s Theatre Directing program, directs the Third Eye Theatre Ensemble’s midwest premiere of Han Lash’s chamber opera Beowulf, running September 2 through 11 at The Edge Off Broadway, located at 1133 W. Catalpa in Chicago’s Edgewater/Andersonville Theatre District. For tickets, click…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alumni and Faculty Bring ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ to Court Theatre Sept. 2-Oct. 2
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and faculty talent is featured in Court Theatre’s new production of the classic dark comedy Arsenic and Old Lace, running September 2 through October 2. Court’s production features Columbia College Theatre Department faculty member Celeste Williams as elderly Martha Brewster, who lives with her sister Abby and their nephew…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs ‘The Garbologists,’ Running Sept. 1-Oct. 2 at Northlight Theatre
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Cody Estle ’11, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, directs The Garbologists, running September 1 through October 2 at Northlight Theatre, located at 9501 Skokie Boulevard in the Chicago suburb of Skokie. This offbeat buddy comedy pairs workers from two different worlds – a white, blue-collar mansplainer and…