Month: May 2023
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Talks About Being a ‘Successful Working Actor’ in Hollywood
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Behzad Dabu ’08, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Acting Program, is profiled in a Los Angeles Times article headlined “What Does It Mean to Be a Successful Working Actor? Probably Not What You Think,” published May 24, 2023. In a sidebar feature, Dabu recounts his experiences as an…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured in World Premiere ‘Shaw vs. Tunney’ May 25-July 8
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Maddie Sachs ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, is featured in the Grippo Stage Company’s world premiere of Shaw vs. Tunney, a new play written by Douglas Post. Based on the book The Prizefighter and the Playwright by Jay R. Tunney, the…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum David Cromer Stars in ‘Hyper-Intimate’ Production of Chekhov’s ‘Uncle Vanya’ in New York June 28-July 16
Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department student and faculty member David Cromer HDR ’17, recipient of a 2017 Honorary Doctorate of Arts from Columbia College, will star in the title role of Anton Chekhov’s classic drama Uncle Vanya in what is being proclaimed a “hyper-intimate” production in New York City June 28 through July 16.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Mourns Alum and Faculty Member David Yondorf
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department mourns the passing of Columbia College alum David Yondorf ’08, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting and a longtime teacher in the Theatre Department’s Stage Combat Minor. Yondorf passed away May 17, 2023, after a short battle with oral cancer. He was 43. Yondorf was laid to…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Faculty and Student Honored by Michael Merritt Design Awards May 22
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member and Tony Award-nominated lighting designer Heather Gilbert, coordinator of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre Design and Technology, is the recipient of the 2023 Michael Merritt Award for Excellence in Design and Collaboration. The award will be presented as part of the annual Michael Merritt Awards for…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring Teatro Vista’s ‘Dream King’ to the Stage May 11-June 18
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Marvin Quijada ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is the creator and star of Teatro Vista‘s world premiere The Dream King, a “silent musical” running May 11 through June 18 at the Chopin Theatre, located at 1543 W. Division in Chicago’s Bucktown/Wicker Park neighborhood.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alums Design May Productions at Invictus and First Floor Theatres
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s BA Program in Theatre Design and Technology are on the design teams for new productions in Chicago’s vibrant theatre scene this May 2023. Columbia College alum Kevin Rolfs ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Design progam, is the set designer for Invictus Theatre Company’s new…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Performances and Displays Highlight Manifest Arts Festival May 12
The 2023 edition of Columbia College Chicago‘s student-powered Manifest Arts Festival takes place Friday, May 12, to celebrate student achievements at the end of the 2022-23 school year, and the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department is proudly participating, with performances in the areas of Playwriting, Musical Theatre, Stage Combat, Solo Performance, Devised Performance, and Comedy…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs ‘A New Brain’ for Los Angeles’ Celebration Theatre
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Khanisha Foster ’02, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, has directed a new, gender-expansive production of William Finn and James Lapine’s musical A New Brain, running through June 24 at the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center’s Davidson/Valentini Theatre, located in The Village at Ed…
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Columbia College Chicago Alum Directs World Premiere of ‘Aztec Human Sacrifice’ May 5-June 18
Columbia College Chicago alum Jay Españo MFA ’16 – a graduate of the college’s MFA program in film directing and recipient of a Graduate Certificate in Laban Movement Analysis from Columbia College’s Dance Movement Therapy program — directs the world premiere of Aztec Human Sacrifice, a musical comedy by Kingsley Day and Philip LaZebnik. The show…