Month: August 2023
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Joseph Sikora’s Hit TV Series ‘Power Book IV: Force’ Returns Sept. 1
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Joseph Sikora ’98, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, stars in Season 2 of the TV series Power Book IV: Force, beginning Friday, September 1, at 8 PM Eastern Time (7 PM Central Time) on the premium cable outlet Starz. Sikora plays drug dealer Tommy Egan in the gritty…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ to Paramount Theatre Aug. 30-Oct. 15
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums and faculty members are in the cast and creative team of the musical Little Shop of Horrors at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, Illinois – the nation’s largest musical theatre subscription house. The show runs August 30 through October 15. For tickets and information, click here. The cast of…
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Birthday Salute to Longtime Columbia College Chicago Theatre Chair Sheldon Patinkin (Aug. 27, 1935-Sept. 21, 2014)
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department fondly honors the memory of Sheldon Patinkin – longtime chair of the Theatre Department, noted director and teacher, and cherished friend and mentor to many in the Chicago theatre community — who was born August 27, 1935. Sheldon Patinkin was Chair of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department from 1980 —…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alums Bring ‘The Innocence of Seduction’ to City Lit Theatre Aug. 25-Oct. 8
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and Columbia College Chicago Music Department are on the creative team of The Innocence of Seduction, a new play running August 25 through October 8 at City Lit Theatre, located at 1020 W. Bryn Mawr in Chicago’s Edgewater Theatre District. For tickets, click here. This world premiere,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum David Cromer Stars in ‘Exceedingly Well-Acted’ Production of Chekhov’s ‘Uncle Vanya’ in New York Through Sept. 3
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, stars 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. As previously reported in this blog,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Brings ‘Queer Pirate Romance Adventure’ Play to the Stage Aug. 18-27
Counterfeit Combat, a theatre company co-founded by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Chloe Streif ’18, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting with a Minor in Stage Combat, presents And They Were Shipmates: A Queer Pirate Romance Adventure, described as “a gay pirate show full of fights and fun that you…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Department Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2023 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 2023 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The Equity “Jeff Awards” honor excellence in Chicago’s Equity theatre during the 2022-2023 theatre season. The list of this year’s Equity Jeff Award nominees,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured in Campy Musical ‘Murder, ReWrote’ Aug. 10-Sept. 16
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Tyler Anthony Smith ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is featured in Hell in a Handbag Productions‘ world premiere musical parody Murder, ReWrote, playing August 10 through September 16 at the Den Theatre, located at 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. For tickets,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Declare: ‘Jackalope Is Here to Stay!’
Jackalope Theatre, a company founded and led by alumni and former students of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, has announced that it is temporarily moving out of its home base in Broadway Armory Park, a Chicago Park District facility at 5917 N. Broadway in Chicago’s north-side Edgewater neighborhood, and is putting plans on hold…
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Columbia College Chicago Faculty and Alums Bring Shows to Edinburgh Festival Fringe Aug. 2-28
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty members and alums are heading to Scotland in August to participate in the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Branded as “the world’s greatest platform for creative freedom,” the fringe festival runs August 4 through 28 at multiple venues in Scotland’s capital city. As previously reported in this blog, a…