Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance alum Marvin Quijada ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Program’s BA Program in Acting, is the co-creator of Kid Prince and Pablo, a contemporary hip-hop musical based on Mark Twain’s classic novel The Prince and the Pauper. The show runs January 5 through February 16 at Lifeline Theatre, located at 6912 N. Glenwood in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood. For tickets, click here.

Marvin Quijada

Marvin Quijada is the musical’s composer. His brother, playwright and actor Brian Quijada, is the show’s adaptor. As previously reported in this blog, Marvin Quijada – a clown and mime who performs under the name Silent Marvin – is the recipient of multiple Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago theatre’s top prize.

Harrison Ornelas

Heather Currie

The production’s scenic designer and technical director is Columbia College alum Harrison Ornelas ’15, a graduate of Columbia’s Film and Television BA Program. Ornelas is the staff technical director for both Lifeline Theatre and the Black Ensemble Theatre in Chicago. And Lifeline’s managing producing director, Heather Currie, is a faculty member at Columbia College Chicago’s School of Film and Television.

In the Quijada brothers’ adaptation of Mark Twain’s classic novel, the ruling class of a divided Capital City has banned rap and dance after an attempted revolution by the people. Kid Prince is set to inherit the throne – until he meets Pablo, a drummer who performs for underground rap battles. When the two hatch a plan to switch identities, mayhem and music ensue. But by standing in each other’s shoes, Kid Prince and Pablo discover connections that could start a whole new revolution.