Category: Acting
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni Bring Jackalope’s ‘The Raid’ to the Stage Nov. 4-Dec. 12; World Premiere Dramatizes Abolitionists’ Effort to Free Slaves
Jackalope Theatre, a company founded and led by alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, launches its eighth season with The Raid, a new drama about abolitionist John Brown’s plans to free and arm black slaves across the American South prior to the Civil War. The Raid, a world premiere, is written by Idris…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni Go Vampire-Hunting in ‘Gone Dark’ Oct. 31-Nov. 22
Otherworld Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, celebrates Halloween with Gone Dark, a new gothic thriller. Directed by Tiffany Keane (BA ’12), a graduate of the Theatre Department’s theatre directing program, this world premiere by Stuart Bousel features a cast including Columbia alumni Grace Gimpel (BA ’12), a graduate…
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Columbia College Theatre Alumni Perform with Kristin Chenoweth Oct. 24 at Chicago Theatre
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni Jess Godwin (BA ’05), Mallory Maedke (BFA ’14), and Alex Newkirk (BFA ’11) will be backup vocalists for Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth at Chenoweth’s concert at the landmark Chicago Theatre on Saturday, October 24. Godwin is a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting;…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Go ‘In the Asylum with Edgar Allan Poe’ for Halloween
Victor Holstein (BA ’04) and Ryan Jendrycki (BA ’14), graduates of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s BA Program in Acting, are in the cast of In the Asylum with Edgar Allan Poe, running October 16-November 1 at the Royal George Theatre in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. Colorbox Theatre‘s Halloween production consists of theatrical renditions…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumnus Directs Theatre Nebula’s ‘Rocky Horror Show’ for Halloween
Kevin Wiczer (BA ’05), a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s BA Program in Acting, is directing Theatre Nebula‘s Halloween-season production of The Rocky Horror Show, Richard O’Brien’s campy, glam-rock spoof of sci-fi and horror movies. The show runs Oct. 17-Nov. 1 at Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center, 150 E. Wood in the…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Directs ‘Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls,’ Opening at Trap Door Theatre Oct. 15
Nicole Wiesner (BA ’00), a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s BA Program in Acting, is directing The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls, running October 15-November 21 at Trap Door Theatre, located at 1655 W. Cortland in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. This play by Meg Miroshnik concerns a girl sent to Russia to be…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Bring ‘Charm’ to Steppenwolf Theatre Oct. 14-Nov. 8
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni BrittneyLove Smith (BFA ’11) and Cody Estle (BA ’11) are helping Northlight Theatre bring Charm to the stage of Steppenwolf Theatre‘s Merle Reskin Garage Theatre. Charm is a new play by Chicago writer Philip Dawkins, about the colorful inner workings of an etiquette class taught by Mama Darleena Andrews,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Bring New Colony’s ‘The Terrible’ to the Stage for Halloween
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni Claire Chrzan (BA ’11) and Jon Beal (BA ’11) are on the production team for the New Colony‘s Halloween-season production The Terrible, a world premiere by Morgan McNaught. Chrzan, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre Design, is the show’s lighting designer. Beal, a graduate of…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Honored with 2015 Joseph Jefferson Awards
Congratulations to the current and former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department students honored at the 2015 Joseph Jefferson Awards on Monday, October 5. Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre acting student Anthony Fleming III won the Jeff Award for Actor in a Supporting Role–Play for his performance in Moby Dick, presented by Lookingglass Theatre in association with…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Presents British Visiting Professor’s Production ‘Glockenspiel’ Oct. 6-8
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department is proud to present Glockenspiel, written and directed by Visiting Professor Steven Dykes from Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance in the United Kingdom. With a cast and crew of Columbia College students, this drama explores the impact of extensive combat deployments on the U.S. military, featuring…