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March 14 ‘Oklahoma!’ Performance Benefits Musical Theatre Scholarships

Posted by Albert Williams

The performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! at the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department on Saturday, March 14, at 7 PM, is a benefit for Columbia’s Musical Theatre Scholarships program. Tickets for the benefit performance are $5-$15. Proceeds from the show...

New Web Series ‘You’re So Talented’ Debuts March 11–A Collaboration Among Columbia College Theatre, Cinema, and Education Alumni

Posted by Albert Williams

Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre, Cinema Art + Science, and Education departments have joined forces to launch a new Web series, You’re So Talented, which premieres Wednesday, March 11. Presented by Open TV, and produced in association with...

Behzad Dabu, Chad L. Green, Chris Tabor, Columbia College Chicago Education Department, Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, Columbia College Cinema Art + Science, Dakota Losch, Jaren Merrell, Matthew Paul Gonzalez, Morgan D. Jensen, Sam Bailey, Samantha Lee, Valerie Lyvers Acting, Theatre, Uncategorized Leave a Comment

Columbia College Theatre Alumni and Student Talents Featured in Shows at Royal George Theatre and Theater Wit

Posted by Albert Williams

Several Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and students are involved in Runcible Theatre Company’s staging of British playwright Howard Barker’s rarely-seen Scenes from an Execution, the tale of a 16th-century Italian painter’s clash with religious and secular authorities over...

Andra Velis Simon, Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, Georgia Gove, Rachel Melius, Spencer Meeks, Vic Kuligoski Acting, Musical Theatre, Theatre, Uncategorized Leave a Comment

Columbia College Theatre Alumni Mount New L.A. Production of ‘Boys’ Life’

Posted by Albert Williams

A group of Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, now based in Los Angeles, have set out to mount a new production of Howard Korder‘s 1988 comedy Boys’ Life at the Complex Theatres in Hollywood. Alumni Tyler Vaughn...

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Columbia College Alumnus/Teacher Eric Burgher Launches ‘Under the Lights’ Podcast to Highlight the Work of Chicago’s Arts Community

Posted by Albert Williams

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus and teacher Eric Burgher has launched Under the Lights, a new podcast highlighting the work of Chicago artists–actors, directors, writers, musicians, improvisers, performance artists, casting directors, and others. Each episode of the podcast...

Brian Posen, Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, Eric Burgher, Jess Godwin, Kaiser Ahmed, Under the Lights Acting, Theatre, Uncategorized Leave a Comment

More Good Reviews for Hypocrites’ ‘Endgame’

Posted by Albert Williams

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus and teacher Brian Shaw was singled out for his performance in The Hypocrites‘ acclaimed new production of Samuel Beckett’s absurdist classic Endgame in Time Out Chicago’s review of the production. “The Hypocrites deliver...

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Columbia Alumni Featured in ‘Two Trains Running’ at Goodman Theatre; ‘College Night’ Performance on March 18

Posted by Albert Williams

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni Chester Gregory and A.C. Smith are featured in Goodman Theatre‘s much-anticipated new production of Two Trains Running, by the late August Wilson. The centerpiece of a celebration of Wilson’s work and influence (marking...

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Columbia Theatre Alumnus Pat Whalen Hosts a ‘Good Evening’ of ‘Late-Night Talk-Show News-Alternative’ Entertainment

Posted by Albert Williams

Columbia College Theatre Department alumnus Pat Whalen hosts Good Evening #6, the sixth installment of Good Evening with Pat Whalen on Friday, March 6, at 10:45 PM. Described as “Chicago’s only late-night talk-show news-alternative; featuring live music, interviews and performances,” Good...

Andrew Burden Swanson, Cody Spellman, Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, Danny Socorro Martinez, Good Evening with Pat Whalen, Gus Menary, Jackalope Theatre, Kaiser Ahmed, Pat Whalen, Steep Theatre, The Life and Death of Eric Argyle Acting, Theatre, Uncategorized Leave a Comment

Glowing Reviews for Columbia College Theatre Artists in ‘Four,’ ‘Endgame’

Posted by Albert Williams

Early reviews have been raves for the Columbia College Theatre Department folks involved in Jackalope Theatre’s Four and The Hypocrites’ Endgame. The cast of Four features student Michael Kurowski and alumnus Daniel Martinez, and the show’s set is designed...

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Columbia Theatre Alumna/Teacher Jess Godwin Releases New Music Video, ‘Fool Me Once’

Posted by Albert Williams

Singer-songwriter Jess Godwin, a Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department graduate and now a teacher in the department’s Theatre Foundation Core, has released her newest music video, “Fool Me Once“–the latest installment of her ongoing Godwin Anthology Project, a 12-part...

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