Category: Acting
-
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Pulse Theatre’s ‘Fabulation’ to the Stage July 24-August 16
Pulse Theatre Company Chicago, a young troupe founded by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni Aaron Mitchell Reese (artistic director) and Christopher Jackson (producing artistic director), is presenting Lynn Nottage’s Obie Award-winning play Fabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine. The show–directed by Reese, a graduate of Columbia College’s Theatre Directing Program–is a social satire about…
-
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Plays Indian God in Eclipse’s ‘A Perfect Ganesh’ July 21-August 23
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Allen Harris is featured in A Perfect Ganesh, presented by Eclipse Theatre Company as part of its 2015 season of plays by Terrence McNally. The show previews July 16-18 and opens July 21 at Chicago’s historic Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport, where it runs through August 23. In…
-
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni and Faculty Bring U.S. Premiere to Steep Theatre July 9-Aug. 15
Steep Theatre, whose ensemble includes several Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and teachers, is presenting the U.S. premiere of British playwright Alistair McDowall’s Brilliant Adventures. The play–about a man who has invented a device that could change the world–is described as “a wildly entertaining sci-fi thriller with more than a touch of dark comedy.”…
-
‘Dancing on the Ceiling’ Festival Features New Work by Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Dance Alumni, Students, and Faculty July 10-Aug. 1 at Stage 773
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, students, and faculty are collaborating on a festival of devised work, Dancing on the Ceiling and Other Moments of Connection, running July 10-August 1 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont, Chicago. Presented by The Neapolitans theatre company, the festival is curated by Hannah Burt, a graduate of the…
-
Columbia College Theatre Alumni and Students Appear in Shows on Chicago Stages in July
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and students are appearing in current productions on Chicago stages. Alumni Ryan Jendrycki and Lucas Perfetti, graduates of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, are in EL Stories 21: People Watching, produced by Waltzing Mechanics. EL Stories 21: People Watching indulges the fantasies we create about our fellow riders’ lives…
-
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni in Hypocrites’ Remounted ‘All Our Tragic’ June 20-Aug. 9
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are in the cast and production team of The Hypocrites‘ remount of its acclaimed 2014 production All Our Tragic, running June 20-August 9 at the Den Theatre, 1329 N. Milwaukee, in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. All Our Tragic got rave reviews and full houses in its original run in…
-
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Voice Program Coordinator Cecilia O’Reilly Featured in Chicago Tribune
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department associate professor Cecilia O’Reilly, coordinator of the voice training component of the Acting Program, was interviewed in the Chicago Tribune in an article about the challenges British actors face mastering American accents. O’Reilly is the dialect coach for the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain‘s production of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright…
-
Columbia College Alumni Featured in Chicago Musical Theatre Festival, Featuring 13 New Works June 30-July 19
Alumni and students from the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, Music Department, and Dance Department are involved in the Underscore Theatre Company‘s second annual Chicago Musical Theatre Festival, running June 30-July 19 at the Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee, in Chicago’s Wicker Park community. The festival features 13 world-premiere musicals by local artists, selected from…
-
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni, Faculty, and Students Take Part in Theatre on the Lake Summer Theatre Festival; Bailiwick Chicago’s ‘Murder Ballad’ Launches Festival June 17
Two of Chicago’s strongest selling points are its vibrant theatre scene and its beautiful lakefront, and the Chicago Park District’s annual Theatre on the Lake Summer Theatre Festival, which showcases encore performances of some of the most exciting professional productions from the previous Off-Loop theatre season, celebrates both. Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, faculty,…
-
Jackalope Theatre, Founded and Led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni, Honored for ‘New Work’ at Joseph Jefferson Awards June 8
Congratulations to Jackalope Theatre, a collective founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni: the company’s 2014 production of Exit Strategy, by Ike Holter, was honored in the “New Work” category at the 42nd annual Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Awards ceremony, held Monday, June 8, at Park West nightclub, 322 W. Armitage in Chicago’s…