Category: Class Notes
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Faculty Bring Porchlight’s ‘Blues in the Night’ to the Stage Feb. 9-March 13
Alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are in the cast and creative team of the jazzy musical revue Blues in the Night, presented by Porchlight Music Theatre February 9 through March 13 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, located at 1016 N. Dearborn in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. This…
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‘The Best New Work Here in Years’: Rave Reviews for Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum’s Play ‘Relentless’
Relentless, the new play by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumna Tyla Abercrumbie ’98, has received rave reviews for its world premiere production from Chicago’s TimeLine Theatre. As previously reported in this blog, rhe show, which opened January 27, is scheduled to run through February 26 at Theatre Wit, located at 1229 W. Belmont in Chicago’s Belmont…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Students Featured in New Episode of Amazon’s ‘College Tour’ Airing Feb. 7
Students at the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are featured in an upcoming episode of The College Tour, a TV series streaming on Amazon Prime that provides an inside look into college campuses around the world, making it accessible for students and their families to explore campuses near and far without having to travel. The…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs ‘The Martyrdom of Peter Ohey,’ Running Feb. 3-March 12 at Chicago’s Trap Door Theatre
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Nicole Wiesner ’00, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, directs her own adaptation of Polish absurdist playwright Sławomir Mrożek’s The Martyrdom of Peter Ohey, running February 3 through March 12 at the intimate, cutting-edge Trap Door Theatre, located at 1655 W. Cortland in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. The…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum in the Chicago Reader: ‘Getting Real About Economic Justice in Theatre’
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Kerry Reid ’87, the theatre and dance editor of the Chicago Reader newspaper, reported on the Chicago theatre community’s increasing focus on pay inequity and other employment issues in her article “Getting Real About Economic Justice in Theater,” published in the Reader January 26, 2022. The article discusses the…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni Bring ‘Groundhog Day: The Musical’ to Paramount Theatre Jan. 26-March 13
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are in the cast and creative team for the first midwestern regional staging of Groundhog Day: The Musical, the stage version of the Bill Murray film comedy, running January 26 through March 13 at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, Illinois. The show’s cast includes Columbia College alum Teressa LaGamba ’13, a…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Joseph Sikora Stars in ‘Power Book IV: Force,’ Debuting Feb. 6
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Joseph Sikora ’98, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, stars in the new Starz TV series Power Book IV: Force, a spinoff of his previous hit Starz series Power. Sikora plays drug dealer Tommy Egan, the character he introduced in the original series. The new show, filmed partly in Sikora’s…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured in August Wilson’s ‘Gem of the Ocean’ at Goodman Theatre Jan. 22-Feb. 27
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum A.C. Smith ’86, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre, is featured in August Wilson’s drama Gem of the Ocean, running January 22 through February 27 at the Goodman Theatre, located at 170 N. Randolph in downtown Chicago’s Loop Theatre District. The play–the first installment of “The Pittsburgh…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Tyla Abercrumbie’s Drama ‘Relentless’ Premieres at TimeLine Theatre Jan. 21-Feb. 26
Relentless, a new play by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumna Tyla Abercrumbie ’98, is receiving its world premiere from Chicago’s TimeLine Theatre as part of the award-winning company’s return to live performance with its 25th anniversary season. The production begins previews January 21 and opens January 27, with a run scheduled through February 26 at Theatre…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Featured in ‘Bachelor: The Unauthorized Parody Musical’ Jan. 13-Feb. 13
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Ann Delaney ’14, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, is featured in Bachelor: The Unauthorized Parody Musical, running January 13 through February 13 at the Apollo Theater, located at 2550 N. Lincoln in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. And Alanna Lovely, a former student…