Category: College Night
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring ‘Mr. Wolf’ to Steppenwolf Theatre Sept. 11-Nov. 2
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alum Caroline Neff ’07, a graduate of the Theatre Program’s BA Program in Acting, is featured in the Chicago premiere of Mr. Wolf, running September 11 through November 2 at the Tony Award-winning Steppenwolf Theatre, located at 1650 N. Halsted in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. Student discounts are available for all performances. For…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Directs Chicago Premiere of ‘Sundown, Yellow Moon’ at Raven Theatre – With Special College Night Performance Oct. 3
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Cody Estle ’11, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, directs the opening production of the 2019-2020 season at Chicago’s award-winning Raven Theatre, located at 6157 N. Clark in Chicago’s Edgewater/Andersonville Theatre District. Titled Sundown, Yellow Moon, this drama with music begins its run Thursday, October 3,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring ‘Buddy–The Buddy Holly Story’ Rock Musical to American Blues Theatre April 27-May 26
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are in the cast and production team of Buddy–The Buddy Holly Story, presented by American Blues Theatre April 27 through May 26. A special “College Night” performance on Thursday, May 10, offers discounted tickets for college students. The cast includes Columbia College alums Ann Delaney ’14, a graduate of…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs World Premiere of ‘Gentleman Caller,’ with a March 29 College Night Performance and Pizza Party
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Cody Estle ’11, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, directs the world premiere of The Gentleman Caller, a provocative drama by Chicago playwright Philip Dawkins, with a special “College Night” performance on Thursday, March 29. The show runs March 28-May 13 at Raven Theatre, where Estle…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Student’s Play Featured in Victory Gardens’ ‘College Night’ Event Feb. 21
A play by Niv Elbaz, a senior student in the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s BA Program in Playwriting, will be performed on Wednesday, February 21, at Chicago’s Tony Award-winning Victory Gardens Theatre. Elbaz’s play, Lightning, will be performed as part of “College Night: Shifting Identities,” a showcase of new work by Chicago-area college students,…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Teacher Directs ‘The Wolves’ at Goodman Theatre Feb. 9-March 11, with College Night Performance Feb. 15
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Vanessa Stalling is directing The Wolves, running February 9-March 11 at the Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, in downtown Chicago. This comedy concerns a suburban high school girls’ soccer team whose nine teenage members navigate life’s big questions and wage their own tiny battles. The play was praised…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Featured in Steppenwolf’s ‘You Got Older’ Jan. 25-March 11
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Caroline Neff ’07, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is featured in You Got Older, running January 25-March 11 at the internationally acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago. Neff plays the lead role of Mae, a brokenhearted and unemployed young woman, who returns home…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Student and Alumni Talent Featured in Oct. 20 College Night Performance of ‘Fun Home’ at Victory Gardens Theatre
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and student talent is featured at Victory Gardens Theatre’s special “College Night: Family Secrets” performance of the hit musical Fun Home on Friday, October 20. On October 20, the 7:30 PM performance of Fun Home will be preceded by a pizza party at 6:30 PM and then followed by…
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Columbia College Chicago Playwriting Student’s New Work Premieres May 12 at Victory Gardens Theatre’s Student Discount ‘College Night’
A new play by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department playwriting student Courtney Eathorne will be performed Friday, May 12, as part of “College Night” at Victory Gardens Theatre, located at 2433 N. Lincoln in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. Eathorne, a senior in the Theatre Department’s Writing for Performance/Playwriting BA program, is one of three Chicago-area…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Featured in ‘Uncle Vanya’ at Goodman Theatre Feb. 11-March 12; Special ‘College Night’ Feb. 15 Features Pizza + Play
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni Caroline Neff ’07 and Alzan Pelesic ’02, both graduates of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, are featured in the Goodman Theatre’s upcoming production of Anton Chekhov’s drama Uncle Vanya. Directed by Goodman Theatre artistic director Robert Falls, this production marks the Chicago premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright…