Category: Playwriting
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Kristiana Rae Colón Receives Columbia College Chicago’s Inaugural Burrell Fellowship for Playwrights Committed to Communities of Color
Chicago playwright, poet, educator, actor, and activist Kristiana Rae Colón is the first recipient of a new residency established by Columbia College Chicago for playwrights whose work demonstrates a commitment to communities of color: the Madeleine Moore Burrell Playwriting Fellowship. The fellowship begins with the Spring 2019 semester at Columbia College, which begins January 22.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum’s ‘Amen Trilogy’ Kicks Off Tutterow Fellows Play Festival Jan. 19 at Chicago Dramatists
A new play by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Cassandra Rose ’10, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Playwriting program, will open the first Tutterow Fellows Play Festival on Saturday, January 19, at 10 AM at Chicago Dramatists, 1105 W. Chicago Ave. in Chicago. Rose’s work, The Amen Trilogy, is described as “a seven-hour…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Playwriting Alum Cassandra Rose Presents ‘Best of the Dictionary Project’ Nov. 30-Dec. 2
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Cassandra Rose ’10, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Playwriting program, presents Best of the Dictionary Project , a showcase of short plays written by Rose over the past five years, running November 30 through December 2 at Otherworld Theatre, located at 3914 N. Clark in Chicago’s Belmont Theatre…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Reunion October 19-20 Celebrates Renovated Getz Theater Center with Performances, Panel Discussions, and More!
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in Acting, Comedy Writing and Performance, Dance, European Devised Performance Practice, Improv, Musical Theatre, Playwriting, Solo Performance, Stage Combat, Technical Theatre, Theatre, Theatre Alumni Reunion, Theatre Design, Theatre Directing, Theatre Technology, Uncategorized, Writing for PerformanceThe Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and the college’s office of Development and Alumni Relations invite alumni and supporters of Columbia College‘s Theatre Department to the first-ever Columbia College Theatre Reunion Weekend October 19 and 20, 2018. The event celebrates the Theatre Department’s rich history and exciting future and marks the reopening of the beautifully…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Jackalope Theatre’s Living Newspaper Festival to the Stage Aug. 23-27
Jackalope Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums and former students, presents its ninth annual Living Newspaper Festival, an evening of six 10-minute plays inspired by newspaper articles from around the nation. The Living Newspaper Festival runs August 23 through 27 at The Frontier, Jackalope’s storefront space, located at…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum’s Play Featured in ‘Bechdel Fest 6: Revolution’ July 29-31
A new play by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Michael Allen Harris ’11, a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Department’s Acting program, is featured in Bechdel Fest 6: Revolution, a festival of new short works presented by Broken Nose Theatre July 29 through 31 at Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s intimate, flexible 1700 Theatre, located at…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Present ‘Forsythian Dweller’s Club’ July 29-30 Prior to Minnesota Fringe Fest Run
The Bittersweet Arts Company, an ensemble formed by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and Columbia College Chicago Music Department alumni, is taking its first full-length production to the Minnesota Fringe Festival in August, and is presenting a two-night preview run of the show in Chicago prior to its trip north. Called Forsythian Dweller’s Club, the…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Playwrights Featured in ‘One-Minute Play Festival’ June 26-27
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums Reeny Hofrichter ’10, Cassandra Rose ’10, and Teagan Walsh-Davis ’10 are among the playwrights whose work is featured in the 9th Annual Chicago One-Minute Play Festival, running two nights only — Tuesday and Wednesday, June 26 and 27, at 8 PM each night — at the Den Theatre, 1331 N.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alumni and Students Bring Bittersweet Arts Co.’s ‘Stranger on the River’ to Den Theatre May 20-June 3
The Bittersweet Arts Co., a multidisciplinary collective founded and led by alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and the Columbia College Chicago Music Department, presents a new play by Columbia College alum Ross Krakow ’17, a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Music Department’s BA Program in Music Composition with a Minor in…
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‘Own It!’: Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Performances and Exhibit Highlight 2018 Manifest Urban Arts Festival on May 11; Alumni Party Also Set
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, located at 72 E. 11th Street in Chicago’s South Loop, will host a day of free performances and exhibits on Friday, May 11, as part of Columbia College Chicago‘s 18th annual Manifest Urban Arts Festival. The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Center will showcase performances by students in the Acting,…