Category: Solo Performance
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance Performances and Displays Highlight ‘Manifest’ Arts Festival Friday, May 16
Manifest: Imagine, the 2025 edition of Columbia College Chicago‘s annual student-powered Manifest Arts Festival, takes place Friday, May 16, at multiple locations in Chicago’s buzzing South Loop community to celebrate student achievements at the end of the 2024-25 school year. The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance is proudly participating, with free performances…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Dance Alumni and Faculty Named in Newcity Stage’s ‘Players 2025: The 50 People Who Really Perform for Chicago’
Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance alumni and faculty cited in Newcity Stage‘s annual new year’s salute to movers and shakers in Chicago’s vibrant performing-arts scene. Among those celebrated in “Players 2025: The 50 People Who Really Perform for Chicago,” posted on Newcity‘s website January 7, 2025, are these Columbia…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Performances and Displays Highlight ‘Manifest: Breakthrough’ Arts Festival at Getz Theatre Center – Friday, May 10
Manifest: Breakthrough, the 2024 edition of Columbia College Chicago‘s annual student-powered Manifest Arts Festival, takes place Friday, May 10, to celebrate student achievements at the end of the 2023-24 school year, and the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department is proudly participating, with performances in the areas of Playwriting, Musical Theatre, Stage Combat, Solo Performance, and Comedy Writing and Performance,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Brings Her Award-Winning Solo Show to Chicago’s Edge Theatre Dec. 11
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Almanya Narula ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, brings her award-winning solo show Noor Inayat Khan: The Forgotten Spy to Chicago on Monday, December 11, following its engagement at New York City’s 15th Annual United Solo Theatre Festival, where Narula won the award for Best Actress.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Brings Her Award-Winning Solo Show to New York’s United Solo Fest Nov. 9
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Almanya Narula ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, brings her award-winning solo show Noor Inayat Khan: The Forgotten Spy to New York City’s 15th Annual United Solo Theatre Festival–Fall 2023 – the world’s largest festival of solo performance – on Thursday, November 9, for one performance…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Discuss ‘The Art of Self-Producing’ at Siddons Artistic Council Panel Oct. 16
The Siddons Artistic Council of the Sarah Siddons Society presents a free panel discussion on “The Art of Self-Producing” on Monday, October 16, at 7 PM at the Columbia College Chicago Student Center, located at 754 S. Wabash in Chicago’s South Loop. Though the event is free, advance registration is required. To register, and for…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum’s Solo Show ‘I Know You Need My Verve’ Runs June 3-July 1 at 2023 Rhinoceros Theatre Festival
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Tyler Anthony Smith ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, stars in his one-person show I Know You Need My Verve, running Saturdays at 10:30 PM from June 3 through July 1 at the Facility Theatre, 1138 N. California, Chicago. The show is presented as part of…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Performances and Displays Highlight Manifest Arts Festival May 12
The 2023 edition of Columbia College Chicago‘s student-powered Manifest Arts Festival takes place Friday, May 12, to celebrate student achievements at the end of the 2022-23 school year, and the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department is proudly participating, with performances in the areas of Playwriting, Musical Theatre, Stage Combat, Solo Performance, Devised Performance, and Comedy…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Stars in Solo Show ‘The Kindness of Mangers’ Dec. 15-18
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Tyler Anthony Smith ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, stars in the premiere of his one-person show The Kindness of Mangers, running December 15 through 18 at the Den Theatre, located at 1331 N. Milwaukee in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Presented by Sweetback Productions, the campy comedy focuses…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring ‘Frankenstreisand’ to the Stage Sept. 29-Oct. 31
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Tyler Anthony Smith ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, stars in his own play – Frankenstreisand, running September 29 through October 31 at Redline VR, 4702 N. Ravenswood, Chicago. The show is presented by Hell in a Handbag Productions, which Smith is a company…