Category: Stage Management
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre, Music, and Cinema/TV Department Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2020 Jeff Awards
Congratulations to the alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, the Columbia College Chicago Music Department, and the Columbia College Chicago Cinema and Television Arts Department who have been nominated for 2020 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The Non-Equity “Jeff Awards” honor excellence in Chicago’s non-Equity theatre during the 2019-2020…
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Columbia College Alumni and Faculty Bring ‘Bug’ to Steppenwolf Theatre Jan. 23-March 8
Alumni and faculty members of Columbia College Chicago are in the cast and creative team for Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s production of Bug, the skin-crawling, mind-bending cult classic by Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning Steppenwolf ensemble member Tracy Letts. A special UNIVERSITY NIGHT performance on Friday, February 7, is only $15 for students. Admission price includes…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums and Faculty Bring ‘Always . . . Patsy Cline’ to the Stage; Hit Musical Extended Through Jan. 4
The country musical Always . . . Patsy Cline, which features faculty and former students of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department in its cast and creative team, has been extended due to popular demand at the Den Theatre in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. The show now runs through the Christmas/New Year’s holidays, with closing…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Student Talent Featured in Musical ‘Big Fish’ Oct. 3-Nov. 17
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department student and alumni talent is featured the musical Big Fish, presented by BoHo Theatre at the Greenhouse Theatre Center. The show has previews October 3 and 4, opens October 5, and runs through November 17. For tickets, click here. The show’s cast includes Caitlin Dobbins, a senior in the Theatre…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Launch New Point Theatre Project with All-Woman Staging of ‘A Separate Peace’ Sept. 29-Oct. 14
The Point Theatre Project, a new company founded by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums, debuts with an all-woman adaptation of John Knowles’ classic novel A Separate Peace. The production runs September 29 through October 14 at City Lit Theatre, located inside the Edgewater Presbyterian Church at 1020 W. Bryn Mawr in Chicago’s Edgewater/Andersonville Theatre…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Named Production Director of Porchlight Music Theatre
Congratulations to Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Alex Rhyan ’15, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre with a concentration in Stage Management. He’s just been named the full-time production and operations director of Chicago’s award-winning Porchlight Music Theatre. In his new job, Rhyan will “provide production management for all of…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Stage Management Graduates Start Careers at Top Theatres Fresh Out of College
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department proudly congratulates Natalie Day, Izzy French, Aryn Henderson, and Nikki Konomos — all 2019 graduates of the Theatre Department’s Stage Management program. The four are hitting the ground running, professionally speaking, having secured positions in the highly competitive field of theatrical stage management at top companies, including Chicago’s Goodman…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Performances and Exhibit Highlight 2019 Manifest Urban Arts Festival on May 10
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department will present a day of free performances and exhibits on Friday, May 10, as part of Columbia College Chicago‘s 19th annual Manifest Urban Arts Festival. The Getz Theater Center of Columbia College Chicago, located at 72 E. 11th Street in Chicago’s South Loop, will host performances by students in…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Welcomes Carin Silkaitis as Its New Chair
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department is delighted to welcome actor, director, and teacher Carin Silkaitis as its new chair. Silkaitis — whose appointment was announced on April 25 by Rosita Sands, Interim Dean of Columbia College’s School of Fine and Performing Arts — started her new position as the Allen and Lynn Turner Chair of…