Category: Technical Theatre
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Faculty Bring ‘[title of show]’ to Oak Park’s Open Door Repertory Company Jan. 15-Feb. 21
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and faculty members are bringing the rock musical [title of show] to the Open Door Theatre in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park starting January 15. Directed for the Open Door Repertory Company by Theatre Department Musical Theatre Program teacher Ashton Byrum, the show features Dakota Hughes (BFA ’15),…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni on Design Teams for Two Productions at Theater Wit: ‘Mutt’ (Jan. 9-Feb. 14) and ‘Animals Out of Paper’ (Jan. 14-Feb. 27)
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are on the design teams for two shows running at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood: Paul Deziel (BA ’14), a graduate of Columbia’s BA program in technical theatre, and John Kelly, an alumnus of Columbia’s theatre design program, are the projections designer and lighting…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Faculty, Alumni, and Students Win Three Cheers for ‘Pinafore’ at Actors Theater of Louisville
The Hypocrites, one of Chicago’s most respected and most creative theatre companies, won rave reviews for its production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta H.M.S. Pinafore at the prestigious Actors Theater of Louisville in Kentucky. The production featured the talents of Columbia College Chicago teachers, students, and alumni. The show, which ran November 17-December 13, featured…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty, Alumni, and Student Talent Featured in Gilbert & Sullivan Productions at Berkeley Rep and Actors Theater of Louisville
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty members Andra Velis Simon and Heather Gilbert are the musical director and lighting designer, respectively, for re-imagined versions of classic Gilbert and Sullivan operettas this fall at two of the United States’ leading regional theatres. Both productions are the work of The Hypocrites, a cutting-edge Chicago ensemble. The…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni, Faculty, and Students Bring ‘Little Voice’ to Theater Wit Aug. 14-Sept. 5
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, faculty, and students are bringing British playwright Jim Cartwright’s The Rise and Fall of Little Voice to the stage of Chicago’s Theater Wit August 14-September 5. Presented by the No Stakes Theater Project, the show is directed by Erin Shea Brady, a graduate of Columbia’s Theatre Directing Program. Set…
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‘Dancing on the Ceiling’ Festival Features New Work by Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Dance Alumni, Students, and Faculty July 10-Aug. 1 at Stage 773
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, students, and faculty are collaborating on a festival of devised work, Dancing on the Ceiling and Other Moments of Connection, running July 10-August 1 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont, Chicago. Presented by The Neapolitans theatre company, the festival is curated by Hannah Burt, a graduate of the…
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Columbia College Chicago’s May 15 ‘Manifest’ Urban Arts Fest Showcases Stage Combat, Sketch Comedy, Acting, Musical Theatre, Solo Performance, Theatrical Design, Playwriting, and Much More
Columbia College Chicago celebrates the end of the 2014-2015 school year on Friday, May 15, with Manifest, its annual urban arts festival of student work. Manifest, free and open to the general public, is a South Loop showcase of cutting-edge art: live performances, thought-provoking gallery exhibitions, fashion shows, original game design, literary readings, and more.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2015 Joseph Jefferson Awards
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty, alumni, and students figured heavily in the nominations for the 2015 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson (“Jeff”) Awards honoring excellence in Chicago theatres not operating under an Actors’ Equity union contract. Columbia teachers and graduates were nominated for Jeff Awards–the top honor for Chicago’s vibrant theatre scene since the awards were…
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Columbia College Theatre Alumni Gear Up for New Shows on Chicago Stages
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are gearing up for new shows opening shortly on Chicago stages. Michael Allen Harris, a 2011 graduate of Columbia’s BFA program in Acting, is in the cast of Adventure Stage Chicago‘s world premiere of Worthy, running April 17-May 16. The family-friendly show is an adventure quest about four young…
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Columbia College Theatre Faculty, Alumni and Students Bring World Premieres to Chicago Stages
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty and alumni are bringing two new plays to Chicago stages this month. Susan Padveen, coordinator of the Theatre Department’s BFA program in Theatre Directing, is staging the world premiere of Anna in the Afterlife, by Richard Engling, for the Polarity Ensemble Theatre. The show’s cast includes Columbia alumna Sheila…