Category: Theatre Design
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Silent Theatre’s Comedy ‘Keep Your Guard Up, Smitty Harbinger’ to the Den Theatre July 19-22
The Silent Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents the world premiere of Keep Your Guard Up, Smitty Harbinger, written and performed by Tim Campos. The show is directed by Columbia College alum Tonika Todorova ’02, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre. The…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums on Design Team for About Face Youth Theatre’s ‘Scary Stories to Save Your Life,’ Running July 14-22
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums Claire Sangster ’12 and Spencer Meeks ’15 are on the design team for the About Face Youth Theatre Ensemble‘s world premiere of Scary Stories to Save Your Life, a program of horror-inspired tales informed by the social and political anxieties facing today’s LGBTQ+ youth presented by About Face Theatre. Sangster, a graduate…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Bring ‘Everybody’ to the Stage July 13-Aug. 11
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are in the cast and creative team of Everybody, presented by the Brown Paper Box Co. July 13 through August 11 at the Pride Arts Center, 4147 N. Broadway, Chicago. This modern riff on the medieval morality play Everyman follows “Everybody” as they question and explore life’s most basic…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum’s Projection Designs in World Premiere ‘Tilikum’ Win Rave Reviews
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Paul Deziel ’14, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA program in technical theatre, has received praise for his projection designs for Tilikum, a world premiere production by Chicago’s Sideshow Theatre. The show, which runs through July 29 at Victory Gardens Theatre, uses the story of Tilikum, a SeaWorld whale,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Return in American Blues Theatre’s Hit Musical ‘Buddy–The Buddy Holly Story’ June 29-Sept. 15
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are in the cast and production team of the encore performance run of Buddy–The Buddy Holly Story, presented by American Blues Theatre June 29 through September 15 at Stage 773, located at 1225 W. Belmont, in Chicago’s Belmont Theatre District. For tickets, call 773-327-5252 or click here. Ann Delaney The cast…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring ‘Adventures of Spirit Force Five’ to Factory Theater June 29-Aug. 11
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are on the production team for The Adventures of Spirit Force Five, running June 29 through August 11 at the Factory Theatre, located at 1623 W. Howard in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood. The show’s scenic/props designer is Columbia College alum Devon Green ’18, and the assistant scenic/props designer is…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Brings ‘Barbecue Apocalypse’ to the Stage
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Joseph ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre Design, is the lighting designer for Barbecue Apocalypse, presented June 18 through July 21 by The Cuckoo’s Theatre Project at Prop Thtr, 3502 N. Elston, Chicago. The play concerns three suburban couples whose status-conscious lifestyle is…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring ‘Hairspray’ to Naperville’s BrightSide Theatre June 8-24
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are in the cast and creative team for the musical Hairspray, presented June 8 through 24 by BrightSide Theatre in the Chicago suburb of Naperville. The show’s co-director is Theatre Department alumnus Barry R. Norton ’87, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre. Columbia College alum…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring Neo-Futurists’ ‘Empty Threats’ to the Stage June 7-July 14
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are on the production team for Empty Threats, presented by the Neo-Futurists theatre company June 7 through July 14. The show’s scenic designer is Columbia College alum Grant Sabin ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Design program and now a faculty member in that program. The show’s production manager…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Broken Nose Theatre’s New Show to the Den Theatre June 1-30
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are on the production team for The Opportunities of Extinction, presented June 1 through 30 by the Broken Nose Theatre. The production team includes Columbia College alums Devon Green ’18 and Therese Ritchie ’18, both graduates of the Theatre Department‘s BA Program in Theatre Design. Green is the show’s scenic…