Category: Theatre Design
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alumni and Faculty Bring Sondheim’s ‘A Little Night Music’ to BoHo Theatre May 19-July 8
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums and faculty are in the cast and creative team of BoHo Theatre‘s production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical A Little Night Music, running May 19 through July 8 at the Greenhouse Theatre Center in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The cast includes Columbia College alum Teressa LaGamba ’13, a graduate of…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring New Drama ‘Damascus’ to Strawdog Theatre May 11-June 23
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are collaborating to bring the world premiere of Damascus, a new drama by Bennett Fisher, to the stage of Chicago’s Strawdog Theatre. The play features alums Terence Sims ’13, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, and Sam Hubbard ’12, also a graduate of…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Design Students’ Work to Be Highlighted at Michael Merritt Awards Event May 14; Therese Ritchie Receives John Murbach Prize
Graduating seniors in the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s Theatre Design program will be featured at the 25th Annual Michael Merritt Awards for Excellence in Design and Collaboration on Monday, May 14. Scenic designer and puppet creator Therese Ritchie, a 2018 graduate of the Theatre Department‘s BA Program in Theatre Design, will receive the 2018…
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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,…
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Broken Nose Theatre Wins 2018 Broadway in Chicago Emerging Theatre Award from League of Chicago Theatres
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department proudly congratulates Broken Nose Theatre on winning the 2018 Broadway in Chicago Emerging Theatre Award from the League of Chicago Theatres, the Chicago theatre industry’s professional advocacy and support organization. Founded in 2012, Broken Nose Theatre is Chicago’s premier “Pay-What-You-Can” organization, allowing patrons to set their own ticket price…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring ‘Buddy–The Buddy Holly Story’ Rock Musical to American Blues Theatre April 27-May 26
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are in the cast and production team of Buddy–The Buddy Holly Story, presented by American Blues Theatre April 27 through May 26. A special “College Night” performance on Thursday, May 10, offers discounted tickets for college students. The cast includes Columbia College alums Ann Delaney ’14, a graduate of…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre, Music, and Cinema/TV Dept. Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2018 Jeff Awards
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 have been nominated for 2018 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The Non-Equity “Jeff Awards” honor excellence in Chicago’s non-Equity theatre. The list of this year’s Non-Equity “Jeff…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured in Theatrical Docudrama ‘Blue Island in the Red Sea’ April 12-May 20
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Sean Patrick Leonard ’97, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is in the cast of A Blue Island in the Red Sea, a new devised theatre piece running April 12-May 20 in the Pentagon space at Collaboraction Studios, located in the Flat Iron Arts Building,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum’s Easter-Themed ‘Through the Veil’ Plays March 28-31
Columbia College Chicago alumnus Jonathan Goldthwaite ’12, a graduate of the college’s Performing Arts Management BA program who also studied in the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, is directing Through the Veil, described as “a multi-sensory Easter experience” that combines storytelling, live music, and visual art to reverently retell the Easter story. “With only the…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Faculty Mount ‘We’re Gonna Die’ for a Return Engagement at Steppenwolf Theatre March 26-April 16
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are in the cast and design team of We’re Gonna Die, presented by Haven Theatre Company for four Monday evening performances March 26-April 16 at Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s intimate, flexible 1700 Space. Written by Young Jean Lee and directed by Columbia College Theatre Department faculty member Josh Sobel, the show received its Chicago…