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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Faculty, Alumni, and Students Win Three Cheers for ‘Pinafore’ at Actors Theater of Louisville

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The Hypocrites' "H.M.S. Pinafore"
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...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum and Faculty Bring ‘Pilgrim’s Progress’ to A Red Orchid Theatre Nov. 4-Dec. 13

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Ryan Bourque (BFA ’09), a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s acting program, is in the cast of A Red Orchid Theatre‘s keenly anticipated world premiere of Pilgrim’s Progress, by Bret Neveu. Bourque will share the stage...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni Bring Jackalope’s ‘The Raid’ to the Stage Nov. 4-Dec. 12; World Premiere Dramatizes Abolitionists’ Effort to Free Slaves

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Jackalope Theatre, a company founded and led by alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, launches its eighth season with The Raid, a new drama about abolitionist John Brown’s plans to free and arm black slaves across the...
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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

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  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’...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Bring New Colony’s ‘The Terrible’ to the Stage for Halloween

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni Claire Chrzan (BA ’11) and Jon Beal (BA ’11) are on the production team for the New Colony‘s Halloween-season production The Terrible, a world premiere by Morgan McNaught. Chrzan, a graduate of the...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty, Alumni, and Students Bring Gilbert & and Sullivan’s ‘Pinafore’ to the Stage Oct. 9-18

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  Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Amy Uhl is directing and choreographing the classic Gilbert & Sullivan operetta H.M.S. Pinafore for the Savoyaires, a company dedicated to the work of librettist William S. Gilbert and composer Arthur...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty and Alumni Bring ‘The Seven-Per-Cent Solution’ to the Stage Oct. 2

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Terry McCabe‘s new stage adaptation of Nicholas Meyer’s novel The Seven-Per-Cent Solution will open the 2015-16 season at Chicago’s City Lit Theater, where McCabe is artistic director. The production’s cast includes Columbia...
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Columbia College Chicago Alumni and Faculty Bring World Premiere to Steep Theatre Sept. 26-Nov. 7

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and faculty are joining forces to bring the world premiere of The Cheats, by Hamish Linklater, to the stage of Steep Theatre, one of Chicago’s finest Off-Loop companies, this fall. Joanie Schultz (BA...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Grad Arianna Soloway Joins Haven Theatre’s ‘Director’s Haven’

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Haven Theatre Company, whose executive director and co-founder Carol Cohen studied Theatre Design at the  Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, has established “The Director’s Haven,” a showcase for emerging directors. Dedicated to putting early-career directors at the forefront, “The...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Bring Midwest Premiere of ‘Washer/Dryer’ to Rasaka Theatre Sept. 17-Oct. 11

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are helping Rasaka Theatre Company, the midwest’s only theatre ensemble illuminating the South Asian American experience, to bring the midwest premiere of Nandita Shenoy’s Washer/Dryer to Chicago September 17-October 11. Kaiser Ahmed (BA...
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