Category: Theatre Design
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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 Chicago Theatre Faculty Bring ‘Side Man’ to Greenhouse Theater Center Starting April 24
American Blues Theater‘s new production of Side Man, Warren Leight’s drama about a jazz musician’s troubled marriage, begins previews this Friday, April 24. The show is directed by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Jonathan Berry. Heather Gilbert, interim associate chair of the Columbia College Theatre Department as well as a faculty member, is designing…
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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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Steep Theatre’s U.S. Premiere of German Drama ‘Martyr’ Features Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty, Student, and Alumni Talent
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty and students are joining forces for Martyr, the new show at Chicago’s acclaimed storefront Steep Theatre. This important new production marks the U.S. premiere of a controversial drama by German playwright Marius von Mayenburg about a young man’s journey towards religious radicalism. The play premiered in Berlin in 2012 and…
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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…
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Columbia College Chicago Musical Theatre Student Praised for Performance in ‘The Mikado’ at American Repertory Theatre
The Hypocrites theatre company’s reimagined production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta The Mikado received a rave review from the Boston Globe in its engagement at American Repertory Theatre at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. The show, which features musical direction by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department musical director Andra Velis Simon and lighting design by Columbia associate professor…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Faculty Bring ‘Side Man’ to Greenhouse Theater Center in April
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member and Joseph Jefferson Award-winning director Jonathan Berry will stage American Blues Theatre‘s upcoming production of Side Man, Warren Leight’s Tony Award-winning drama about the splintered marriage of a jazz trumpeter and his alcoholic wife. Theatre Department faculty member and interim associate chair Heather Gilbert will design the lights for the show,…
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Columbia College Theatre Alumni, Students, and Faculty Bring ‘The Mikado’ to American Repertory Theatre
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty, alumni, and students are helping bring a playfully reimagined production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta The Mikado to the American Repertory Theatre at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Presented by The Hypocrites, one of Chicago’s most adventurous and acclaimed ensembles, The Mikado features musical direction by Theatre Department musical…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni–Actors, Designers, Entrepreneurs–Gear Up for a Busy Spring in Chicago Theatre
Columbia College Theatre Department alumni–performers, designers, and entrepreneurs–are gearing up for a busy Spring 2015 season in Chicago’s vibrant theatre scene. Acting alumna Lindsey Gavel will play Masha in The Hypocrites‘ production of Chekhov’s Three Sisters, running April 17-June 6 at The Den Theatre, 1329 N. Milwaukee, Chicago. Tickets are available here. The Foundling’s Theatre Company, whose cofounder…
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Columbians Provide ‘A Charming Musical in 4-Part Harmony’ in ‘Marvelous Wonderettes’ at Open Door in Oak Park
Open Door Theater’s The Marvelous Wonderettes, whose cast and creative/production team include several Columbia College faculty, students, and alumni, got a glowing review from Oakpark.com blogger Doug Deuchler. “If you’re looking for a night out that is pure escapism, The Marvelous Wonderettes . . . is the ticket,” wrote Deuchler. “It’s a charming little musical, fun…