Theatre Directing Archive

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Performances and Exhibit Highlight 2019 Manifest Urban Arts Festival on May 10

Posted by
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department will present a day of free performances and exhibits on Friday, May 10, as part of Columbia College Chicago‘s 19th annual Manifest Urban Arts Festival. The Getz Theater Center of Columbia College Chicago,...
Read More
Acting, Comedy Writing and Performance, European Devised Performance Practice, Improv, Manifest, Musical Theatre, Playwriting, Solo Performance, Stage Combat, Stage Management, Theatre, Theatre Design, Theatre Directing, Theatre Technology, Uncategorized, Writing for Performance Comments are off

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Named Managing Director of Otherworld Theatre

Posted by
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Katie Ruppert ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Comedy Writing and Performance, has been named managing director of Otherworld Theatre Company, a Chicago theatre dedicated to science-fiction and fantasy...
Read More
, , Comedy Writing and Performance, Theatre, Theatre Directing, Uncategorized Comments are off

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Praised for Lighting Design for Raven Theatre’s Acclaimed ‘Yen,’ Running Through May 5

Posted by
Kudos to Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Claire Chrzan ’11, a graduate of Columbia’s Theatre Design program. As previously reported in this blog, she is nominated for two 2019 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Awards, for her lighting designs for...
Read More
, , , , , , Acting, Theatre, Theatre Design, Theatre Directing, Uncategorized Comments are off

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Welcomes Carin Silkaitis as Its New Chair

Posted by
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department is delighted to welcome actor, director, and teacher Carin Silkaitis as its new chair. Silkaitis — whose appointment was announced on April 25 by Rosita Sands, Interim Dean of Columbia College’s School of Fine...
Read More
, , , Acting, Comedy Writing and Performance, European Devised Performance Practice, Musical Theatre, Playwriting, Stage Management, Theatre, Theatre Design, Theatre Directing, Theatre Technology, Uncategorized Comments are off

Columbia College Alumni Bring Broken Nose Theatre’s Dark Comedy ‘Language Rooms’ to the Stage April 22-May 18

Posted by
Broken Nose Theatre, a non-Equity company whose ensemble and staff include several Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents the Midwest premiere of Yussef El Guindi’s dark comedy Language Rooms. The show opens Monday, April 22, and runs through...
Read More
, , , , , Theatre, Theatre Design, Theatre Directing, Theatre Technology, Uncategorized Comments are off

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Students Meet Tony Award-Winning Director and Former Columbia Theatre Teacher David Cromer

Posted by
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department was proud to welcome former Theatre Department student and faculty member David Cromer HDR ’17, winner of the 2018 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for The Band’s Visit, back to...
Read More
, , , Acting, Musical Theatre, Theatre, Theatre Directing, Uncategorized Comments are off

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring Sci-Fi/Fantasy Adaptations of Greek Myth to Otherworld Theatre Through May 19

Posted by
Otherworld Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents “The Greeks,” a package of two new plays inspired by Greek mythology. The rotating repertory of Medusa Undone and Corona, two modern retellings...
Read More
, , , , , , Acting, Musical Theatre, Stage Combat, Theatre, Theatre Design, Theatre Directing, Uncategorized Comments are off

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Pulse Theatre’s ‘In the Blood’ to the Stage March 8-31

Posted by
Pulse Theatre Company Chicago, a troupe founded by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, is presenting In the Blood, by Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks. The show is directed by Columbia College alum Aaron Reese Boseman ‘12, a graduate...
Read More
, , , Musical Theatre, Theatre, Theatre Design, Theatre Directing, Uncategorized Comments are off

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Brings ‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone’ to the Stage Through March 10

Posted by
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Arianna Soloway ’13, a graduate of Columbia College Chicago’s Theatre Directing program, has directed The Comrades theatre company’s new production of Sarah Ruhl’s Dead Man’s Cell Phone, running through March 10 at the...
Read More
, , , Acting, Theatre, Theatre Directing, Uncategorized Comments are off

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Broken Nose Theatre’s ‘Girl in the Red Corner’ to Den Theatre Through March 2

Posted by
Tickets are “Pay What You Can” for Broken Nose Theatre‘s midwest premiere of Girl in the Red Corner, whose production team includes several Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums. The show runs through March 2 at the Den Theatre,...
Read More
, , , , , Acting, Theatre, Theatre Design, Theatre Directing, Theatre Technology, Uncategorized Comments are off
© Copyright 2014. Theme by BloomPixel.