Theatre Directing Archive

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni Go Vampire-Hunting in ‘Gone Dark’ Oct. 31-Nov. 22

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Otherworld Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, celebrates Halloween with Gone Dark, a new gothic thriller. Directed by Tiffany Keane (BA ’12), a graduate of the Theatre Department’s theatre directing program, this...
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‘Drowsy Chaperone’ Salutes Jazz Age Musicals at Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department’s Getz Theatre Oct. 28-Nov. 7

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department kicks off its 2015-2016 mainstage season with the musical The Drowsy Chaperone, running October 28-November 7 at the Theatre Department’s Getz Theatre, 72 E. 11th St. in Chicago’s South Loop. The Drowsy Chaperone,...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Rose Freeman Directs Midwest Premiere of Egyptian Composer’s Opera ‘Sumeida’s Song’ Oct. 23-Nov. 8

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  Rose Freeman (BA ’07), a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s theatre directing program, is directing the midwest premiere of Arab-American composer Mohammed Fairouz‘s opera Sumeida’s Song, running October 23-November 8 at Prop Thtr, 3502-04 N....
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Bring ‘Charm’ to Steppenwolf Theatre Oct. 14-Nov. 8

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni BrittneyLove Smith (BFA ’11) and Cody Estle (BA ’11) are helping Northlight Theatre bring Charm to the stage of Steppenwolf Theatre‘s Merle Reskin Garage Theatre. Charm is a new play by Chicago writer...
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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 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 Alum Directs Neil Simon Comedy at Royal George Sept. 24-Oct. 11

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumna Skye Robinson Hillis (BA ’11), a graduate of Columbia’s Theatre Directing Program, is staging the Spartan Theatre‘s production of Neil Simon’s Jake’s Women, running September 24-October 11 at the Royal George Theatre, 1641...
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Columbia College Theatre Alumni Create New Comedy with Music About Chicago’s Punk Scene Sept. 22-Oct. 10

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Columbia College Chicago alumni are collaborating on the world premiere of Punk Punk, an interactive comedy with music about Chicago’s punk scene.   The show is presented by Nothing Without a Company, whose artistic director, Anna Rose Ii-Epstein (BFA ’07),...
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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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