Category: Theatre Directing
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Featured in WBEZ Interview About His Theatre Company’s World Premiere ‘Beneath the Willow Tree,’ Running Through Sept. 29
Columbia College Chicago alum Aaron Reese Boseman ‘12, a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Program’s Theatre Directing program, is featured in an interview published September 23, 2024, on WBEZ Chicago’s website. Headlined “For Pulse Theatre Company, the Art of Drama is a Family Affair,” the article focuses on Boseman’s journey as a theatre director…
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Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance Hosts Sept. 21 Event Celebrating Longtime Theatre Program Head Sheldon Patinkin
The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance‘s Theatre Advisory Board, composed of alumni and friends of the Theatre Program at Columbia College, hosts Sheldon Patinkin: The Life, Laughs, and Legacy on Saturday, September 21, from 12:30 to 4 PM. This reception, panel discussion, and open forum will mark the 10th anniversary of the passing of…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Directs World Premiere of ‘Beneath the Willow Tree,’ Running Sept. 6-29
Pulse Theatre Chicago, a company co-founded and led by Columbia College Chicago alum Aaron Reese Boseman ‘12, a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Program’s Theatre Directing program, presents the world premiere of Beneath the Willow Tree, a new drama following three generations of Black women in a Louisiana bayou. The production is directed by…
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Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance Alum and Faculty Bring World Premiere ‘7 Minutes to Live’ to Chicago Dramatists Aug. 29-Sept. 22
Alumni and faculty of the Theatre Program at the Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance are in the cast and creative team of 7 Minutes to Live, a world premiere by Richard Lyons Conlon running August 29 through September 22 at Chicago Dramatists, 798 N. Aberdeen, Chicago. Co-produced by Chicago Dramatists and Prop…
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(VIDEO) Birthday Salute to Longtime Columbia College Chicago Theatre Chair Sheldon Patinkin (Aug. 27, 1935-Sept. 21, 2014)
The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance lovingly honors the memory of Sheldon Patinkin – longtime head of the Columbia College Theatre Program, noted director and teacher, and cherished friend and mentor to many in the Chicago theatre community — who was born August 27, 1935. Sheldon Patinkin was chair of the Columbia…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Advisory Board Announces Sept. 21 Event Celebrating Longtime Theatre Program Head Sheldon Patinkin
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in Acting, Alumni Advisory Board, Class Notes, Columbia College Theatre Alumni and Friends, Comedy Writing and Performance, Improv, Intimacy Direction, Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee, Scholarships, Stage Combat, Technical Theatre, Theatre, Theatre Advisory Board, Theatre Design, Theatre Directing, Uncategorized, VoiceoverThe Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance is proud to announce the creation of the Theatre Advisory Board composed of alumni and friends of the Theatre Program at Columbia College. With a mission to leverage the expertise of the Columbia College Theatre Program’s alumni and other industry members through strategic guidance, collaborative partnerships,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alums Bring ‘Network’ to Invictus Theatre Aug. 13-Sept. 29
Alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and Columbia College Chicago Music Department are on the production/design team of Invictus Theatre Company’s production of Network, Lee Hall’s stage adaptation of the classic 1976 film. The show runs August 13 through September 29 at Windy City Playhouse, 3014 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2024 Joseph Jefferson Awards
Congratulations to the alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and the Columbia College Chicago Music Department who have been nominated for 2024 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The Equity “Jeff Awards” honor excellence in Chicago’s Equity theatre during the 2023-2024 theatre season. The list of this year’s Equity Jeff…
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‘Sweaty, sexy, sinuous, and unapologetic’: Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Stars in Haven Chicago’s ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ at Den Theatre Through Aug. 4
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are in the cast and production team of Haven Chicago‘s new production of the groundbreaking rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The show – Haven Chicago’s final production before shutting down this year – stars Columbia College alum Tyler Anthony Smith ’17, a graduate of the…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring ‘The Lightning Thief: A Percy Jackson Musical’ to Otherworld Theatre July 12-Aug. 18
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are in the cast and production team of The Lightning Thief: A Percy Jackson Musical, running July 12 through August 18 at Otherworld Theatre, located at 3914 N. Clark in Chicago. For tickets, click here. The rock musical is co-directed and co-designed by Columbia College alum Tiffany…