Category: Theatre Directing
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs London Premiere of ‘Blue,’ Running March 5-30
Blue, a new drama directed by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Matthews ’99, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, will run March 5 through 30 at the Seven Dials Playhouse in London, England, following a successful engagement last summer at the prestigious Edinburgh Festival Fringe. For tickets, click here. As previously reported in…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Dept. Alums and Faculty Bring ‘In Quietness’ to A Red Orchid Theatre Through March 10
Alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and the Columbia College Chicago Music Department are on the design team for the Chicago premiere of In Quietness, extended through March 10 at A Red Orchid Theatre, located at 1531 N. Wells in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood. For tickets, click here. The show’s scenic…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring Jackalope’s ‘The Smuggler’ to the Stage Feb. 16-March 16
Jackalope Theatre, a company founded and led by alumni and former students of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, presents the Chicago premiere of The Smuggler, starring Jackalope cofounder Andrew Burden Swanson, a former student in the Columbia College Theatre Department’s Acting program. The show runs February 16 through March 16 at the Chicago Park…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Dept. Alums Bring Invictus Theatre’s ‘Topdog/Underdog’ to the Stage Feb. 13-March 31
Alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and Columbia College Chicago Music Department are in the cast and creative team of Invictus Theatre Company’s production of Suzan-Lori Parks’ Pulitzer Prize-winning Topdog/Underdog, running February 13 through March 31 at Windy City Playhouse, 3014 West Irving Park Road, Chicago. For tickets, click here. Columbia…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring New Musical Parody ‘Twihard!’ to Otherworld Theatre Feb. 9-March 10
Otherworld Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents Twihard! A Twilight Musical Parody, co-written and directed by Columbia College alum Tiffany Keane Schaefer ’12, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program. Schaefer is also the show’s set, costume, and props designer. Schaefer founded Otherworld Theatre in 2012 as…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alumni and Faculty Nominated for Jeff Awards
Congratulations to the alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and Columbia College Chicago Music Department who have been nominated for Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The Non-Equity “Jeff Awards” honor excellence in Chicago’s non-Equity theatre during the 2023 theatre season, which ran from January 1 to December 31, 2023. The…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs a New ‘Dracula’ for Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park Feb. 3-March 3
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum and former faculty member Joanie Schultz ’00, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, is the director and co-author of a new adaptation of Dracula, the classic vampire novel by Bram Stoker. In Schultz’s interpretation of the horror tale, “everyone has a secret . . . and…
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Columbia College Theatre Dept. Alums Bring ‘The Music Man’ to Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Feb. 2-11
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are in the cast and creative team of The Music Man in Concert, a concert performance of the classic Meredith Willson musical, running February 2 through 11 at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights. For tickets, click here. The show, famous for its hit…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Dance Alumni and Faculty Named in Newcity’s ‘Players 2024: The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago’
Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alumni and faculty cited in Newcity Stage‘s annual new year’s salute to movers and shakers in Chicago’s vibrant performing-arts scene. Among those listed in “Players 2024: The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago,” posted on Newcity‘s website January 9,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Launch Otherworld Theatre’s ‘Space Cat Holidays’ Dec. 8-Jan. 7
Otherworld Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents the sci-fi comedy Space Cat Holidays, a heartwarming, family-friendly adventure story that celebrates young people’s ability to solve problems by working together and using their imaginations. The show runs December 8, 2023, through January 7, 2024, at 3914 N. Clark,…