Tag: Alec Silver
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured in ‘Nightwatch’ at Goodman Theatre’s New Stages Festival Dec. 1-19
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Alec Silver ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is featured in the 17th annual New Stages Festival at Chicago’s Tony Award-winning Goodman Theatre. Silver appears in the festival’s developmental production of Nightwatch, by Max Yu, running December 1 through 19 at the Goodman, located…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Featured in Chicago Shakespeare Theatre’s 2019 Summer Shows
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are featured in all three summer 2019 productions by Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Chicago’s internationally recognized Tony Award-winning theatre company located at Navy Pier, 800 E. Grand on Chicago’s lakefront. Columbia College alum Courtney Mack ’15 has taken over the role of Katherine Howard in Six, CST’s North American premiere…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alumni Featured in ‘Director’s Haven 2018’ Through Oct. 31
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are participating in the Haven Theatre‘s fourth annual Director’s Haven, an initiative showcasing the talents of rising directors in Chicago. The project features three one-act plays on one program, each directed by a different early-career director selected by Haven Theatre. This year’s cohort of directors includes former Columbia College…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Present ‘Forsythian Dweller’s Club’ July 29-30 Prior to Minnesota Fringe Fest Run
The Bittersweet Arts Company, an ensemble formed by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and Columbia College Chicago Music Department alumni, is taking its first full-length production to the Minnesota Fringe Festival in August, and is presenting a two-night preview run of the show in Chicago prior to its trip north. Called Forsythian Dweller’s Club, the…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alumni and Students Bring Bittersweet Arts Co.’s ‘Stranger on the River’ to Den Theatre May 20-June 3
The Bittersweet Arts Co., a multidisciplinary collective founded and led by alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and the Columbia College Chicago Music Department, presents a new play by Columbia College alum Ross Krakow ’17, a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Music Department’s BA Program in Music Composition with a Minor in…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumnus Stars in North Carolina Theatre’s New Adaptation of ‘Peter Pan’ Through Dec. 17
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Alec Silver ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, plays Peter Pan in Peter Pan & Wendy, a new adaptation of James M. Barrie’s classic book. The show runs through December 17 at the Burning Coal Theatre Company, 224 Polk St. in Raleigh, North Carolina.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alums Launch Bittersweet Arts Company with July 29 Show
A group of Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and Columbia College Chicago Music Department alumni have partnered to form the Bittersweet Arts Company, described as “a collective of multi-talented artists whose unique ambitions and spirits are brought together through their love of experimentation and creative expression.” The interdisciplinary group, launched on July 1, will debut…
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New Schedule for ‘Manic’ Festival of Original Student Work at Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department May 6 and 7
UPDATE: The schedule has changed for Manic, this weekend’s festival of experimental new work by students at the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department. The performance schedule is now Friday, May 6, from 6 to 9:30 PM and Saturday, May 7, from 1 to 4:30 PM. (The Saturday performance was previously scheduled for the evening.) Presented…
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‘Manic: A Festival’ Showcases New Work by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Students May 6-7
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department hosts Manic, a two-night festival of experimental new work by students, on Friday, May 6, from 6 to 9:30 PM and Saturday, May 7, from 7 to 10 PM. Presented by Manic, a student performance art collective, the performances take place in Room 602 of the Columbia College Chicago…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Faculty, Alumni, and Students Salute Female Pirates in ‘Nobody’s Wench’ Sept. 17-Oct. 4
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A crew of Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department teachers, alumni, and students are on board for Nobody’s Wench: Six Tales of Pirate Women on the Rolling Seas, presented by Fury Theatre and Badass Broads September 17-October 4 at Chase Park, 4701 N. Ashland, Chicago. This collection of short plays about real-life female pirates is the…