Tag: Allison Cain
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring World Premiere ‘Last Call’ to Factory Theatre June 9-July 22
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are in the cast of Last Call: A Night of Closing, a world premiere comedy running June 9 through July 22 at the Factory Theatre, located at 1623 W. Howard in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood. For tickets, click here. The show’s cast includes Columbia College alums Katy Campbell ’19,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums and Faculty Featured in Lifeline’s ‘Fillet of Solo’ Performance Festival Jan. 10-26
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and faculty members are featured in the 23rd annual Fillet of Solo Festival, presented January 10 through 26 by Lifeline Theatre. Celebrating the breadth of Chicago’s enduring storytelling and live lit scene, Lifeline brings together a dozen storytelling collectives and numerous solo performers for a three-week, multi-venue selection of…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums and Faculty Featured in ‘Fillet of Solo’ Performance Festival Jan. 12-28
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and faculty members are featured in the 21st annual Fillet of Solo Festival, presented January 12-28 by Lifeline Theatre. Celebrating the breadth of Chicago’s enduring storytelling and live lit scene, the event brings together a dozen storytelling collectives and numerous solo performers for a three-week, multi-venue selection of powerful…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Bring WildClaw Theatre’s Thriller ‘Night in Alachua County’ to the Stage Sept. 5-Oct. 7
The talents of alumni and former students from the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are featured in Night in Alachua County, a new thriller by Chicago’s horror-focused WildClaw Theatre. The show’s cast includes alumnae Kathryn Acosta ’11 and Mandy Walsh ’99, both graduates of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, as well as former Theatre Department student…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Bring New Chekhov Adaptation to Rasaka Theatre Jan. 5-Feb. 3
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Kaiser Ahmed ’08, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, is directing the world premiere of Vanya (or, “That’s Life!”), a multicultural reinvention of Uncle Vanya, Anton Chekhov’s classic seriocomic study of family life. Presented by Rasaka Theatre, Chicago’s only South Asian theatre ensemble, the show runs January…
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Columbia College Theatre Alumni, Students, and Faculty Highlight Solo Performance Festival Jan. 15-31
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, students, and faculty are featured in the 19th annual Fillet of Solo Festival, presented January 15-31 at venues in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood. Produced by Lifeline Theatre and Live Bait Theatre, the fest features solo performers from around the Chicago area. Among this year’s offerings: From Where I’m Sitting,…
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Columbia College Chicago Creative Arts Therapies Teacher Paul Holmquist Leads Workshop on Laban Movement Analysis, Directs New Show with Columbia Theatre Alums
Paul Holmquist, a faculty member in the Columbia College Chicago Department of Creative Arts Therapies as well as the department’s academic manager/coordinator, will lead a workshop on “Deepened Dynamics” as part of a day of workshops about the application of Laban Movement Analysis to theatre, dance, and other disciplines. Called Learn Laban, the event…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2015 Joseph Jefferson Awards
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty, alumni, and students figured heavily in the nominations for the 2015 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson (“Jeff”) Awards honoring excellence in Chicago theatres not operating under an Actors’ Equity union contract. Columbia teachers and graduates were nominated for Jeff Awards–the top honor for Chicago’s vibrant theatre scene since the awards were…