Tag: Anna Rose Ii-Epstein
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Columbia College Chicago Alums’ Theatre Nothing Without a Company Extends Original Musical ‘Sofa King Queer’ Through Dec. 14
Nothing Without a Company (NWaC), an experimental theatre ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago alums Anna Rose Ii-Epstein ’07 and Hannah Ii-Epstein ’15, is extending its well-received world premiere of Sofa King Queer, a pop-punk/indie rock musical about sex, family, and queer resilience. Originally scheduled to close December 2, the show is now…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Dance Department Alums Selected for 2021 3Arts Make a Wave Grants
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department proudly congratulates the Columbia College alums and faculty members who have been selected to receive 2021 Make a Wave grants from the Chicago-based nonprofit grant-making organization 3Arts. The grant recipients were announced October 18, 2021. 3Arts is a nonprofit organization that supports Chicago’s women artists, artists of color, and…
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Columbia College Chicago Alum Wins About Face Theatre Playwriting Grant
Columbia College Chicago alum Hannah Ii-Epstein ’15, a graduate of the college’s fiction writing program, has been selected as one of two recipients of a new grant presented by Chicago’s About Face Theatre to support the creative work of local LGBTQ+ playwrights. The writers will each receive $2,000 grant awards for use in their art-making processes.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum’s Company Seeks New Plays for August Festival; Deadline Is May 26 for Submissions
Nothing Without a Company, an experimental theatre ensemble founded by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Anna Rose Ii-Epstein ’07, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Acting program, is seeking submissions for its second annual New World Play Festival, a showcase of new site-specific environmental works. The plays accepted for production will be performed over three…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums, Nominated for 2018 Emerging Theatre Award, Present Site-Specific ‘Cornerstone’ Show April 3-29
Nothing Without a Company — an experimental theatre ensemble founded by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Anna Rose Ii-Epstein ’07, and a finalist for the League of Chicago Theatres’ 2018 Emerging Theatre Award — presents Cornerstone, a new experiential, site-specific production conceived by Columbia College alumnus Jake Fruend ’13 and directed by Columbia alum Rose…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Success Stories of 2017: News from Around the World
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s blog “The Green Room” has chronicled the professional activities of our talented and accomplished alumni, faculty, and students over the past year. We covered news as it poured in not only from Chicago but from New York, Hollywood, around the U.S., and overseas. As we head off for our holiday break,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2017 BroadwayWorld Awards
Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, faculty, and former students who have been nominated for BroadwayWorld.com‘s 2017 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards, which honor Chicago-area theatre productions that opened between October 1, 2016, and September 30, 2017. The nominees were announced November 10. The winners will be chosen by BroadwayWorld readers through online…
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Columbia College Chicago Alums Bring New Play ‘Bobby Pin Girls’ to the Stage Oct. 29-Dec. 3
Nothing Without a Company, an adventurous theatre troupe founded and led by Columbia College Chicago alums, presents the world premiere of Bobby Pin Girls, running October 29-December 3 at the Chicago Mosaic School, 1101 W. Granville, in Chicago’s Edgewater Theatre District. Written by Columbia alum Janey Bell ’16 — a graduate of the Columbia College…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Present New Site-Specific Works in ’24-Hour Fest Volume V’ Sept. 2
Nothing Without a Company, an experimental theatre group co-founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums, presents 24-Hour Fest Volume V, a showcase of six new site-specific ten-minute plays written, rehearsed, and performed in a 24-hour period. The culminating performance of the event takes place Saturday, September 2, at 7:30 PM at the…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Direct New Works in Nothing Without a Company’s ‘4PLAYs’ Festival July 8
Nothing Without a Company, an experimental theatre ensemble founded by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Anna Rose Ii-Epstein ’07, presents 4PLAYs, a one-night showcase of new one-acts by local writers. The four one-acts are all set in bars. In keeping with Nothing Without a Company’s mission of site-specific theatre, the performance takes place Saturday, July 8, at…