Tag: Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department
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Columbia College Musical Theatre Alum Chester Gregory Featured at Chicago’s ‘Fifth Star Awards’ Sept. 14
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus and Broadway musical theatre performer Chester Gregory ’95, HDR ’15, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, will appear at the City of Chicago’s third annual Fifth Star Awards on Wednesday, September 14, at Millennium Park in downtown Chicago. Gregory is being flown in by the…
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Columbia College Chicago Alum Anna D. Shapiro Directs Premiere of David Rabe Drama at Steppenwolf Sept. 15-Nov. 6
Columbia College Chicago alum Anna D. Shapiro ’90, artistic director of Chicago’s internationally acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre Company, will direct the opening production of the troupe’s 41st season — the world premiere of Visiting Edna, by Tony Award-winning playwright David Rabe. Shapiro, who studied directing at the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, won a Tony Award for her direction…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums and Faculty Talent Featured in The Hypocrites’ ‘You on the Moors Now’ Sept. 9-Oct. 30
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and faculty are in the cast and production team of You on the Moors Now, a new production from The Hypocrites, one of Chicago’s most innovative theatre companies. The show, a Chicago premiere, is described as a “comical mash-up of mythology and 19th century literary heroines” inspired by the novels of…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Bring Sci-Fi Classic ‘A Princess of Mars’ to the Stage Sept. 9-23
Otherworld Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, is bringing a world premiere adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic sci-fi novel A Princess of Mars to the stage September 9-23. The play — directed and co-authored by Otherworld’s artistic director Tiffany Keane Schaefer ’12, a graduate of the…
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Columbia College Chicago Musical Theatre Program Alums in ‘Mamma Mia!’ at Paramount Theatre Sept. 7-Oct. 30
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s Musical Theatre Program are in the cast of the musical Mamma Mia!, running September 7-October 30 at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena in Aurora, Illinois. The show’s ensemble includes alums Allyson Graves ’12, Courtney Mack ’15, and Mallory Maedke ’14, all graduates of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre…
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Columbia College Theatre Alumni and Students Bring Chicago Premiere to Redtwist Theatre Sept. 7-Oct. 9
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Cody Estle ’11, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing Program, is directing the Chicago premiere of Scarcity, running September 7-October 9 at Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Bryn Mawr, in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. The drama concerns a brilliant high school student whose female math teacher becomes obsessed with the…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty and Alumni Talent Featured in ‘A Comedical Tragedy for Mister Punch’ Sept. 2-Oct. 23
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty and alumni talent are featured in the House Theatre of Chicago‘s 2016-17 season opener, A Comedical Tragedy for Mister Punch. Inspired by the classic tradition of Punch and Judy puppet theatre, the production runs September 2-October 23 at the Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division, Chicago. The ensemble includes Theatre Department faculty member…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Josh Salt Returns to Broadway in ‘Les Liaisons Dangereuses’ Oct. 8-Jan. 22
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Josh Salt ’14, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, will return to Broadway this fall in one of the theatre season’s most hotly anticipated productions: Les Liaisons Dangereuses, running October 8-January 22 at the Booth Theatre, 222 W. 45th St., New York. The production, a transfer…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2016 Joseph Jefferson Awards
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty and alumni have been nominated for 2016 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The list of nominees, announced August 30, includes Jesse Klug ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Design Program, for his lighting designs for two productions: Man of La Mancha at the Marriott Theatre…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Featured in American Blues Theater’s ‘Dutchman’ Aug. 26-Sept. 25
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Pogue ’06, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Acting BA program, co-stars in a new production of Amiri Baraka’s landmark drama Dutchman, presented August 26-September 25 by American Blues Theater at the Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln, Chicago. Directed by former Columbia College Theatre Department faculty member…