Tag: Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department
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Jackalope Theatre Company’s ‘Living Newspaper Festival’ Features Columbia College Chicago Alumni Talent Aug. 25-29
Jackalope Theatre Company, a collective founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents its 7th Annual Living Newspaper Festival August 25-29. In homage to the 1930s Living Newspapers of the Federal Theatre Project, Jackalope has assembled an exciting group of Chicago playwrights, directors, actors, and designers to dramatize stories ripped from recent newspaper…
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Columbia College Musical Theatre Alum Named One of the ‘Hot New Faces of Chicago Theater 2016’ by Chicago Tribune
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Courtney Mack (BFA ’15), a graduate of Columbia’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, is highlighted in the Chicago Tribune’s “Hot New Faces of Chicago Theater 2016” feature, published Wednesday, August 10. Mack is saluted by Tribune theatre critic Chris Jones as “the zesty standout of the cultish hit…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alumni Talent Featured in Chicago Musical Theatre Festival Aug. 9-28
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and Music Department alumni talent will be on display in Underscore Theatre Company‘s third annual Chicago Musical Theatre Festival. Created to showcase and support Chicago’s burgeoning field of musical theatre creators, this year’s festival will be held August 9-28 at Victory Gardens Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln, Chicago. Fourteen new musical…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Stars in ‘Newsies’ at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre July 28-Aug. 7
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Aisha de Haas costars in the national tour of the Disney Theatrical Productions Broadway hit Newsies, playing in Chicago July 28-August 7. De Haas plays vaudeville performer Medda Larkin, a friend of the show’s protagonist–a newsboy in 1890s New York City. De Haas’ Broadway credits include the musicals Bring…
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Columbia College Chicago Alum Launches ‘Mr. Mysterio’ Podcast
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Aaron Munoz (BA ’01) is costar and co-producer of the Mr. Mysterio Podcast, a twice-monthly narrative audio show that debuted Wednesday, July 20. The podcast is available on iTunes. The show follows the hopes, struggles, and triumphs of Mr. Mysterio, an amateur astrologer and untrained advice columnist. Munoz, a…
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Columbia College Chicago Alums Present Solo Performance Evenings July 22 and 31
The LIVINGroom, an ensemble of solo writer/performers including several alumni and students from the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, will present an evening of solo performances on Friday, July 22, at the Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln, Chicago. Curated and directed by Columbia College alum Laura Reitsma (BFA ’09), a graduate of the Columbia College…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Featured in ‘Cabaret’ at Dunes Summer Theatre July 14-24
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are featured in the musical Cabaret at Dunes Summer Theatre at 288 Shady Oak Drive in Michigan City, Indiana, running July 14-24. The show is presented by the Dunes Arts Foundation. Kellen Marie (BA ’16), a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre with a…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Jess Godwin Performs with ‘Choir of Fierce Female Vocalists’ July 18 Following Release of New Album
Singer-songwriter Jess Godwin (BA ’05), a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s BA Program in Acting, has released her first full-length album, Comfortable. The album, containing nine songs written and performed by Godwin, is available on iTunes. On Monday, July 18, Godwin will appear at Davenport’s Piano Bar & Cabaret, located at 1383…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Student and Alumni Talent Featured in ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ at Wallace Bowl Starlight Theatre July 14-23
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department students and alumni are featured in the classic musical Bye Bye Birdie, running July 14-23 at the Wallace Bowl Starlight Theatre in Gillson Park, located in the northern Chicago suburb of Wilmette. David Servillo, an alumnus of the Columbia College Theatre Department’s acting program, plays the leading role of Albert Peterson,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Joseph Sikora Begins Third Season of ‘Power’ on Starz July 17
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Joseph Sikora (BA ’98), a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is beginning his third season as co-star of the Starz TV network’s hit series Power. The series’ third season begins Sunday, July 17. Power is a crime drama focusing on two drug lords in New…