Tag: Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department
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Columbia College Chicago Hosts Network of Ensemble Theatres National Symposium May 20-22
Columbia College Chicago and the League of Chicago Theatres are partnering with the Network of Ensemble Theatres to present NET’s 2016 national symposium, “Intersection: Ensembles + Universities,” taking place May 20-22 in Chicago. “Intersection,” a national symposium on ensemble creation and collaborative practice, is part of a series of NET events that explore and develop…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Jess Godwin Releases New Music Video and Gears Up for Concerts in Chicago and New York in May
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj0-6C9BbE0&feature=youtu.be Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Jess Godwin (BA ’05), a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, has released a new music video, “I Can Wait,” based on a song she wrote. The video is the latest offering in Godwin’s ongoing “Godwin Anthology” project. Godwin, a singer-songwriter who also works regularly…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Hosts Performances and Design Exhibit for Manifest Arts Fest May 13
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, located at 72 E. 11th Street in Chicago’s South Loop, will host a day of free performances on Friday, May 13, as part of Columbia College Chicago‘s 16th annual Manifest Urban Arts Festival. The Theatre Center will showcase performances by students in the Acting, Musical Theatre Performance, and Comedy…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Salute Mother’s Day with Solo Performance Program May 8
The LIVINGroom, an ensemble of solo writer/performers including several alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, marks Mother’s Day with The LIVINGroom: Throwback (Stories Our Moms Love), an evening of one-person performance pieces. The performers include Columbia alumni Carly Jo Geer (BA ’13), Emily Nikfar (BA ’13), Abigail Phelps (BA ’15), Ian Randall (BFA…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum’s HowlRound Essay Asks, ‘ How Do I Know I’m a Director?’
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Arianna Soloway (BFA ’13), a graduate of Columbia College Chicago’s BFA Program in Theatre Directing, recently contributed an essay to the theatre website HowlRound in which she discussed a common concern of young theatre practitioners: her struggle to self-define as an artist when she has a full-time non-theatre career.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Caroline Neff Joins Steppenwolf Ensemble
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Caroline Neff (BA ’07), a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, has been named an Ensemble member of Chicago’s esteemed Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Earlier this year, Neff — who came to Chicago from her native Texas in 2004 to study at Columbia College Chicago — starred…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Dance Alumni and Faculty Collaborate on World Premiere May 5-15
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus and professor Brian Shaw (BA ’86), a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre BA program, is a guest performer in the new dance/theatre work RockCitizen, presented by The Seldoms, a Chicago-based ensemble founded and led by Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago teacher Carrie Hanson. RockCitizen runs May 5-15…
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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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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Faculty Talent Honored with Jeff Award Nominations
Several alumni, students, and/or faculty members of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department have been honored with nominations for 2016 Joseph Jefferson Awards for Non-Equity Theatre, which were announced April 26, 2016. The Non-Equity Jeff Awards, the top prize in Chicago’s lively non-Equity theatre scene, celebrate excellence in Chicago theatres not under a union contract.…
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Michael Merritt Awards Honor Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Design Student and Faculty
The 2016 Michael Merritt Awards and Design Exposition, named in memory of set designer and former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Michael Merritt, will be held Monday, May 16, starting at 5 PM at Loyola University Chicago’s Mundelein Center for the Fine and Performing Arts, 1020 W. Sheridan Rd., in Chicago. Among those being…