Tag: Darren Patin
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumnus Cody Estle Named Artistic Director of Raven Theatre
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Cody Estle ’11, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, has been named artistic director of Chicago’s venerable, award-winning Raven Theatre. The appointment, effective immediately, was announced Monday, November 6, 2017, by the theatre company’s board of directors. Estle was recruited as Raven’s associate artistic director in…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni, Faculty, and Students Bring Chicago Premiere of ‘Choir Boy’ to Raven Theatre Sept. 27-Nov. 12
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, students, and faculty are in the cast and production team of Choir Boy, running September 27-November 12 at Chicago’s award-winning Raven Theatre. The drama, by Oscar-winning writer Tarell Alvin McCraney, concerns a gay teenager determined to be the best choir leader in his all-black prep school’s 50-year history, despite…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Featured in Chicago Premiere of Michael John LaChiusa’s Musical ‘Little Fish’ July 9-Aug. 20
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumna Teressa LaGamba ’13 is featured in the Chicago premiere of Michael John LaChiusa’s 2003 musical Little Fish, running July 9-August 20 at Theatre Wit in Chicago’s Belmont Theatre District. Described as “an oblique parable for urban life after the attacks of September 11,” the show is presented by Kokandy Productions.…
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Columbia College Chicago Musical Theatre Alums Sing Out in ‘Chris’ Birthday Belt Fest’ Concert May 15
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are featured in the third annual Chris’ Birthday Belt Fest, a benefit concert for Howard Brown Health, on Monday, May 15, at Uptown Underground, 4707 N. Broadway, in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. The concert is a celebration of the birthday of Chicago theatre director Christopher Pazdernik, artistic director…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty and Alumni Honored with 2017 Jeff Award Nominations
Faculty, alumni, and former students of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department have been honored with nominations for 2017 Joseph Jefferson Awards for Non-Equity Theatre — aka the Jeff Awards — which were announced April 24, 2017. The Non-Equity Jeff Awards, the top prize in Chicago’s lively non-Equity theatre scene, celebrate excellence in Chicago theatres…
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Columbia College Chicago Musical Theatre Alumni and Students Ease on Down the Road in ‘The Wiz’ March 5-April 16
Kokandy Productions‘ new staging of the hit musical The Wiz — running March 5-April 16 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago — boasts the talents of Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and student performers. The ensemble includes alumnus T.J. Crawford ’12, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, as…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Student and Alumni Talent Featured in Musical ‘High Fidelity’ Jan. 27-March 5
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department student Darren Patin, a senior in the Theatre Department’s Musical Theatre Performance BFA program, is featured in the rock musical High Fidelity, running January 27-March 5 at Refuge Records, 1415 N. Ashland, in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Another Musical Theatre Performance BFA student, Tyler Symone, is the cast’s female swing.…