Tag: David Woolley
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Center’s 2017-18 Mainstage Season Continues with ‘Conference of the Birds’ April 18-28
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s 2017-2018 mainstage season concludes with The Conference of the Birds, presented April 18 through 28 in Studio 404 of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Center, located at 72 E. 11th St. in Chicago’s South Loop. For tickets, click here. The play, by Peter Brook and Jean-Claude Carrière, is directed…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured in Theatrical Docudrama ‘Blue Island in the Red Sea’ April 12-May 20
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Sean Patrick Leonard ’97, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is in the cast of A Blue Island in the Red Sea, a new devised theatre piece running April 12-May 20 in the Pentagon space at Collaboraction Studios, located in the Flat Iron Arts Building,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs World Premiere of ‘Gentleman Caller,’ with a March 29 College Night Performance and Pizza Party
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Cody Estle ’11, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, directs the world premiere of The Gentleman Caller, a provocative drama by Chicago playwright Philip Dawkins, with a special “College Night” performance on Thursday, March 29. The show runs March 28-May 13 at Raven Theatre, where Estle…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Center’s 2017-18 Mainstage Season Continues with ‘Dog Act’ Feb. 7-17
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s 2017-2018 Mainstage Season resumes Wednesday, February 7, with Dog Act, by Liz Duffy Adams. Directed by Columbia College alumna and Theatre Department faculty member Stephanie Shaw ’92, MFA ’09, the play runs through February 17 in Studio 404 of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Center, 72 E. 11th…
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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 Alumni and Faculty Bring Rare Tennessee Williams Drama to Raven Theatre April 25-June 4
Alumni, faculty, and former students of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are in the cast and creative/production team for Not About Nightingales, the rarely-seen early drama by Tennessee Williams that Chicago’s award-winning Raven Theatre is presenting through June 4. Based on real events, the 1938 play concerns a group of prison inmates who fight…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Presents Musical ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ March 8-18
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department continues its 2016-2017 mainstage season with the hit musical Little Shop of Horrors, running March 8-18 in the Sheldon Patinkin Theatre of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Center, located at 72 E. 11th St., in Chicago’s South Loop. Directed by faculty member David Woolley, coordinator of the Theatre Department’s…
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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 Alumni, Student, and Faculty Talent Bring ‘Loss of Roses’ to Raven Theatre Stage Feb. 17-April 2
Chicago’s Raven Theatre is presenting William Inge’s rarely-revived drama A Loss of Roses, with a cast and production team that includes Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, students, and faculty members. The 1959 play will be directed by Raven’s associate artistic director Cody Estle (BA ’11), a graduate of the Theatre Department’s theatre directing program.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni Bring Jackalope’s ‘The Raid’ to the Stage Nov. 4-Dec. 12; World Premiere Dramatizes Abolitionists’ Effort to Free Slaves
Jackalope Theatre, a company founded and led by alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, launches its eighth season with The Raid, a new drama about abolitionist John Brown’s plans to free and arm black slaves across the American South prior to the Civil War. The Raid, a world premiere, is written by Idris…