David Woolley Archive

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs World Premiere of ‘Gentleman Caller,’ with a March 29 College Night Performance and Pizza Party

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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”...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Center’s 2017-18 Mainstage Season Continues with ‘Dog Act’ Feb. 7-17

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  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...
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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

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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...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Faculty Bring Rare Tennessee Williams Drama to Raven Theatre April 25-June 4

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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...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Presents Musical ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ March 8-18

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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...
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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

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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...
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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

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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...
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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

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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...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Faculty, Alumni, and Students Salute Female Pirates in ‘Nobody’s Wench’ Sept. 17-Oct. 4

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A crew of Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department teachers, alumni, and students are on board for Nobody’s Wench: Six Tales of Pirate Women on the Rolling Seas, presented by Fury Theatre and Badass Broads September 17-October 4 at Chase...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department’s John McFarland Named ‘Master Teacher’ by British Academy of Stage & Screen Combat

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member John McFarland, who teaches in the Theatre Department’s Stage Combat and Voice programs, has been awarded the rank of Master Teacher with the British Academy of Stage & Screen Combat. The BASSC...
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