Tag: Jake Ganzer
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums’ Musical Parody ‘Twihard!’ Extended Through March 24 at Otherworld Theatre; 10th Annual Juggernaut Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film Festival Runs April 19-21
Otherworld Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, has extended its hit production of Twihard! A Twilight Musical Parody. The show, co-written and directed by Columbia College alum Tiffany Keane Schaefer ’12, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, now runs through March 24. Otherworld is located at 3914 N.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring New Musical Parody ‘Twihard!’ to Otherworld Theatre Feb. 9-March 10
Otherworld Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents Twihard! A Twilight Musical Parody, co-written and directed by Columbia College alum Tiffany Keane Schaefer ’12, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program. Schaefer is also the show’s set, costume, and props designer. Schaefer founded Otherworld Theatre in 2012 as…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alumni and Students Bring ‘Charlie Brown’ to Citadel Theatre Nov. 17-Dec. 23
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and student talent is featured in the musical You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, running November 17 through December 23 at the Citadel Theatre, located at 300 Waukegan Road in the northern Chicago suburb of Lake Forest. Columbia College alum Jake Ganzer ’15, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring ‘4000 Days’ to PrideArts Stage Oct. 1-31
Columbia College Chicago alumni are in the cast and production team of the Chicago premiere of 4000 Days, running October 1 through 31 at Chicago’s LGBTQ-focused PrideArts theatre company. PrideArts’ artistic director — Columbia alum Jay Españo MFA ’16, a graduate of the college’s MFA program in film directing and recipient of a Graduate Certificate…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Students and Alumni Featured in Holiday Shows
The talents of Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department students and alumni are featured in holiday-season productions at some of the Chicago area’s top theatres. Among them: Sophie Vitello, a senior in the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, plays the Ghost of Christmas Past in A Christmas Carol at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre…
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Columbia College Chicago Musical Theatre Alums in Kokandy Productions’ ‘Grand Hotel’ April 15-May 27
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are featured in the musical Grand Hotel, presented by Chicago’s Kokandy Productions. The show’s cast includes Columbia College alums Darren Patin ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, and Jennifer Ledesma ’16 and Jake Ganzer ’15, both graduates of the Theatre Department’s BA…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Featured in Congo Square’s ‘Hobo King’ Through March 5
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums Ann Delaney ’14 and Jake Ganzer ’15 are in the cast of Hobo King, a new drama by Chicago playwright Javon Johnson, now receiving its world premiere from Congo Square Theatre. Inspired by true events, the play concerns the response of Chicago’s homeless community after one of their members…
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Columbia College Chicago Musical Theatre Alum Ren Griffith Busy on Local Stages
Ren Griffith (BFA ’15), a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, has two projects coming to fruition the first week of March. She’s the assistant choreographer for Applause, the musical based on the classic film All About Eve, which is being presented in a staged concert format…
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Columbia College Chicago Musical Theatre Alumni Help Bring ‘Side Show’ Back to Chicago Sept. 11-Oct. 18
Graduates of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s Musical Theatre Program are in the company of Side Show, the first show in Porchlight Music Theatre‘s 2015-2016 season. This production is the exclusive first post-Broadway staging of the newly revised version of Side Show, Bill Russell and Henry Krieger’s Tony Award-nominated musical about Daisy and Violet Hilton,…
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‘Dancing on the Ceiling’ Festival Features New Work by Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Dance Alumni, Students, and Faculty July 10-Aug. 1 at Stage 773
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, students, and faculty are collaborating on a festival of devised work, Dancing on the Ceiling and Other Moments of Connection, running July 10-August 1 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont, Chicago. Presented by The Neapolitans theatre company, the festival is curated by Hannah Burt, a graduate of the…