Tag: Jeff Ginsberg
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Mourns Longtime Faculty Member Bradley Mott
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department honors the life and mourns the passing of longtime faculty member Bradley Mott, who died Saturday, October 10, at 64, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. Bradley, a graduate of Northwestern University, was a beloved mentor for generations of theatre students at Columbia College, where he taught alongside his…
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‘Power’ Star Joseph Sikora Reflects on His Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Experience and Drops Hints About His Future
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Joseph Sikora ’98, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is wrapping up his six-season run as costar of the Starz series Power, about two New York drug kingpins. In an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times published January 22, 2020, to promote the series’ February…
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Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Student and Teacher David Cromer Returns to Broadway — On Stage This Time — With Elaine May in ‘The Waverly Gallery’
Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department student and faculty member David Cromer HDR ’17, who recently won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for the Broadway hit The Band’s Visit, returns to Broadway in the fall — this time onstage — as a cast member of The Waverly Gallery, according to a…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Presents ‘Vital, Raucous Version’ of Ibsen’s Classic ‘Peer Gynt’ Feb. 8-18
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department continues its 2017-2017 mainstage season with Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen’s classic drama Peer Gynt, running February 8-18 in Studio 404 of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Center, located at 72 E. 11th St., in Chicago’s South Loop. Ibsen’s verse drama, based on Norwegian folklore, was originally written in Danish…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Faculty and Alumni Featured at Network of Ensemble Theatres’ National Symposium May 20-22
The Network of Ensemble Theatres‘ 2016 national symposium, “Intersection: Ensembles + Universities,” presented in partnership with Columbia College Chicago and the League of Chicago Theatres, was held May 20-22 at various locations on Columbia College Chicago’s campus in Chicago’s South Loop as well as other venues in downtown Chicago. The symposium was livestreamed on…
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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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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Michael Stahl-David Shares Industry Expertise with Acting Students
Actor Michael Stahl-David (BA ’05), a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s BA Program in Acting, visited the Theatre Department on November 20 to facilitate a workshop for students in the acting program. Stahl-David shared his industry expertise with the students, offering career advice and acting tips drawn from his experience as a…
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Sheldon Patinkin Theatre Dedicated at Columbia College Chicago; Event Raises Funds for Sheldon Patinkin Award
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department hosted a reception on Monday, September 28, to celebrate the legacy of the late Sheldon Patinkin–teacher, director, friend, and mentor to thousands of theatre artists around the world, and longtime chair of the Theatre Department. Columbia College Chicago‘s president, Dr. Kwang-Wu Kim, formally dedicated the department’s lower-level studio performance…
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International Arts Festival Features Columbia College Chicago Theatre Students’ Work Sept. 9-13 in Amsterdam
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department will be represented in the cutting-edge NEW NOW Festival 2015, sponsored by the European League of Institutes of the Arts. Two devised performance pieces created by Columbia College theatre students and alumni–the only American artists invited to participate in this prestigious and competitive juried international event–have been selected for…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Students’ Performance Work Invited to European Arts Festival
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department will be represented in the prestigious international NEU/NOW Festival 2015, sponsored by the European League of Institutes of the Arts, the primary independent network organization for higher arts education in Europe. Two theatre projects created by Columbia College theatre majors have been selected for inclusion in the festival, which…