Tag: Jonathan Berry
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alumni, Faculty, and Students Bring ‘Paris’ to Steep Theatre June 11-July 23
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, faculty, and students are in the cast and creative team of the play Paris, running June 11 through July 23 at Steep Theatre in Chicago’s Edgewater Andersonville Theatre District. The cast includes Columbia College alum Terence Sims ’13, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums and Faculty Bring ‘On the Greenbelt’ to Strawdog Theatre April 22-May 28
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and faculty are in the cast and production team of the world premiere of On the Greenbelt, presented by Strawdog Theatre Company at Links Hall, located at 3111 N. Western in Chicago. The show runs April 22 through May 28. Tickets are free, but audiences and supporters of Strawdog…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums and Faculty Bring Griffin Theatre’s ‘The Harvest’ to the Stage July 21-Aug. 25
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and faculty are in the cast and creative team for Griffin Theatre Company‘s Chicago premiere of The Harvest, Samuel D. Hunter’s drama about a group of young missionaries preparing to travel to the Middle East. The cast includes Kathryn Acosta ’11, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting. The…
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Another Rave Review for Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Joel Reitsma in ‘Birdland’
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Joel Reitsma ’08, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Acting program, has earned another rave review for his starring role in Birdland, British playwright Simon Stephens’ drama about a rock star. The play is receiving its U.S. premiere at Chicago’s Steep Theatre. Chicago Reader critic Justin Hayford’s review praises “director…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Win Rave Reviews for Performances in U.S. Premiere of Simon Stephens’ ‘Birdland’ at Steep Theatre
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s Acting program were singled out for praise in the Chicago Tribune‘s review of the American premiere of Birdland, by Tony Award-winning British playwright Simon Stephens, running through May 12 at Chicago’s Steep Theatre. Joel Reitsma ’08, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Acting program, plays a rock star in…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Featured in U.S. Premiere of Simon Stephens’ ‘Birdland’ April 5-May 12
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Joel Reitsma ’08, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Acting program, is featured in the American premiere of Birdland, by British playwright Simon Stephens, author of the Broadway and London hit The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. The play runs April 5-May 12 at Chicago’s Steep Theatre,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Featured in Steppenwolf’s ‘You Got Older’ Jan. 25-March 11
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Caroline Neff ’07, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is featured in You Got Older, running January 25-March 11 at the internationally acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago. Neff plays the lead role of Mae, a brokenhearted and unemployed young woman, who returns home…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Makes ‘The Case for Normalizing Fatness Onstage’ in ‘American Theatre’ Magazine
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Maggie Rogers ’14, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre with a concentration in directing, published an article titled “All Sizes Fit All: The Case for Normalizing Fatness Onstage” in the January 2018 issue of American Theatre magazine, the nation’s leading publication for the nonprofit theatre…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Faculty Highlighted in Newcity’s ‘Players 2018’ Celebration of Chicago Arts Leaders
Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and faculty members highlighted in Newcity‘s “Players 2018: The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago.” Published January 4, 2018, the Newcity Stage feature by Kevin Greene saluted 50 influential leaders in Chicago’s performing arts scene. Among the honorees: * Columbia College alum Anna D. Shapiro…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty Member Heather Gilbert Profiled in ‘Live Design’ Magazine
Heather Gilbert, one of Chicago’s top theatrical lighting designers and head of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s lighting design program, is profiled in the May 2016 issue of Live Design, a magazine serving the live entertainment industry with comprehensive coverage for professionals in the fields of lighting, sound, staging, and projection. The article —…