Tag: Kai Young
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Bring Stage Combat to Lyric Opera’s ‘Macbeth’ Sept. 17-Oct. 9
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are featured in the fight team for Lyric Opera of Chicago’s eagerly awaited brand-new production of Macbeth, Giuseppe Verdi’s thrilling operatic adaptation of William Shakespeare’s tragedy. The production runs September 17 through October 9. For tickets and more information, click here. The stage combat ensemble assembled for…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty Bring Hit Musical ‘Mr. Burns’ Back to Chicago’s Theater Wit Aug. 27
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and faculty are on the creative team of Mr. Burns, a post-electric play, Anne Washburn’s comedy/drama/musical about a post-apocalyptic world comforted by memories of The Simpsons, which begins performances August 27 at Theater Wit, located at 1229 W. Belmont in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. The show marks Theater Wit’s return to…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring Sci-Fi/Fantasy Adaptations of Greek Myth to Otherworld Theatre Through May 19
Otherworld Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents “The Greeks,” a package of two new plays inspired by Greek mythology. The rotating repertory of Medusa Undone and Corona, two modern retellings of ancient myths seen through a sci-fi/fantasy lens, runs through May 19 at Otherworld Theatre, 3914…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring Sci-Fi Superhero Comedy to Otherworld Theatre Sept. 26-Oct. 27
Otherworld Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents the Midwest premiere of All I Want Is One More Meanwhile . . . , a superhero comedy by Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons. The show runs September 26 through October 27 at Otherworld Theatre, 3914 N. Clark, in Chicago’s…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring ‘Fight Quest’ Superhero Show to Otherworld Theatre June 15-July 7
Otherworld Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents a new installment of its interactive fantasy combat series Fight Quest, running June 15 through July 7 at Otherworld’s new home base, located at 3914 N. Clark in Chicago. In Fight Quest 4 Peace, the Otherworld company builds the…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Present Juggernaut Sci-Fi Film Fest June 2-3
Otherworld Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents its 6th Annual Juggernaut Film Festival, a two-day celebration of science fiction and fantasy films and filmmakers from around the world. The festival takes place at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport, Chicago. This year’s festival is hosted…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alumni and Students Bring ‘She Kills Monsters’ to the Stage March 16-April 21
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department students and alumni are in the cast and creative team of She Kills Monsters, presented by the Cuckoo’s Theatre Project March 16-April 21. The cast includes Columbia students Katy Campbell, a senior in the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, and Lucia Frisancho, a senior in the BA…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Present ‘Mortal Kombat’ and ‘Sailor Moon’ Parodies in January and February
Otherworld Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, has two science-fantasy action productions coming up. On Friday, January 19, at 7:30 PM, the company presents Mortal Kombat: A Parody Staged Reading of the Cinematic Masterpiece, a spoof of the 1990s movie based on one of the bloodiest video games…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Bring Science Fiction Adventure ‘Speed of Light’ to the Stage Oct. 6-21
Otherworld Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents the “cerebral science fiction adventure” Speed of Light October 6-21 at the Berger Park Coach House, 6205 N. Sheridan, in Chicago’s Edgewater Theatre District. Bella Poynton’s play, set on the planet of Nerth, concerns a physicist racing against time…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Present ‘Fight Quest’ Fantasy Game-Playing Show May 26-June 9
Otherworld Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, is presents a new interactive production Fight Quest 3: The Lair of Lost Heroes, running May 26-June 9 at Strawdog Theatre, 1802 W. Berenice, Chicago. Shows are Friday and Saturday nights at 10:30 PM. As with previous editions of its Fight…