Tag: Mara Stern
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Jackalope Theatre’s Living Newspaper Festival to the Stage Aug. 10-14
Jackalope Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums and former students, presents its eighth annual Living Newspaper Festival, an evening of six 10-minute plays inspired by newspaper articles from around the nation. The Living Newspaper Festival runs August 10-14 at The Frontier, Jackalope’s storefront space, located at 1106 W.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Perform New Version of Absurdist Classic ‘Andorra’ May 30
Mercy Street Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, is presenting a reading of Swiss absurdist Max Frisch’s 1961 play Andorra on Tuesday, May 30, at 7:30 PM at the Frontier, 1106 W. Thorndale, in Chicago’s Edgewater theatre district. The Frontier is a storefront space operated by Jackalope Theatre…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums and Faculty Talent Featured in The Hypocrites’ ‘You on the Moors Now’ Sept. 9-Oct. 30
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and faculty are in the cast and production team of You on the Moors Now, a new production from The Hypocrites, one of Chicago’s most innovative theatre companies. The show, a Chicago premiere, is described as a “comical mash-up of mythology and 19th century literary heroines” inspired by the novels of…
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Jackalope Theatre Company’s ‘Living Newspaper Festival’ Features Columbia College Chicago Alumni Talent Aug. 25-29
Jackalope Theatre Company, a collective founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents its 7th Annual Living Newspaper Festival August 25-29. In homage to the 1930s Living Newspapers of the Federal Theatre Project, Jackalope has assembled an exciting group of Chicago playwrights, directors, actors, and designers to dramatize stories ripped from recent newspaper…
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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
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 American South prior to the Civil War. The Raid, a world premiere, is written by Idris…