Tag: Michael Joseph
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Brings ‘Barbecue Apocalypse’ to the Stage
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Joseph ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre Design, is the lighting designer for Barbecue Apocalypse, presented June 18 through July 21 by The Cuckoo’s Theatre Project at Prop Thtr, 3502 N. Elston, Chicago. The play concerns three suburban couples whose status-conscious lifestyle is…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Dubbed a ‘Young Playwright on the Brink of Greatness’
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Allen Harris ’11, a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Department’s Acting program, was dubbed “a young playwright on the brink of greatness” by the Chicago Reader in its review of Harris’ new drama Kingdom, which runs through March 31 at the Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee, in Chicago’s…
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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 Dept. Alumni Bring World Premiere of ‘Kingdom’ to the Stage March 2-31
Kingdom, a new drama by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Allen Harris ’11, receives its world premiere March 2-31 from Chicago’s Broken Nose Theatre. The play centers around an entirely-LGBTQ African-American family living in the shadow of Orlando’s magical kingdom in the wake of the legalization of same-sex marriage. Harris, a graduate of…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Business Alums Bring ‘Distracted’ to the Stage Sept. 8-Oct. 7
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are in the cast and production team of Distracted, presented by the Cuckoo’s Theatre Project September 8-October 7 at Prop Thtr, 3502 N. Elston, Chicago. The cast includes alums Sierra Buffum ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, and Dana Young-Chaifeny ’10, a graduate of…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring ‘Language of Angels’ to Redtwist Feb. 15-March 26
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are on the production team for Language of Angels, running February 15-March 26 at Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Bryn Mawr, in Chicago’s Edgewater Theatre District. The show is presented by The Cuckoo’s Theatre Project in collaboration with Redtwist. Alumnus Michael Joseph ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni Talent Featured in ‘Anon(ymous)’ June 23-July 17
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are in the cast and creative/production team of Anon(ymous), presented by the Cuckoo’s Theatre Project. Written by Naomi Iizuka, and inspired by Homer’s Odyssey, the play concerns a young refugee wandering the U.S. in search of his family and encountering a wide variety of people–from a sinister one-eyed butcher…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Hosts TEDx 2016 Conference April 9; Sold-Out Event Will Be Livestreamed
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department will host the annual TEDxColumbiaCollegeChicago conference on Saturday, April 9, from 9 AM to 3:30 PM at the Getz Theatre, 72 E. 11th St., in Chicago’s South Loop. The 2016 conference’s theme is CTRL+ALT+DEL. The conference is sold out, but the proceedings will be livestreamed simultaneously at Columbia…
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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…