Tag: Paul Amandes
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Advisory Board Announces Sept. 21 Event Celebrating Longtime Theatre Program Head Sheldon Patinkin
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in Acting, Alumni Advisory Board, Class Notes, Columbia College Theatre Alumni and Friends, Comedy Writing and Performance, Improv, Intimacy Direction, Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee, Scholarships, Stage Combat, Technical Theatre, Theatre, Theatre Advisory Board, Theatre Design, Theatre Directing, Uncategorized, VoiceoverThe Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance is proud to announce the creation of the Theatre Advisory Board composed of alumni and friends of the Theatre Program at Columbia College. With a mission to leverage the expertise of the Columbia College Theatre Program’s alumni and other industry members through strategic guidance, collaborative partnerships,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Launch Theatre Advisory Board
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are planning to create a Theatre Department Advisory Board, with the intent of launching the new organization in January of 2024. Columbia College Theatre alums are invited to email ccctheatreadvisoryboard@gmail.com for more information on this new initiative. And for more information on Theatre Alumni activities, click here.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Performances and Displays Highlight Manifest Arts Festival May 12
The 2023 edition of Columbia College Chicago‘s student-powered Manifest Arts Festival takes place Friday, May 12, to celebrate student achievements at the end of the 2022-23 school year, and the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department is proudly participating, with performances in the areas of Playwriting, Musical Theatre, Stage Combat, Solo Performance, Devised Performance, and Comedy…
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(VIDEO) MANIFEST RISES! Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Video Performances Highlight 2020 Manifest Urban Arts Festival in Its Digital Debut — Online May 11-15!
Columbia College Chicago‘s student-powered Manifest Urban Arts Festival makes its digital debut this year, going online for its landmark 20th annual edition May 11 through 15, and the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department will be proudly participating! To access the Theatre Department’s online performances and exhibits, click here. Rising up in the spirit of…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Reunion October 19-20 Celebrates Renovated Getz Theater Center with Performances, Panel Discussions, and More!
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in Acting, Comedy Writing and Performance, Dance, European Devised Performance Practice, Improv, Musical Theatre, Playwriting, Solo Performance, Stage Combat, Technical Theatre, Theatre, Theatre Alumni Reunion, Theatre Design, Theatre Directing, Theatre Technology, Uncategorized, Writing for PerformanceThe Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and the college’s office of Development and Alumni Relations invite alumni and supporters of Columbia College‘s Theatre Department to the first-ever Columbia College Theatre Reunion Weekend October 19 and 20, 2018. The event celebrates the Theatre Department’s rich history and exciting future and marks the reopening of the beautifully…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty, Alumni, and Students Team Up for ‘Banned Book Week’ Performance Sept. 26
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department associate chairperson Paul Amandes, coordinator of the Theatre Department’s Playwriting/Writing for Performance BA Program, will co-host and perform in Banned Together: A Censorship Cabaret on Monday, September 26, at 8 PM at Davenport’s Piano Bar, 1383 N. Milwaukee, in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. The event — part of Banned Book Week (September…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Faculty, Alumni, and Student Talent Featured in Nov. 7 Benefit for Oak Park’s Open Door Repertory Company
Several Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department teachers and current or former students are pooling their talents for “Broadway in Oak Park,” a benefit concert to raise money for Open Door Repertory Company in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park. Among the performers are Ashton Byrum, a coordinator of Columbia College’s Musical Theatre Program, who…
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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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Columbians Provide ‘A Charming Musical in 4-Part Harmony’ in ‘Marvelous Wonderettes’ at Open Door in Oak Park
Open Door Theater’s The Marvelous Wonderettes, whose cast and creative/production team include several Columbia College faculty, students, and alumni, got a glowing review from Oakpark.com blogger Doug Deuchler. “If you’re looking for a night out that is pure escapism, The Marvelous Wonderettes . . . is the ticket,” wrote Deuchler. “It’s a charming little musical, fun…
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Sheldon Patinkin Celebration Draws Hundreds
Actors Scott Adsit and Jeff Perry were among the more than 800 people who turned out to celebrate the life and legacy of the late Sheldon Patinkin, longtime Chair of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, on Monday, January 26, 2015. Scott–a former Columbia student, veteran of The Second City’s mainstage revues, and star of the hit…