Tag: Rachel Melius
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Columbia College Theatre Alumni and Student Talents Featured in Shows at Royal George Theatre and Theater Wit
Several Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and students are involved in Runcible Theatre Company’s staging of British playwright Howard Barker’s rarely-seen Scenes from an Execution, the tale of a 16th-century Italian painter’s clash with religious and secular authorities over her painting of a Venetian military victory against a Muslim enemy. The cast includes alumna Georgia Gove…
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Theater Wit Extends ‘Mr. Burns’; Hit Show Features Columbia Faculty, Student, and Alumni Talent
Chicago’s Theater Wit has extended its hit production of Mr. Burns, a post-electric play, Anne Washburn’s comedy/drama/musical about a post-apocalyptic world comforted by memories of The Simpsons. The show’s production team includes Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Andra Velis Simon as musical director and band leader, and student Spencer Meeks is assistant musical director and…