Tag: Ren Griffith
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Columbia College Chicago Alumni Help Bring ‘High Fidelity’ to Refuge Theatre Project Jan. 29-Feb. 28
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are involved in the Refuge Theatre Project’s production of High Fidelity, the rock musical based on Nick Hornby’s 1995 novel and on Stephen Frears’ 2000 feature-film adaptation. The show’s ensemble includes Kelly Baskin (BFA ’12). And Ren Griffith (BFA ’15) is assistant choreographer. Both are alumni of…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty, Alumni, and Students Bring Gilbert & and Sullivan’s ‘Pinafore’ to the Stage Oct. 9-18
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Amy Uhl is directing and choreographing the classic Gilbert & Sullivan operetta H.M.S. Pinafore for the Savoyaires, a company dedicated to the work of librettist William S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan. The show runs October 9-18 at Chute Middle School Auditorium, 1400 Oakton, in north suburban…
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‘Dancing on the Ceiling’ Festival Features New Work by Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Dance Alumni, Students, and Faculty July 10-Aug. 1 at Stage 773
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, students, and faculty are collaborating on a festival of devised work, Dancing on the Ceiling and Other Moments of Connection, running July 10-August 1 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont, Chicago. Presented by The Neapolitans theatre company, the festival is curated by Hannah Burt, a graduate of the…
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Sheldon Patinkin Celebration Video Posted
An archival video of “A Celebration of the Life of Sheldon Patinkin” is available for viewing at the Columbia College Chicago web page for the Sheldon Patinkin Endowed Award. The memorial tribute to Patinkin–longtime chair of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, who died September 21, 2014–was held on January 26, 2015, at the North Shore…
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‘Broadway Bound!’ Musical Theatre Evening at Columbia College on March 17 Benefits Sarah Siddons Society Scholarships Program
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department will host Broadway Bound!, an evening of musical theatre presented by the Sarah Siddons Society, on Tuesday, March 17. This festival of young talent performing a program of scenes and songs is presented in partnership with Columbia College Chicago, Northwestern University’s School of Communication, and Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of…
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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…