Tag: Rinska Carrasco-Prestinary
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Artistic Home’s ‘Cut to the Chase’ Play Festival to Den Theatre May 1-4
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums are in the cast and creative team of the Artistic Home Studio‘s 2025 edition of its annual Cut to the Chase festival of new one-act plays, running May 1 through 4 at the Den Theatre, located at 1331 N. Milwaukee in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Six plays by six different…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs 2023 Non-Equity Jeff Awards Show – First Live Non-Equity Jeff Awards Ceremony Since 2019
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Adrian Abel Azevedo ’15, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, is directing the Joseph Jefferson Awards‘ 49th Anniversary Non-Equity Awards ceremony – the first live Non-Equity awards show for the Jeff Awards since 2019. The event takes place Monday, March 27, at Park West nightclub, located at 322…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs ‘Babel,’ Running March 23-April 30 at Redtwist Theatre
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Rinska Carrasco-Prestinary ’10, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre, is directing Babel, running March 23 through April 30 at Redtwist Theatre, where Carrasco-Prestinary is associate artistic director. Redtwist is located at 1044 W. Bryn Mawr in Chicago’s Edgewater/Andersonville Theatre District. Student discounts are available. For tickets, click…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre, Music, and Communication Department Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2023 Jeff Awards
Congratulations to the alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, the Columbia College Chicago Music Department, and the Columbia College Chicago Communication Department who have been nominated for Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The 2023 Non-Equity “Jeff Awards” honor excellence in Chicago’s non-Equity theatre during the 2021-2022 theatre season which ran…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs ‘Isaac’s Eye,’ Running March 17-April 24 at Redtwist Theatre
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Rinska Carrasco-Prestinary ’10, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre, directs Lucas Hnath’s 2013 play Isaac’s Eye, running March 17 through April 24 at Redtwist Theatre, located at 1044 W. Bryn Mawr in Chicago’s Edgewater Theatre District. Part historical drama, part contemporary satire, the play concerns…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Featured in ‘Uncharted’ Festival of New Plays July 11-20
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are featured in Uncharted, a two-week showcase of new plays presented by The New Colony July 11 through 20 at the Den Theatre, located at 1331 N. Milwaukee in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. For a performance schedule and tickets ($10 per performance), click here. Among the Columbia College alums…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Nominated for Alliance of Latinx Theater Artists of Chicago’s Inaugural ALTA Awards
Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums who have been nominated for the inaugural ALTA Awards by the Alliance of Latinx Theater Artists of Chicago (ALTA). ALTA is a volunteering service organization dedicated to furthering the Chicago Latinx Theater movement by promoting, educating, representing, and unifying Latinx identified artists and their allies. The…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs Halcyon Theatre’s ‘De Troya’ Running May 16-June 30
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Rinska Carrasco-Prestinary ’10, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre, is directing De Troya, a drama by Caridad Svich that runs May 16 through June 30. Presented by the Halcyon Theatre, the drama concerns two families who wrestle with rebellion, regret, and loss of faith. The…