Tag: Rose Freeman
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs Menotti’s Opera ‘The Consul’ Sept. 23-Oct. 8
Rose Freeman (BA ’07), a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s Theatre Directing program, is directing the Third Eye Theatre Ensemble‘s production of Gian Carlo Menotti’s Pulitzer Prize-winning chamber opera The Consul, running September 23 through October 8 at The Edge Theatre, located at 5451 N. Broadway in Chicago’s Edgewater/Andersonville Theatre District. For…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs Third Eye Theatre Ensemble’s Opera ‘Beowulf,’ Running Sept. 2-11
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Rose Freeman ’07, a graduate of the Theatre Department‘s Theatre Directing program, directs the Third Eye Theatre Ensemble’s midwest premiere of Han Lash’s chamber opera Beowulf, running September 2 through 11 at The Edge Off Broadway, located at 1133 W. Catalpa in Chicago’s Edgewater/Andersonville Theatre District. For tickets, click…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs 2 Operas About ‘Barrier-Breaking Women in STEM’ Running Sept. 17-Oct. 3
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Rose Freeman ’07, a graduate of the Theatre Department‘s Theatre Directing program, is directing the opening production of the Third Eye Theatre Ensemble‘s eighth season — a double bill of one-act operas running September 17 through October 3 at the Edge Theatre, located at 5451 N. Broadway in Chicago’s…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums, Nominated for 2018 Emerging Theatre Award, Present Site-Specific ‘Cornerstone’ Show April 3-29
Nothing Without a Company — an experimental theatre ensemble founded by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Anna Rose Ii-Epstein ’07, and a finalist for the League of Chicago Theatres’ 2018 Emerging Theatre Award — presents Cornerstone, a new experiential, site-specific production conceived by Columbia College alumnus Jake Fruend ’13 and directed by Columbia alum Rose…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Directs New Opera About Sor Juana, ‘With Blood, With Ink,’ Running Oct. 20-Nov. 5
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Rose Freeman ’07, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s theatre directing program, is directing the Chicago-area premiere of With Blood, With Ink, Daniel Crozier’s chamber opera about Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651-1695), the iconic 17th-century Mexican poet and nun. In this critically acclaimed opera, Sor Juana recounts…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Featured in Festival of Women Playwrights May 2-3
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums Cassandra Rose ’10, Reeny Hofrichter ’10, and Lyndee McPeek ’11 are among the playwrights whose new work will be featured in the 2017 Chicago One-Minute Play Festival: “Nevertheless, We Persisted.” The marathon evening of one-minute plays by more than 60 of Chicago’s established and emerging woman-identified playwrights and directors…
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Columbia College Chicago Alumni Work Featured in 2017 Chicago One-Minute Play Fest Feb. 21-22
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums Cassandra Rose ’10, Reeny Hofrichter ’10, and Skye Robinson Hillis ’11 are among the playwrights whose new work will be featured in the 2017 Chicago One-Minute Play Festival: “America Is . . .” The marathon evening of one-minute plays by more than 60 of Chicago’s established and emerging playwrights…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Directs Chicago Premiere of Opera About Woman’s Escape from Polygamous Sect
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Rose Freeman ’07, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, is directing the Chicago premiere of Dark Sisters, an opera by composer Nico Muhly and librettist Stephen Karam. The production, presented by the Third Eye Theatre Ensemble, runs October 21-November 6 at Prop Thtr, 3502 N. Elston,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Rose Freeman Directs Midwest Premiere of Egyptian Composer’s Opera ‘Sumeida’s Song’ Oct. 23-Nov. 8
Rose Freeman (BA ’07), a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s theatre directing program, is directing the midwest premiere of Arab-American composer Mohammed Fairouz‘s opera Sumeida’s Song, running October 23-November 8 at Prop Thtr, 3502-04 N. Elston, Chicago. For tickets, click here. Presented by the Third Eye Theatre Ensemble, this 60-minute, four-character…
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Columbia College Theatre Alumni Create New Comedy with Music About Chicago’s Punk Scene Sept. 22-Oct. 10
Columbia College Chicago alumni are collaborating on the world premiere of Punk Punk, an interactive comedy with music about Chicago’s punk scene. The show is presented by Nothing Without a Company, whose artistic director, Anna Rose Ii-Epstein (BFA ’07), is a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Department‘s acting program. Ii-Epstein plays Mindy, a young…