Tag: Sasha Smith
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs ‘Raisin in the Sun,’ Running Oct. 22-Nov. 12 at South Coast Repertory
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Khanisha Foster ’02, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, directs a new production of Lorraine Hansberry‘s classic American drama A Raisin in the Sun for South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, California. The play runs October 22 through November 12 at SCR’s Julianne Argyros Stage,…
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Columbia College Alumni Bring Broken Nose Theatre’s Dark Comedy ‘Language Rooms’ to the Stage April 22-May 18
Broken Nose Theatre, a non-Equity company whose ensemble and staff include several Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents the Midwest premiere of Yussef El Guindi’s dark comedy Language Rooms. The show opens Monday, April 22, and runs through May 18 at the Den Theatre, located at 1331 N. Milwaukee in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured in August Wilson’s ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Feb. 6-March 17 at Writers Theatre
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus A.C. Smith ’86, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre, is featured in a new production of August Wilson’s drama Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, running February 6 through March 17 at Writers Theatre, located at 325 Tudor Court in the Chicago suburb of Glencoe. Smith plays…
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Columbia College Chicago Alums and Faculty Highlighted in Newcity’s ‘Players 2019’ Celebration of Chicago Arts Leaders
Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago alumni, faculty, and former students highlighted in Newcity‘s “Players 2019: The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago.” Published January 2, 2019, the Newcity Stage feature saluted 50 influential leaders in Chicago’s performing arts scene. Among the honorees: Columbia College alum Anna D. Shapiro ’90, HDR ’15, artistic director…
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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…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Win Rave Reviews for Performances in U.S. Premiere of Simon Stephens’ ‘Birdland’ at Steep Theatre
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s Acting program were singled out for praise in the Chicago Tribune‘s review of the American premiere of Birdland, by Tony Award-winning British playwright Simon Stephens, running through May 12 at Chicago’s Steep Theatre. Joel Reitsma ’08, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Acting program, plays a rock star in…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni, Students, and Faculty Bring Brecht’s ‘Fear and Misery in the Third Reich’ to the Stage Feb. 8-March 11
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, students, and faculty members are in the cast and creative/production team of Bertolt Brecht’s 1938 play Fear and Misery in the Third Reich, presented by Haven Theatre Company February 8-March 11 at the Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee, in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. The show’s cast includes Columbia College…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Featured in Steppenwolf’s ‘You Got Older’ Jan. 25-March 11
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Caroline Neff ’07, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is featured in You Got Older, running January 25-March 11 at the internationally acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago. Neff plays the lead role of Mae, a brokenhearted and unemployed young woman, who returns home…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty and Alumni Talent Featured in Chicago Premiere Aug. 24-Sept. 23
Faculty members and alums of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are working with Route 66 Theatre Company on the Chicago premiere of the dark comedy A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Sloan-Kettering Memorial Cancer Center of New York City, playing August 24-September 23 at the Den Theatre,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum’s Critically Praised Production of Albee’s ‘Virginia Woolf’ Gains National Attention
Pulse Theatre Chicago, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, has received national attention for its critically praised new production of Edward Albee’s landmark 1962 drama Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, running through August 20 at City Lit Theatre, located in the Edgewater Presbyterian Church at 1020 W. Bryn Mawr in Chicago’s Edgewater…