Tag: Sasha Smith
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Rave Reviews for Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum’s ‘Bold’ Production of Albee’s ‘Virginia Woolf’
Pulse Theatre Chicago, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, is winning rave reviews for its 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 Theatre District.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni Bring ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ to the Stage Aug. 4-20
Pulse Theatre Chicago, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents a new production of Edward Albee’s landmark 1962 drama Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? August 4-20 at City Lit Theatre, located in the Edgewater Presbyterian Church at 1020 W. Bryn Mawr in Chicago’s Edgewater Theatre District. The production is directed by Columbia College…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Mount ‘Great Edgewater Escapade’ for Jackalope Theatre June 3
Jackalope Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, will take over the Historic Broadway Bank Building at 5960 N. Broadway, in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood, for “The Great Edgewater Escapade” on Saturday, June 3, from 6:30 to 11 PM. This gala benefit for Jackalope will feature cocktails, food, performance, an announcement…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Bring Midwest Premiere of ‘Ideation’ to Jackalope Theatre May 10-June 17
Jackalope Theatre, a company founded and led by alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, presents the Midwest premiere of the critically acclaimed play Ideation, by Aaron Loeb. This darkly comic psychological suspense thriller concerns a group of corporate consultants working together on a mysterious and ethically ambiguous project. As the lines between right and…
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Columbia Faculty and Alumni Bring ‘Existential Slasher Comedy’ to the Stage April 15-May 27
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Vanessa Stalling is directing the midwest premiere of Hookman, by San Francisco playwright Lauren Yee. Described as a “bitingly funny, edge-of-your-seat scary” work, Hookman is an “existential slasher comedy” about grief, adolescence, and the power of the stories we tell each other and ourselves. Theatre Department alumnus alumnus Jon…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Featured in ‘Johanna Faustus’ World Premiere May 20-29
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s musical theatre program are featured in the world premiere of Johanna Faustus, presented by The Hypocrites theatre company. Adapted from Christopher Marlowe’s The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, Johanna Faustus runs for a limited engagement May 20-29 at the Den Theatre, 1329 N. Milwaukee in Chicago’s Wicker…
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Jackalope Theatre’s ‘Living Newspaper’ Fest Features Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Aug. 19-23
Jackalope Theatre Company, a collective founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents its 6th Annual Living Newspaper Festival August 19-23. In homage to the 1930s Living Newspapers of the Federal Theatre Project, Jackalope has assembled an exciting group of Chicago playwrights, directors, and actors to dramatize stories ripped from recent newspaper…