Tag: Scott Olson
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alumni and Faculty Featured in World Premiere Comedy ‘Like Father, Like Son’ Sept. 8-Oct. 1
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and faculty are featured in the world premiere of a new comedy, Like Father, Like Son, running September 8 through October 1 at Saint Bonaventure Oratory Theatre, located at 1625 W. Diversey in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. The production is presented by the Subtext Theatre Company. The show’s cast includes…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum and Teacher Featured in World Premiere ‘Bury Me’ July 6-28
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum David Stobbe ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, and Theatre Department faculty member Scott Olson are in the cast of Bury Me, a world premiere from Dandelion Theatre, running July 6 through 28 at Rivendell Theatre, located at 5779 N. Ridge in Chicago’s…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring Sci-Fi/Fantasy Adaptations of Greek Myth to Otherworld Theatre Through May 19
Otherworld Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents “The Greeks,” a package of two new plays inspired by Greek mythology. The rotating repertory of Medusa Undone and Corona, two modern retellings of ancient myths seen through a sci-fi/fantasy lens, runs through May 19 at Otherworld Theatre, 3914…
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Dorian Gray March 2-April 15
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty and student talent are on display in a new adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s classic story The Picture of Dorian Gray, running March 2-April 15 at City Lit Theatre in Chicago’s Edgewater Theatre District. Faculty member Andrea J. Dymond directs this rethought version of the Victorian tale, which updates Wilde’s…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2017 BroadwayWorld Awards
Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, faculty, and former students who have been nominated for BroadwayWorld.com‘s 2017 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards, which honor Chicago-area theatre productions that opened between October 1, 2016, and September 30, 2017. The nominees were announced November 10. The winners will be chosen by BroadwayWorld readers through online…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum and Teacher Featured in Irish Ghost Story ‘The Veil’ Aug. 17-Sept. 17
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Alison Dornheggen ’01, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, and Columbia College Theatre Department faculty member Scott Olson are featured in the midwest premiere of The Veil, an Irish ghost story by playwright Conor McPherson. Presented by Idle Muse Theatre Company, the show runs August…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Perform New Version of Absurdist Classic ‘Andorra’ May 30
Mercy Street Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, is presenting a reading of Swiss absurdist Max Frisch’s 1961 play Andorra on Tuesday, May 30, at 7:30 PM at the Frontier, 1106 W. Thorndale, in Chicago’s Edgewater theatre district. The Frontier is a storefront space operated by Jackalope Theatre…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty, Alumni, and Students Bring Historical Drama ‘Red Velvet’ to Raven Theatre; Performance on Thursday, Nov. 3, Features Discount Tickets and Postshow Discussion
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty, alumni, and students are involved in Raven Theatre‘s current production of Red Velvet, Lolita Chakrabarti’s drama about Ira Aldridge, the 19th-century African-American who became the first black actor to portray Shakespeare’s Othello on the London stage. Set in 1833, the acclaimed play is receiving its Chicago premiere. It runs…
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Mercy Street Theatre Premieres Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum’s Play ‘Burn’ March 4-19
Mercy Street Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents the world premiere of Burn, by Ian Michael James (BA ’14), a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting with a minor in playwriting. The play asks the question: If this were the last day of your…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Faculty Member Directs Mark Twain’s ‘Gilded Age’ at City Lit Jan. 8-Feb. 21
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Adam Goldstein is directing a world premiere adaptation of The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner’s classic 1873 novel. The play, adapted by Paul Edwards (Goldstein’s former professor at Northwestern University), runs January 8-February 21 at City Lit Theater, 1020 W. Bryn…