Tag: Spencer Meeks
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Brings Neo-Futurists’ ‘Switchboard’ to Steppenwolf Nov. 22-Dec. 14
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alum Spencer Meeks ’15, a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre program‘s BA Program in Musical Theatre, is the composer and designer of Switchboard, a puppet-theatre piece created by Chicago’s acclaimed Neo-Futurists theatre company. The show runs November 22 through December 14 at Steppenwolf Theatre’s 1700 Theatre, located at 1650 N.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums on Design Team for About Face Youth Theatre’s ‘Scary Stories to Save Your Life,’ Running July 14-22
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums Claire Sangster ’12 and Spencer Meeks ’15 are on the design team for the About Face Youth Theatre Ensemble‘s world premiere of Scary Stories to Save Your Life, a program of horror-inspired tales informed by the social and political anxieties facing today’s LGBTQ+ youth presented by About Face Theatre. Sangster, a graduate…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Faculty Mount ‘We’re Gonna Die’ for a Return Engagement at Steppenwolf Theatre March 26-April 16
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are in the cast and design team of We’re Gonna Die, presented by Haven Theatre Company for four Monday evening performances March 26-April 16 at Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s intimate, flexible 1700 Space. Written by Young Jean Lee and directed by Columbia College Theatre Department faculty member Josh Sobel, the show received its Chicago…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Performs in Barrel of Monkeys’ ‘That’s Weird, Grandma’ Show Oct. 15-Nov. 12
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Spencer Meeks ’15, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, appears in That’s Weird, Grandma: Stories on Sunday Afternoons, presented by the Barrel of Monkeys arts education theatre ensemble Sunday afternoons at 2 PM from October 15 to November 12 at the Neo-Futurist Theatre, 5153…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni Brew a World Premiere ‘Food Show’ July 27-Sept. 2
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are featured in The Food Show, a new devised, site-specific performance piece created by the Neo-Futurists, one of Chicago’s leading experimental theatres, in partnership with Metropolitan Brewing. The show runs July 27-September 2 at Metropolitan Brewing’s new location at 3057 N. Rockwell, in Chicago’s Avondale neighborhood. The show’s performance ensemble includes Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Faculty Bring ‘We’re Gonna Die’ to Den Theatre May 3-June 4
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are in the cast and design team of We’re Gonna Die, the final production of Haven Theatre Company‘s 2016-2017 season. Written by Young Jean Lee and directed by Columbia College Theatre Department faculty member Josh Sobel, this Chicago premiere runs May 3-June 4 at the Den Theatre, 1335 N. Milwaukee, in Chicago’s Wicker…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Faculty Bring Neo-Futurists’ World Premiere ‘The? Unicorn? Hour?’ to the Stage April 6-May 13
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Adrian Danzig is directing the world premiere of The? Unicorn? Hour?, a devised theatre piece presented by Chicago’s cutting-edge Neo-Futurists theatre company. The production also involves the talents of three Columbia College Theatre Department alumni: lighting designer Claire Chrzan ’11, a graduate of the Theatre Design program; sound…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni and Faculty Bring ‘Saturn Returns’ to the Neo-Futurists Oct. 15-Nov. 19
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty and alumni are on the creative/production team of Saturn Returns, the new prime-time production by the Neo-Futurists, one of Chicago’s leading experimental theatres. Admission to the show’s final preview on Saturday, October 15, at 7:30 PM is “Pay What You Can”! The show officially opens Monday, October 17, and runs through…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Spencer Meeks Is Musical Director for Neo-Futurists’ ‘Pop Waits’ Feb. 4-March 12
Actor-musician Spencer Meeks (BA ’15), a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s BA Program in Musical Theatre, is the musical director for Pop Waits, the new prime-time production by Chicago’s acclaimed Neo-Futurists theatre company. Created and performed by Malic White and Molly Brennan, Pop Waits is described as “an athletic, participatory, clown provocation…
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Rock Musical ‘American Idiot’ Features Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni, Faculty, and Student Talent Aug. 28-Oct. 25
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty, alumni, and students are involved in The Hypocrites‘ keenly anticipated production of American Idiot–the Chicago premiere of the influential rock musical by Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong, and Michael Mayer. The ensemble includes alumni Dakota Hughes (BFA, Musical Theatre Performance, 2015), a graduate of the Musical Theatre Performance BFA…