Coffeyville Community College alumnus Nick Rush looks to be the next member of the popular and unique percussion ensemble, the Blue Man Group.

According to their website at www.blueman.com, the Blue Man Group is best known for its widely popular theatrical shows and concerts that combine music, comedy and multimedia theatrics to produce a totally unique form of entertainment.

Rush, a native of Goddard, Kan., has spent the last three years watching for an opportunity to audition for the group.  This summer, the Blue Man Group held an open casting call at the Briar Street Theater where they perform in Chicago.  Rush was invited to audition following the submission of his headshot and resume.  He made it through the first round and was called back with 12 other aspiring Blue Men to audition for the director of performer training and development.

At the end of round two, Rush was still in the running with a group of six who were invited for a third casting call.  Rush made it through the initial auditions and has been invited to attend Blue Man training camp from Sept. 7 through Oct. 29 in New York City.  At any point in those eight weeks he could be cut, but the opportunity to become one of the Blue Men is worth it for Rush.

Among his talents, Rush studied percussion instruments for eight years. He attended CCC on a theatre  scholarship and performed in a variety of musicals and plays including the role of Riff Raff in “The Rocky Horror Show,” Eugene in “Brighton Beach Memoirs” and Paris in “The Rock of Troy.” He returned to CCC to play Johnny in the alumni dinner theatre production of “Tony and Tina’s Wedding.”

Rush has training in stage movement, stage combat, voice and diction, acting styles, improvisation, and acting.  Following graduation in 2008, Rush moved to Chicago where he has continued acting including performances as Romeo in two productions of “Romeo and Juliet.”  Rush has also done film acting including “Next in Line,” “Gabriel” and “Penitence” by Dakota Miller and “Reverse” by W. Colin McKay.