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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum’s Career Takes Her from Comedy Studies to Circus Clowning to Ringling Brewery Company Manager’s Post

Posted by Albert Williams

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Scarlett Sullivan ’11, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, has been named general manager of the AL. Ringling Brewing Company in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Sullivan started in the job on...

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Featured in August Wilson’s Drama ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’ at Goodman Theatre April 13-May 12

Posted by Albert Williams

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are in the cast of August Wilson’s drama Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, running April 13 through May 12 at the Goodman Theatre, located at 170 N. Dearborn in downtown Chicago’s Loop Theatre...

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring Babes with Blades’ ‘S Paradox’ to the Factory Theatre April 7-May 18

Posted by Albert Williams

Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are in the cast and creative team of The S Paradox, a world premiere presented by the Babes with Blades Theatre Company. The show runs April 7 through May 18 at the...

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Columbia College Chicago Alum Joins Cast of CBS’ Upcoming ‘NCIS: Origins’ Prequel Series

Posted by Albert Williams

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Tyla Abercrumbie ’98, a regular cast member of the Showtime series The Chi, will join the of the new CBS TV series NCIS: Origins, which debuts in the 2024-2025 broadcast season. The entertainment news site...

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Win Jeff Awards for Performance and Playwriting

Posted by Albert Williams

Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni who won Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award, at the 50th anniversary Non-Equity “Jeff Awards” ceremony on March 25, 2024. The awards honor excellence in Chicago’s non-Equity theatre during...

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A Centenary Birthday Salute to Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Chair Fritzie Sahlins (March 24, 1924-March 9, 1991)

Posted by Albert Williams

The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department honors the memory of former chair Fritzie Sahlins on the 100th anniversary of her birth on March 21, 1924. From 1974 through 1976, Fritzie co-chaired (with speech teacher Phyllis Griffin) the Theatre Department of...

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Playwriting Alums Have New Work on Chicago Stages in March and April

Posted by Albert Williams

Alumnae of the Playwriting program at the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department have new plays running on Chicago stages in March and April of 2024. Skyflint, a new work by Columbia College Theatre Department Playwriting program graduate Cassandra Rose...

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Add Performances of Jackalope’s ‘The Smuggler,’ Running Through March 16

Posted by Albert Williams

Jackalope Theatre, a company founded and led by alumni and former students of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, has added performances of its Chicago premiere of The Smuggler, starring Jackalope cofounder Andrew Burden Swanson, a former student in the Columbia College Theatre...

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Alison Halstead Makes Feature Film Debut in ‘Dune: Part Two”

Posted by Albert Williams

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Alison Halstead ’88, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre, has made her feature-film acting debut in the hit movie Dune: Part Two, which was released March 1, 2024. Halstead,...

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs London Premiere of ‘Blue,’ Running March 5-30

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Blue, a new drama directed by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Matthews ’99, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, will run March 5 through 30 at the Seven Dials Playhouse in London, England, following a successful engagement...

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