Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Nominated for Alliance of Latinx Theater Artists of Chicago’s ALTA Awards

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Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums who have been nominated for 2018-2019 ALTA Awards by the Alliance of Latinx Theater Artists of Chicago (ALTA). ALTA is a volunteering service organization dedicated to furthering the Chicago Latinx...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Launches ‘Student Spotlight’ Newsletter

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department has launched a new communications initiative with Student Spotlight, a monthly newsletter devoted to celebrating the work of Columbia College Theatre Department students both inside and outside the department. The newsletter is produced...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Joins Lyric Opera of Chicago as Graphic Design Specialist

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Congratulations to Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Jake Fruend ’13, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program. He’s joining the internationally acclaimed Lyric Opera of Chicago as a full-time staff Graphic Design Specialist. “I’ll handle graphics...
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Columbia College Chicago Faculty and Alumni Talent Featured in Chicago Jewish Theatre Festival Nov. 3-10

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James Sherman in "The Ben Hecht show"
Actor-playwright James Sherman, a Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member who teaches playwriting and improvisation, performs his one-man play The Ben Hecht Show as part of “Teatron: Chicago’s Jewish Theatre Festival,” running November 3 through 10 in conjunction...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni Bring Silent Theatre’s Site-Specific Play ‘Incomplete Conversations’ to Life — in a Church — Oct. 28-Nov. 23

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The Silent Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents a new site-specific, immersive play, Incomplete Conversations, running October 28 through November 23 at Tapestry Fellowship Church, 3824 W. Irving Park, Chicago....
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Aidy Bryant: ‘Columbia by Day and Improv by Night . . . I Found My Comedic Voice’ in Chicago

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Aidy Bryant ’09, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting and now a regular cast member on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, is profiled in an article in DEMO, Columbia College’s...
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Tony Award-Winning Directors Anna D. Shapiro and David Cromer – Both Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums – Featured in Columbia Alumni Magazine

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Tony Award-winning directors Anna D. Shapiro and David Cromer — two of the leading artists in contemporary American theatre — met as fellow students at the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department in the late 1980s. Now the duo are...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Keli Garrett Featured in Alumni Podcast ‘Are Your Parents Proud of You?’; Garrett’s Drama ‘SPACE’ Runs Through Oct. 26 at Columbia College’s Getz Theater Center

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Keli Garrett ’91, author of the Theatre Department’s current Mainstage Season production SPACE, is featured in a special episode of Are Your Parents Proud of You?, a podcast created by Columbia alum Connar...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Highlighted in ‘American Theatre’ Magazine

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Cody Estle ’11, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, is highlighted as one of “6 Chicago Theatre Workers You Should Know” in the November 2019 issue of American Theatre magazine,...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Faculty and Alumni Honored with 2019 Joseph Jefferson Awards

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Congratulations to the current and former faculty and students of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department who were honored with 2019 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award, at the annual Jeff Awards ceremony on October 21. The winners...
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