Monthly Archive:: January 2017

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni Jerome Riley Jr. ’16 and Jared Grant ’12 are featured in the Chicago premiere of the musical The Scottsboro Boys, running February 3-March 12 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont, in Chicago’s Lakeview...
Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Musical Theatre student Jody Shelton is the coauthor, director, musical director, and executive producer of Star Wars: The Farce Awakens, a new musical parody presented by The People’s Improv Theater. This spoof of...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums David Stobbe ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, and Maddie Sachs ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, are in the...
Jess Godwin
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Jess Godwin ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, will perform in concert Saturday, January 28, at Steppenwolf Theatre‘s new 1700 Theatre space, located at 1700 N. Halsted in Chicago....
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department student Darren Patin, a senior in the Theatre Department’s Musical Theatre Performance BFA program, is featured in the rock musical High Fidelity, running January 27-March 5 at Refuge Records, 1415 N. Ashland, in Chicago’s...
  Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Cody Estle ’11, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, is directing the Midwest premiere of The Assembled Parties, which runs January 25-March 25 at Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark, Chicago. Estle is...
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department has released a photo highlight reel from Once on This Island, the department’s Winter 2016 mainstage musical. The show ran November 30-December 10, 2016. The production was a fundraiser for hurricane relief in...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Khanisha Foster ’02, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, has been selected for a Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowship for Exceptional Merit. The fellowships, funded by the William &...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Shira Wilson ’14, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is featured in Shamilton!, a new improvised musical comedy presented by the producers of Baby Wants Candy. Directed by Columbia College Theatre...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus and faculty member Brian Shaw ’86, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre, is featured in Jim Lehrer and the Theater and Its Double and Jim Lehrer’s Double, a new...