Jen Ellison

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Jen Ellison, a faculty member in the Comedy Writing and Performance BA Program, directs the Neo-Futurists theatre company’s new production, Tangles & Plaques, running October 12-November 18 at the Neo-Futurarium, located at 5153 N. Ashland in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood. Described as “a play about remembering and forgetting,” the show attempts to demystify the experience of dementia in the language of theatre—offering a vivid, poignant, participatory experience that is unique to each audience and different every performance.

Kate Hardiman

John Kelly

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Kate Hardiman ’13, a graduate of Columbia College’s Theatre Directing program, is the show’s production manager, and former Theatre Department student John Kelly is the lighting designer. For tickets, call 773-275-5255 or click here.