Tamarus Harvell (left) is in the cast of Strawdog Theatre’s “Thirst”

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and former students are in the cast and production team of the Midwest premiere of Thirst, running January 9 through February 15 at Chicago’s Strawdog Theatre.

Tamarus Harvell

Evan Frank

Sam Hubbard (Photo : Ian McLaren)

Andrea J. Dymond

Tamarus Harvell, a former student in the Theatre Department’s Acting program, is a cast member in the drama, about a family struggling to survive in the wake of a devastating water shortage and war. And the show’s production team includes Columbia College alums  Evan Frank ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre Design (scenic design); Sam Hubbard ’12, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Acting (intimacy and violence design); and Will Pettway (assistant director), a senior in the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program. Columbia College Theatre Department faculty member Andrea J. Dymond is the show’s director. Thirst runs January 9 through February 15 at 1802 W. Berenice, in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood. For tickets, click here.