Month: April 2022
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured in Chicago Shakespeare Theatre’s ‘All’s Well That Ends Well’ Through May 29
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumna Emma Ladji ’14, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is featured in Chicago Shakespeare Theatre‘s production of William Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well, running through May 29 at CST’s Courtyard Theatre at Navy Pier, 800 E. Grand, Chicago. Ladji plays Diana, the accomplice to the…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum’s New Comedy Receives World Premiere May 5-22 from Saint Sebastian Players
Chicago’s Saint Sebastian Players presents the world premiere of The Shady Lady, a corporate satire by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Kara Poe Atnip ’08, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting. The show runs May 5 through 22 at St. Bonaventure, 1625 W. Diversey, in Chicago’s Belmont Theatre District. The…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum in National Tour of Broadway’s ‘Summer: The Donna Summer Musical’
Congratulations to Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Ariel Etana Triunfo ’19, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre. The Chicago-based dancer-singer-actor is on her first national tour with the Broadway hit Summer: The Donna Summer Musical in spring of 2022. Triunfo joined the tour in San Antonio, Texas, where the show ran at…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured in Steppenwolf Theatre’s ‘Seagull’ April 28-June 12
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum and Joseph Jefferson Award-winning actor Caroline Neff ’07, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is in the cast of Seagull, a new adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s classic play, running April 28 through June 12 at Steppenwolf Theatre’s new in-the-round Ensemble Theater in Honor of Helen…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring 2022 Black Playwrights Festival to Black Ensemble April 26-30
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are in the cast and production team of the 2022 Black Playwrights Festival, running April 26 through 30 at the Black Ensemble Theatre, located at 4450 N. Clark in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. The event features works by five members of the Black Playwrights Initiative. The plays – a different…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Featured in North Texas Performing Arts Repertory’s ‘Urinetown’ April 22-May 1
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Conor Clark ’13, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Musical Theatre BA program, and former Theatre Department student Thomas McKee are in the cast of North Texas Performing Arts Repertory Theatre’s production of the 2001 Broadway hit Urinetown the Musical. Urinetown features music and lyrics by former Columbia College…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured in Off-Broadway ‘Nightclub Cantata’ April 23-May 18
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Sarah Nandola ’20, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, is in the cast of the Cell Theatre’s off-Broadway production of Nightclub Cantata, Liz Swados’ provocative, eclectic 1977 theatrical creation, rarely seen since its original production. The show runs April 23 through May 22…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alumni Featured in Porchlight’s ‘Spring Awakening’ April 23-May 29
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are in the cast and production team of Porchlight Music Theatre‘s production of the musical Spring Awakening, running April 23 through May 29 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, located at 1016 N. Dearborn in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. Student discounts are available. For tickets, click here.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums and Faculty Bring ‘On the Greenbelt’ to Strawdog Theatre April 22-May 28
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and faculty are in the cast and production team of the world premiere of On the Greenbelt, presented by Strawdog Theatre Company at Links Hall, located at 3111 N. Western in Chicago. The show runs April 22 through May 28. Tickets are free, but audiences and supporters of Strawdog…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Presents Mainstage Musical ‘Head Over Heels’ at Getz Theatre Center in Chicago’s South Loop April 27-May 7
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s 2021-22 Mainstage Season concludes with the musical Head Over Heels, running April 27 through May 7 in the Courtyard Theatre of the Getz Theatre Center of Columbia College, located at 72 E. 11th St. in Chicago’s South Loop. Student discounts are available. For tickets and more information (including COVID-19…