Monthly Archive:: May 2023

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Talks About Being a ‘Successful Working Actor’ in Hollywood

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Behzad Dabu ’08, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Acting Program, is profiled in a Los Angeles Times article headlined “What Does It Mean to Be a Successful Working Actor? Probably Not What...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured in World Premiere ‘Shaw vs. Tunney’ May 25-July 8

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Maddie Sachs ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, is featured in the Grippo Stage Company’s world premiere of Shaw vs. Tunney, a new play written by...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum David Cromer Stars in ‘Hyper-Intimate’ Production of Chekhov’s ‘Uncle Vanya’ in New York June 28-July 16

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Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department student and faculty member David Cromer HDR ’17, recipient of a 2017 Honorary Doctorate of Arts from Columbia College, will star in the title role of Anton Chekhov’s classic drama Uncle Vanya in...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Mourns Alum and Faculty Member David Yondorf

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department mourns the passing of Columbia College alum David Yondorf ’08, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting and a longtime teacher in the Theatre Department’s Stage Combat Minor. Yondorf passed away May...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Faculty and Student Honored by Michael Merritt Design Awards May 22

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member and Tony Award-nominated lighting designer Heather Gilbert, coordinator of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre Design and Technology, is the recipient of the 2023 Michael Merritt Award for Excellence in Design...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring Teatro Vista’s ‘Dream King’ to the Stage May 11-June 18

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Marvin Quijada ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is the creator and star of Teatro Vista‘s world premiere The Dream King, a “silent musical” running May 11 through...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alums Design May Productions at Invictus and First Floor Theatres

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Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s BA Program in Theatre Design and Technology are on the design teams for new productions in Chicago’s vibrant theatre scene this May 2023. Columbia College alum Kevin Rolfs ’17, a graduate...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Performances and Displays Highlight Manifest Arts Festival May 12

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The 2023 edition of Columbia College Chicago‘s student-powered Manifest Arts Festival takes place Friday, May 12, to celebrate student achievements at the end of the 2022-23 school year, and the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department is proudly participating, with...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs ‘A New Brain’ for Los Angeles’ Celebration Theatre

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Khanisha Foster ’02, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, has directed a new, gender-expansive production of William Finn and James Lapine’s musical A New Brain, running through June 24...
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Columbia College Chicago Alum Directs World Premiere of ‘Aztec Human Sacrifice’ May 5-June 18

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Columbia College Chicago alum Jay Españo MFA ’16 – a graduate of the college’s MFA program in film directing and recipient of a Graduate Certificate in Laban Movement Analysis from Columbia College’s Dance Movement Therapy program — directs the world...
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