Month: April 2025
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Columbia College Chicago Getz Theatre Center’s 2024-25 Mainstage Season Presents Rock Musical ‘Rent’ May 1-10
The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance‘s 2024-25 Mainstage Season at the Getz Theatre Center of Columbia College reaches a rousing climax with Jonathan Larson’s landmark rock musical Rent, running May 1 through 10 at the Getz Theatre Center’s Courtyard Theatre, located at 72 E. 11th St. in Chicago’s South Loop. Student discount…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums ‘Unleash the Beast!’ in May 4 ‘Gladiator Fight Night’
The Point Theatre Project, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums, presents Gladiator Fight Night: Unleash the Beast!, an interactive theatrical performance, on Sunday, May 4, at 7:30 PM at The Hive On Hubbard, 1843 W. Hubbard, Chicago. For tickets and more information, click here. The show’s cast of theatrical combatants…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Artistic Home’s ‘Cut to the Chase’ Play Festival to Den Theatre May 1-4
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums are in the cast and creative team of the Artistic Home Studio‘s 2025 edition of its annual Cut to the Chase festival of new one-act plays, running May 1 through 4 at the Den Theatre, located at 1331 N. Milwaukee in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Six plays by six different…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums and Faculty Bring ‘Cats’ to Paramount Theatre April 30-June 15
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums and faculty are on the production team of an innovative new circus-themed production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Cats, running April 30 through June 15 at the Paramount Theatre, located at 23 E. Galena in Aurora, Illinois. For tickets, click here. The show’s projections designer is Columbia College alum Paul…
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Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Student and Teacher David Cromer’s New Broadway Show ‘Dead Outlaw’ Opens April 27
Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre student and faculty member and Columbia College Honorary Degree recipient David Cromer HDR ’17, winner of the 2018 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for The Band’s Visit, has re-teamed with his Band’s Visit collaborators on a new Broadway production, Dead Outlaw. The show, which began previews April…
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Columbia College Chicago to Honor Theatre Alum Joseph Sikora at May 18 Commencement
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alumnus Joseph Sikora ’98, a graduate of the Theatre Program’s BA Program in Acting, will be a featured speaker at Columbia’s commencement ceremony for graduating students majoring in American Sign Language, audio arts, dance, design, fine arts, illustration, interactive arts and media, music, photography, and theatre. The commencement event takes place Sunday, May…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums’ Otherworld Theatre Presents Paragon Sci-Fi Play Festival April 17-27
Otherworld Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre alumni, presents its annual Paragon Play Festival April 17 through 27. The festival – the world’s largest celebration of science fiction and fantasy theatre – showcases 30 original short plays from playwrights across the globe, bringing bold new worlds to life on stage.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Hell in a Handbag Productions’ ‘Scary Town’ to the Stage April 9-May 11
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums are in the cast and creative team of Hell in a Handbag Productions‘ new show Scary Town, running April 9 through May 11 at The Clutch, located at 4335 N. Western in Chicago’s Lincoln Square neighborhood. This world premiere by Hell in a Handbag artistic director David Cerda is a semi-autobiographical…