Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are gearing up for new shows opening shortly on Chicago stages.

Michael Allen Harris, a 2011 graduate of Columbia’s BFA program in Acting, is in the cast of Adventure Stage Chicago‘s world premiere of Worthy, running April 17-May 16. The family-friendly show is an adventure quest about four young heroes who fight dragons, break curses, and choose for themselves which paths to follow. The production plays at the Vittum Theater, 1012 N. Noble, Chicago. For ticket information, click here or call 773-342-4141.

Mike Mroch, a 2011 graduate of Columbia’s BFA program in Theatre Directing, is designing the set for Quiz Show, running May 1-June 13 at Strawdog Theatre, 3829 N. Broadway, Chicago, where Mroch is an ensemble member and general manager. Strawdog ensemble member John Kelly, a Columbia College Theatre Design major, is designing the lights; Paul Deziel, a 2014 graduate of Columbia’s Technical Theatre program, is the projections designer; and Nicole Kutcher, a 2013 graduate of Columbia’s Technical Theatre program, is stage manager. Strawdog’s artistic director, Hank Boland, is a faculty member in the Columbia College Chicago Cinema Art + Science department. The production marks the U.S. premiere of British playwright Rob Drummond’s satire of TV game shows, the power of celebrity, and the horrors it can disguise. For ticket information, click here or call 866-811-4111.