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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Faculty Bring Neo-Futurists’ World Premiere ‘The? Unicorn? Hour?’ to the Stage April 6-May 13

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Adrian Danzig is directing the world premiere of The? Unicorn? Hour?, a devised theatre piece presented by Chicago’s cutting-edge Neo-Futurists theatre company. The production also involves the talents of three Columbia College...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Nominated for Film Festival Acting and Writing Awards

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Sean Patrick Leonard ’97, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, has been nominated for Best Actor in a Short Film by the 2017 Twister Alley International Film Festival. Leonard was...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Caroline Neff Featured in Steppenwolf Theatre’s World Premiere of Tracy Letts’ ‘Linda Vista’ March 30-May 21

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Caroline Neff ’07, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is featured in Steppenwolf Theatre Company‘s world premiere production of Linda Vista, by Tracy Letts. Neff and Letts are both...
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Critics Praise Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums’ ‘Breakout Performance’ and ‘Pitch-Perfect Direction’ in Northlight Theatre’s ‘By the Water’

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni Joel Reitsma ’08 and Cody Estle ’11 won glowing reviews for their work on By the Water, running through April 23 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd. in the northern Chicago suburb of Skokie. The...
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Columbia College Student Comedy Talent Featured at Chicago Improv Festival March 27-April 2

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Current and former students from the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department will be featured in the 20th annual Chicago Improv Festival,  running March 27-April 2 at multiple venues in Chicago. Cat Booty, an improv group consisting of current and...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty, Alumni, and Student Talent Bring Political Satire ‘Our Christian Nation’ to the Stage March 24-April 29

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Faculty, students, and alumni from the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are pooling their talents for the new satirical comedy Our Christian Nation, running March 24-April 29 at the Cornservatory, 4210 N. Lincoln, Chicago. The show is written by Joe...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty and Alumni Talent Featured in World Premiere ‘Mother of Smoke’ March 22-April 15

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Walkabout Theater Company, whose artistic director, Thom Pasculli, is a Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member, is teaming up with Red Tape Theatre to present the world premiere of Mother of Smoke, an original production inspired by the...
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Columbia College Chicago Alum Kelsie Huff Celebrates the Struggles of Stand-Up Comedy in New Web Series ‘The Open Mic’

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  Columbia College Chicago alum Kelsie Huff ’03 is the co-star and co-creator of The Open Mic, a new web series about the world of standup comedy open mics in Chicago. The series can be found on YouTube, where new episodes...
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Columbia College Chicago Comedy Students Win National College Improv Tournament

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Cat Booty, an improv comedy group consisting of current and former students in the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s nationally lauded Comedy Writing & Performance BA program, won the 10th annual College Improv Tournament (CIT10), a national competition for...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Bring Sci-Fi Classic ‘Princess of Mars’ to Stage March 17-April 1

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Otherworld Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, is reprising its 2016 hit A Princess of Mars , adapted from Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic sci-fi novel. The play — directed and co-authored by Otherworld’s...
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