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Albert Williams

‘Drowsy Chaperone’ Salutes Jazz Age Musicals at Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department’s Getz Theatre Oct. 28-Nov. 7

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department kicks off its 2015-2016 mainstage season with the musical The Drowsy Chaperone, running October 28-November 7 at the Theatre Department’s Getz Theatre, 72 E. 11th St. in Chicago’s South Loop. The Drowsy Chaperone,...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department’s Getz Theatre Marks 30th Anniversary Oct. 27

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October 27, 2015, marks the 30th anniversary of the official dedication of the Emma and Oscar Getz Theatre, the proscenium main stage of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Center at 72 E. 11th St. in Chicago’s South Loop. On...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Rose Freeman Directs Midwest Premiere of Egyptian Composer’s Opera ‘Sumeida’s Song’ Oct. 23-Nov. 8

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  Rose Freeman (BA ’07), a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s theatre directing program, is directing the midwest premiere of Arab-American composer Mohammed Fairouz‘s opera Sumeida’s Song, running October 23-November 8 at Prop Thtr, 3502-04 N....
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Columbia College Theatre Alumni Perform with Kristin Chenoweth Oct. 24 at Chicago Theatre

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  Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni Jess Godwin (BA ’05), Mallory Maedke (BFA ’14), and Alex Newkirk (BFA ’11) will be backup vocalists for Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth at Chenoweth’s concert at the landmark Chicago Theatre on Saturday,...
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Columbia College Chicago’s ‘Columbia Weekend’ Oct. 23-24 Features Wabash Arts Corridor Crawl and Halloween Gathering on the Chicago Cultural Mile; Alumni Day and Parent & Family Weekend Events Scheduled

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Columbia College Chicago celebrates “Columbia Weekend” on Friday and Saturday, October 23 and 24, with activities targeted to alumni of the college and to parents and families of current students, along with the general public. The weekend includes the...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumnus Directs Theatre Nebula’s ‘Rocky Horror Show’ for Halloween

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Kevin Wiczer (BA ’05), a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s BA Program in Acting, is directing Theatre Nebula‘s Halloween-season production of The Rocky Horror Show, Richard O’Brien’s campy, glam-rock spoof of sci-fi and horror movies. The...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Directs ‘Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls,’ Opening at Trap Door Theatre Oct. 15

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Nicole Wiesner (BA ’00), a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s BA Program in Acting, is directing The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls, running October 15-November 21 at Trap Door Theatre, located at 1655 W. Cortland in Chicago’s...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Bring ‘Charm’ to Steppenwolf Theatre Oct. 14-Nov. 8

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni BrittneyLove Smith (BFA ’11) and Cody Estle (BA ’11) are helping Northlight Theatre bring Charm to the stage of Steppenwolf Theatre‘s Merle Reskin Garage Theatre. Charm is a new play by Chicago writer...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty, Alumni, and Student Talent Featured in Gilbert & Sullivan Productions at Berkeley Rep and Actors Theater of Louisville

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  Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty members Andra Velis Simon and Heather Gilbert are the musical director and lighting designer, respectively, for re-imagined versions of classic Gilbert and Sullivan operettas this fall at two of the United States’...
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