Category: Acting
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alumni Nominated for Joseph Jefferson Awards
Congratulations to the alumni of the Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance and Columbia College Chicago School of Audio and Music who have been nominated for Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The Non-Equity “Jeff Awards” honor excellence in Chicago’s non-Equity theatre during the 2025 theatre season, which ran from January 1…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Honored in Chicago Tribune’s ‘Best of 2025’ Coverage of Chicago and Broadway Theatre
Three Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums were singled out by the Chicago Tribune for its “Best of 2025” salute to the “Top 10 Performances on Chicago Stages This Year.” In the article, published December 26, 2025, Tribune theatre critic Chris Jones highlighted Columbia College alums Caroline Neff ’07, Anne Trodden ’09, and Ryan Hake ’14, all…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Dance Alums Nominated for 2025 Black Excellence Awards
Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Dance alums and faculty members who are nominated for the Black Arts & Culture Alliance of Chicago‘s 2025 Black Excellence Awards honoring and celebrating Chicago theatre, dance, music, film, literary, and visual artists. In the area of Theatre, the nominees in the category of Production Director include Columbia…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum’s ‘Highly Recommended’ Staging of ‘Dutchman’ Runs Through Oct. 25 at Trap Door Theatre
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alum Keith Surney ’13, a graduate of the Theatre Program’s BA Program in Acting, is making his debut as a stage director with an acclaimed revival of Amiri Baraka‘s controversial 1964 drama Dutchman. The production, in which Surney also plays the leading male role, runs through October 25 at Trap Door Theatre, 1655…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Babes With Blades’ ‘The Mark’ to Edge Theatre Oct. 15-Nov. 22
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums are in the cast and creative team of Babes with Blades Theatre Company‘s new show The Mark, running October 15 through November 22 at the Edge Theater, located at 5451 N. Broadway in Chicago’s Edgewater Theatre District. For tickets, click here. The show’s ensemble cast includes Tamarus Harvell, a former…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Preston Max Allen’s New Off-Broadway Play ‘Caroline,’ Directed by Tony Award-Winning Columbia Alum David Cromer, Extended through Nov. 16; ‘Reviews Are Rolling In’
Caroline – the much-discussed new Off-Broadway play by Columbia College Chicago Theatre alum Preston Max Allen ’13, a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Program’s BA Program in Acting – officially opened September 30 in its world premiere at New York City’s MCC Theater – and the reviews are rolling in, reports the theatre news…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums and Faculty Bring ‘Say Gay Plays’ to the Stage Sept. 20
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums and faculty are featured in Say Gay Plays, a free staged reading of new short plays presented by About Face Theatre and the Silk Road Cultural Center on Saturday, September 20, at 2 PM. The performance takes place at Northeastern Illinois University’s Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies, 700…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Preston Max Allen’s New Off-Broadway Play ‘Caroline’ Runs Sept. 12-Oct. 19, Directed by Tony Award-Winning Columbia Alum David Cromer
A new play by Columbia College Chicago Theatre alum Preston Max Allen ’13, a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Program’s BA Program in Acting, is receiving its world premiere from Off-Broadway’s MCC Theater, and it will be directed by Tony Award-winning former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Program student and faculty member and Columbia College…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring ‘Mr. Wolf’ to Steppenwolf Theatre Sept. 11-Nov. 2
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alum Caroline Neff ’07, a graduate of the Theatre Program’s BA Program in Acting, is featured in the Chicago premiere of Mr. Wolf, running September 11 through November 2 at the Tony Award-winning Steppenwolf Theatre, located at 1650 N. Halsted in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. Student discounts are available for all performances. For…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Take Up Arms in Babes with Blades’ Fighting Words Festival Sept. 6-14
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums are participating in the 2025 Fighting Words Festival presented by the Babes with Blades Theatre Company running September 6 through 14 at the Bramble Arts Loft, located at 5545 N. Clark in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood. The festival features developmental performances of three new plays, each of which will be performed…