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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Performances and Exhibit Highlight 2019 Manifest Urban Arts Festival on May 10

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department will present a day of free performances and exhibits on Friday, May 10, as part of Columbia College Chicago‘s 19th annual Manifest Urban Arts Festival. The Getz Theater Center of Columbia College Chicago,...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Praised for Lighting Design for Raven Theatre’s Acclaimed ‘Yen,’ Running Through May 5

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Kudos to Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Claire Chrzan ’11, a graduate of Columbia’s Theatre Design program. As previously reported in this blog, she is nominated for two 2019 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Awards, for her lighting designs for...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Welcomes Carin Silkaitis as Its New Chair

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department is delighted to welcome actor, director, and teacher Carin Silkaitis as its new chair. Silkaitis — whose appointment was announced on April 25 by Rosita Sands, Interim Dean of Columbia College’s School of Fine...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre, Communication, Music, and Cinema/TV Arts Dept. Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2019 Joseph Jefferson Awards

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Kudos to the alumni, faculty, and current and former students of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, the Columbia College Chicago Communication Department, the Columbia College Chicago Music Department, and the Columbia College Chicago Cinema and Television Arts Department who...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Featured in Babes With Blades’ Non-Traditional ‘Othello’ April 20-May 25

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Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are bringing the Babes With Blades Theatre Company‘s non-traditional production of Shakespeare’s Othello to the stage April 20 through May 25. The show runs at the Factory Theater, located at 1623...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Students Meet Tony Award-Winning Director and Former Columbia Theatre Teacher David Cromer

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department was proud to welcome former Theatre Department student and faculty member David Cromer HDR ’17, winner of the 2018 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for The Band’s Visit, back to...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring Sci-Fi/Fantasy Adaptations of Greek Myth to Otherworld Theatre Through May 19

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Otherworld Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents “The Greeks,” a package of two new plays inspired by Greek mythology. The rotating repertory of Medusa Undone and Corona, two modern retellings...
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Aidy Bryant Plays Atty. Gen. William Barr in ‘Saturday Night Live’ Sketch about Mueller Report

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  Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Aidy Bryant ’09, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting and now a regular cast member on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, appeared as Attorney General William Barr in SNL‘s...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum’s Off-Broadway Musical ‘We Are the Tigers’ Cited as One of ’10 Shows Your Teen Is Going to Be So Into’

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We Are the Tigers, the new Off-Broadway musical by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Preston Max Allen ’13, is highlighted in an article posted on the New York theatre news site Theatermania. Titled “10 Shows Your Teen Is...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Alexander Stuart — Actor and Activist — Stars in ‘Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ at Florida Studio Theatre Through March 29

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Alexander Stuart ’17 — a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting with a Minor in Stage Combat — stars in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at...
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