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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alumni Bring World Premiere of ‘Kingdom’ to the Stage March 2-31

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Kingdom, a new drama by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Allen Harris ’11, receives its world premiere March 2-31 from Chicago’s Broken Nose Theatre. The play centers around an entirely-LGBTQ African-American family living in the shadow of...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Directs Stage Version of ‘The Graduate,’ Running Through March 21

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Matthews ’99, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, has directed a stage version of The Graduate, starring Melanie Griffith. The show has been extended through March 25 at...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alumnus Stars in His Own Play about Scandal-Plagued Silent Screen Star Fatty Arbuckle

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus and Aaron Muñoz ’01, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is the star and co-author of Lost Laughs: The Slapstick Tragedy of Fatty Arbuckle, running through March 11 at...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Student’s Play Featured in Victory Gardens’ ‘College Night’ Event Feb. 21

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A play by Niv Elbaz, a senior student in the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s BA Program in Playwriting, will be performed on Wednesday, February 21, at Chicago’s Tony Award-winning Victory Gardens Theatre. Elbaz’s play, Lightning, will be performed...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Explores Her Biracial Identity in Solo Show at St. Paul’s Penumbra Theatre Through Feb. 18

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Khanisha Foster ’02, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is performing her new solo show Joy Rebel at the Penumbra Theatre in St. Paul, Minnesota, through February 18. The...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumnus Michael Stahl-David’s ‘LBJ’ Film Released on Blu-ray; New Film ‘We Win’ to Premiere in March at SXSW 2018

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The 2017 film LBJ, costarring Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Stahl-David ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, has just been released on Blu-ray and iTunes. Stahl-David costars as American political icon Robert...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni, Students, and Faculty Bring Brecht’s ‘Fear and Misery in the Third Reich’ to the Stage Feb. 8-March 11

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, students, and faculty members are in the cast and creative/production team of Bertolt Brecht’s 1938 play Fear and Misery in the Third Reich, presented by Haven Theatre Company February 8-March 11 at the...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Present a DIY ‘Woyzeck’ at Rhinoceros Theatre Fest Feb. 7-21

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums Chris Zdenek ’07 and Ian Tranberg ’07 — both graduates of the Theatre Department’s Acting program — are collaborating on Direct My Woyzeck, running February 7-21 as part of the Rhinoceros Theatre Festival, Chicago’s longest-running...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Family-Friendly ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ to Chicago Shakespeare Theatre Feb. 3-March 10

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Hannah Starr ’14, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is featured in Short Shakespeare! A Midsummer Night’s Dream—a 75-minute abridgment of William Shakespeare’s classic comedy about mismatched love among...
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