Acting Archive

Jess Godwin
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Jess Godwin ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, will perform in concert Saturday, January 28, at Steppenwolf Theatre‘s new 1700 Theatre space, located at 1700 N. Halsted in Chicago....
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Shira Wilson ’14, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is featured in Shamilton!, a new improvised musical comedy presented by the producers of Baby Wants Candy. Directed by Columbia College Theatre...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are featured in the Chicago premiere of a new version of Saturday Night Fever, the stage adaptation of the 1977 motion picture. Running January 19-March 19 at Drury Lane Theatre in the Chicago...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni talents are featured in Strawdog Theatre‘s new production of William Shakespeare’s classic romance Cymbeline, running January 13-February 25 at the Factory Theatre, 1623 W. Howard, in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood on the border...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Khanisha Foster ’02, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is cited by American Theatre magazine in its “Role Call: People to Watch” feature on “6 Theatre Workers You Should...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Peters ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is in the cast of Psychonaut Librarians, a new fantasy adventure play presented by The New Colony theatre company. Peters is...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Cassandra Rose ’10, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Playwriting program, unveils The Dictionary Project: Volume IV, a program of short plays written on commission, performed by an ensemble that includes several Columbia College...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and faculty members are involved in the world premiere of The Sundial, Northwestern University professor Paul Edwards’ new stage adaptation of the 1958 novel by Shirley Jackson. The show, which runs January 6-February...
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are part of the “crew” bringing the Chicago premiere of the Off-Broadway hit Men on Boats to the American Theatre Company, 1909 W. Byron, Chicago, where the show runs January 6-February 12. The cast...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Nicole Wiesner ’00, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is directing French playwright Jean Racine’s classic tragedy Phedre, in an adaptation by Paul Schmidt. In this innovative production, physical...