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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Joel Reitsma Featured in Eclipse’s ‘Lisbon Traviata’; Playwright Terrence McNally to Attend Nov. 13 Performance

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Joel Reitsma (BFA ’08), a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s acting program, is featured in Eclipse Theatre‘s production of The Lisbon Traviata, running through December 13 at the Athenaeum Theatre. Reitsma plays a gay doctor whose...
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Mercy Street Theatre Company’s Benefit Event Nov. 9 Features New Short Plays

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The Mercy Street Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, kicks off its second season with The Mercy Street Affair, an evening of new plays, live jazz, pastries, and craft cocktails inspired...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum and Faculty Bring ‘Pilgrim’s Progress’ to A Red Orchid Theatre Nov. 4-Dec. 13

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Ryan Bourque (BFA ’09), a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s acting program, is in the cast of A Red Orchid Theatre‘s keenly anticipated world premiere of Pilgrim’s Progress, by Bret Neveu. Bourque will share the stage...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni Bring Jackalope’s ‘The Raid’ to the Stage Nov. 4-Dec. 12; World Premiere Dramatizes Abolitionists’ Effort to Free Slaves

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Jackalope Theatre, a company founded and led by alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, launches its eighth season with The Raid, a new drama about abolitionist John Brown’s plans to free and arm black slaves across the...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni Go Vampire-Hunting in ‘Gone Dark’ Oct. 31-Nov. 22

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Otherworld Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, celebrates Halloween with Gone Dark, a new gothic thriller. Directed by Tiffany Keane (BA ’12), a graduate of the Theatre Department’s theatre directing program, this...
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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 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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