Category: Alumni Network
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Joseph Sikora Stars in Season 3 of Hit TV Series ‘Power Book IV: Force’ in 2024
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Joseph Sikora ’98, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, will return for a third season of his hit TV series Power Book IV: Force, reports the entertainment news outlet Blex Media. In an article posted December 15 2023, Blex reported that the premium cable outlet Starz has officially greenlit…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Advisory Board Hosts Alumni and Friends Night Performance of Theatre Department Mainstage Musical ‘On the Town’ Nov. 11
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s newly formed Theatre Advisory Board is sponsoring a free Columbia College Theatre Alumni and Friends performance of On the Town, the opening production of the Theatre Department’s 2023-24 Mainstage Season, on Saturday, November 11. The performance and pre-show reception take place at the Getz Theatre Center of Columbia College,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department’s 2023-24 Mainstage Season Launches with Leonard Bernstein’s ‘On the Town’ Nov. 9-18, with Alumni Night on Nov. 11
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s 2023-24 Mainstage Season launches with On the Town, the classic 1944 musical about three sailors on 24-hour shore leave in New York City. The show runs November 9 through 18 in the Courtyard Theatre of the Getz Theatre Center of Columbia College, located at 72 E. 11th St. in Chicago’s South…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Joseph Sikora’s Hit TV Series ‘Power Book IV: Force’ Returns Sept. 1
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Joseph Sikora ’98, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, stars in Season 2 of the TV series Power Book IV: Force, beginning Friday, September 1, at 8 PM Eastern Time (7 PM Central Time) on the premium cable outlet Starz. Sikora plays drug dealer Tommy Egan in the gritty…
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(VIDEO) ‘Intimacy for Stage and Screen’ Panel Features Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums
The Columbia College Chicago Office of Development and Alumni Relations has posted the video of a panel of Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and former faculty discussing “Intimacy for Stage and Screen.” The panel, which took place via Zoom on June 21, 2023, featured Tony Award-winning Broadway director David Cromer HDR ’17, a former student…
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‘Intimacy for Stage and Screen’ Virtual Panel Features Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums June 21
A panel of Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and former faculty – including Tony Award-winning Broadway director David Cromer – will participate in a free Zoom discussion of the work of staging and performing intimate scenes in theatre and film, a field that is rapidly growing as more focus is given to safe and…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Joseph Sikora Speaks to Students
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Joseph Sikora ’98, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, visited the college on October 18 for a “fireside chat” in the Sheldon Patinkin Theatre of the Getz Theatre Center of Columbia College in Chicago’s South Loop. The event was a joint presentation of the Theatre Department and…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Honors Longtime Chair Sheldon Patinkin with Aug. 25 Event Celebrating His Birthday
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department fondly honors the memory of Sheldon Patinkin – longtime chair of the Theatre Department, noted director and teacher, and cherished friend and mentor to many in the Chicago theatre community — who was born August 27, 1935. To celebrate what would have been Sheldon’s 87th birthday, the Theatre Department hosts Theatre…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum’s Award-Winning Solo Show Has Special ‘Columbia Night’ Performance Aug. 19 at LA’s Broadwater Theatre
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Almanya Narula ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, presents a special Columbia Night performance of her award-winning solo show Noor Inayat Khan: The Forgotten Spy, which she performed to acclaim in June at the 2022 Hollywood Fringe Festival in California. The performance on Friday, August 19, features a postshow…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum’s Award-Winning Solo Show Encores Aug. 5-19 at LA’s Broadwater Theatre, with Columbia Night Event on Closing Night
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Almanya Narula ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, presents an August 5-19 encore engagement of her solo show Noor Inayat Khan: The Forgotten Spy, which she performed to acclaim in June at the 2022 Hollywood Fringe Festival in California. The closing performance on August…