Category: Class Notes
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni and Faculty Win 2026 Jeff Awards
Congratulations to the alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance who received 2026 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The Equity “Jeff Awards” honor excellence in Chicago’s Equity theatre during the 2025-2026 theatre season (July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). The individual winners include these Columbia College alumni…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2026 Jeff Awards
Congratulations to the alumni, faculty, and former students and faculty members of the Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance who have been nominated for 2026 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The Equity “Jeff Awards” honor excellence in Chicago’s Equity theatre during the 2025-2026 theatre season (July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026).…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Rock Musical ‘Hair’ to Chopin Theatre July 2-Sept. 13
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums are in the cast and creative team of Kokandy Productions‘ staging of Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, running July 2 through September 13 at the Chopin Theatre, located at 1543 W. Division in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Student discounts are available. For more information and tickets, click here. This production…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Anna D. Shapiro’s Staging of ‘Are You Now’ Is ‘Theatre to Make the Blood Boil’
“I direct plays really for one reason, and that is to make the audience’s world bigger.”–Anna D. Shapiro
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Stars in Hulu’s ‘The Testaments’
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alum Chase Infiniti ’22, a graduate of the Theatre Program’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, stars in the Hulu TV series The Testaments, running April 8 through May 26. It’s the latest in a string of breakout opportunities for Infiniti, who made her television debut as Jaden Sabich in Apple TV+’s…
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‘Saucy and Seductive’: Glowing Reviews for About Face Theatre’s World Premiere of Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Preston Max Allen’s Trans Rom-Com ‘Modern Gentleman,’ Running Through April 18 with Special Columbia College Night Event April 3
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alumni are in the creative team and cast of About Face Theatre‘s world premiere of Modern Gentleman, a new comedy written by Columbia College alum Preston Max Allen ’13, a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Program’s BA Program in Acting. The show runs through April 18 at Raven Theatre, located at…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alums Win 2025 Joseph Jefferson Awards
The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance proudly congratulates the Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums who won 2025 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award, at the Non-Equity “Jeff Awards” ceremony on Monday, March 23, 2026. The Non-Equity “Jeff Awards” honor excellence in Chicago’s non-Equity theatre during the 2025 theatre season, which…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring About Face Theatre’s World Premiere of Preston Max Allen’s New Rom-Com ‘Modern Gentleman’ to the Stage March 19-April 18, with Special Columbia College Night Event April 3
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alumni are in the creative team and cast of About Face Theatre‘s world premiere of Modern Gentleman, a new comedy written by Columbia College alum Preston Max Allen ’13, a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Program’s BA Program in Acting. The show runs March 19 through April 18 at Raven Theatre,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Profiled in ‘American Theatre’ Magazine: ‘Be Unapologetically Yourself’
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alum Conchita Avitia ’18, a graduate of the Theatre Program’s BA Program in Theatre Design, is featured in an article posted February 26, 2026, by American Theatre, the nation’s only general-circulation magazine devoted to theatre. Avitia, winner of a 2023 Joseph Jefferson Award – Chicago’s top theatrical award – for lighting design,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum’s Band, Apostle Jones, Releases New Album March 7
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alumnus Mikey Silas ’11, a graduate of the Theatre Program’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, and his popular “Cleveland Rock ‘n’ Soul” band Apostle Jones will celebrate the release of their first studio album, Second Chances Don’t Come Easy, on Friday, March 7, with an album release show at Cleveland’s iconic Beachland Ballroom.…