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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Profiled in ‘American Theatre’ Magazine: ‘Be Unapologetically Yourself’

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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....
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum’s Band, Apostle Jones, Releases New Album March 7

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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...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Chicago Premiere of ‘Black Cypress Bayou’ to the Stage Feb. 13-March 15

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums are in the cast and creative team of Black Cypress Bayou, a Chicago premiere running February 13 through March 15 at Definition Theatre, located at 1160 E. 55th St. on Chicago’s South Side. Student...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alums Bring ‘Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors’ to the Stage Feb. 5-22

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums are in the cast and creative team of Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, presented by the Lazy Susan Theatre Co. February 5 through 22 at the Greenhouse Theater Center, located at 2257 N. Lincoln in...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alumni Nominated for Joseph Jefferson Awards

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Congratulations to the alumni of the Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance and Columbia College Chicago School of Audio and Music who have been nominated for Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The Non-Equity “Jeff Awards”...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Joanie Schultz Honored with Stage Director and Choreographers Foundation’s 2025 Zelda Fichandler Award

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  The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance proudly congratulates Columbia College Chicago Theatre alum and former faculty member Joanie Schultz ’00, a graduate of the Theatre Directing program, on being honored with the prestigious Zelda Fichandler...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring ‘Bug’ to Broadway

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Alumni and former faculty members of Columbia College Chicago are in the cast and creative team for the Manhattan Theatre Club and Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s Broadway co-production of Bug, the creepy-crawly psychological thriller by Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Honored in Chicago Tribune’s ‘Best of 2025’ Coverage of Chicago and Broadway Theatre

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Three Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums were singled out by the Chicago Tribune for its “Best of 2025” salute to the “Top 10 Performances on Chicago Stages This Year.” In the article, published December 26, 2025, Tribune theatre critic...
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Columbia College Chicago Getz Theatre Center’s 2025-26 Mainstage Season Launches with ‘Iphigenia and Other Daughters’ Oct. 22-Nov. 1

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The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance‘s 2025-26 Mainstage Season kicks off with Iphigenia and Other Daughters, running October 22 through November 1 in Studio 404 of the Getz Theatre Center of Columbia College, located at 72 E....
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum and Trans Advocate Precious Brady-Davis Named to Out Magazine’s Out100 for 2025

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre alum Precious Brady-Davis ’13 has been named to Out magazine’s 2025 Out100 list, honoring her as one of “the LGBTQ+ people making the world bolder and brighter in 2025.” As previously reported in this blog, Brady-Davis, who...
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