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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Faculty and Student Honored by Michael Merritt Design Awards May 22

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member and Tony Award-nominated lighting designer Heather Gilbert, coordinator of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre Design and Technology, is the recipient of the 2023 Michael Merritt Award for Excellence in Design...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring Teatro Vista’s ‘Dream King’ to the Stage May 11-June 18

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Marvin Quijada ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is the creator and star of Teatro Vista‘s world premiere The Dream King, a “silent musical” running May 11 through...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alums Design May Productions at Invictus and First Floor Theatres

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Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s BA Program in Theatre Design and Technology are on the design teams for new productions in Chicago’s vibrant theatre scene this May 2023. Columbia College alum Kevin Rolfs ’17, a graduate...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Performances and Displays Highlight Manifest Arts Festival May 12

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The 2023 edition of Columbia College Chicago‘s student-powered Manifest Arts Festival takes place Friday, May 12, to celebrate student achievements at the end of the 2022-23 school year, and the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department is proudly participating, with...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs ‘A New Brain’ for Los Angeles’ Celebration Theatre

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Khanisha Foster ’02, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, has directed a new, gender-expansive production of William Finn and James Lapine’s musical A New Brain, running through June 24...
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Columbia College Chicago Alum Directs World Premiere of ‘Aztec Human Sacrifice’ May 5-June 18

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Columbia College Chicago alum Jay Españo MFA ’16 – a graduate of the college’s MFA program in film directing and recipient of a Graduate Certificate in Laban Movement Analysis from Columbia College’s Dance Movement Therapy program — directs the world...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Mourns Black Theatre Alliance Awards Founder Vincent Williams

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department mourns the passing of Columbia College alum Vincent Williams ’03, founder and president of the Black Theatre Alliance/Ira Aldridge Awards, who died April 19, 2023. Williams, a graduate of the BA Program in...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alumni and Faculty Bring ‘Ragtime’ to Metropolis Performing Arts Centre May 4-June 4

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Alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are in the cast and creative team of the musical Ragtime, running May 4 through June 4 at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, located at 111 W. Campbell in the...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums and Faculty Bring U.S. Premiere of ‘London Road’ to the Stage of Chicago’s Theatre Wit April 22-June 3

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums, students, and faculty are in the cast and creative team of the U.S. premiere of the experimental and innovative new British musical London Road, presented by Chicago’s Shattered Globe Theatre. The show runs...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alumni and Faculty Members Bring ‘Big River’ to Mercury Theatre Chicago April 21-June 11

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are in the cast and creative team of the musical Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Roger Miller and William Hauptman’s stage version of Mark Twain’s classic novel. The show runs April...
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