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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Department Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2022 Joseph Jefferson Awards

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Congratulations to the alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and Columbia College Chicago Music Department who have been nominated for 2022 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The Equity “Jeff Awards” honor excellence in Chicago’s...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring Babes with Blades’ ‘Richard III’ to the Stage Aug. 25-Oct. 15

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are in the cast and production team of Babes With Blades Theatre Company‘s production of William Shakespeare’s historical drama Richard III, presented in partnership with the University of Illinois Chicago’s Disability Cultural Center. The...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Debuts as Songwriter for Disney Channel’s ‘Hamster & Gretel’

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Congratulations to Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Makena Metz ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program. A song that Metz co-wrote, “Race Against Time,” premiered in the Disney Channel’s new series Hamster & Gretel, produced...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum’s Play ‘Wreck’ Runs Aug. 19-Sept. 3 at That’s Entertainment Performing Arts Warehouse Theatre

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Wreck, a play by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Kevin Wiczer ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, will be presented August 19 through September 3 by a new theatre company, Theatre Ellipsis. Performances take place at the That’s...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Honors Longtime Chair Sheldon Patinkin with Aug. 25 Event Celebrating His Birthday

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Sheldon Patinkin (August 27, 1935-September 21, 2014)
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...
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured in ‘Gigi’s Party’ Aug. 17-Sept. 3

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Sophia Vitello ’19, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, is featured in the Yellow Rose Theatre’s production of Gigi’s Party, running August 17 through September 3 at the Den 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

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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...
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Salutes Writer Joey Soloway on Induction into Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department congratulates Emmy Award-winning writer/director/producer Joey Soloway, a former student in Columbia College’s Film and Video program, on their induction into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame, the only city-sanctioned LGBT Hall of Fame in...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2022 Black Theatre Alliance Awards

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department proudly congratulates the Columbia College Chicago alumni and faculty who have been nominated for 2022 Black Theatre Alliance/Ira Aldridge Awards honoring the work of Chicago-area theatre artists during the 2021-2022 theatre season. The...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Launch Otherworld Theatre’s ‘Kitties in Space’ Aug. 5-Sept. 4

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Otherworld Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents the sci-fi comedy Kitties in Space: The Saga August 5 through September 4. John Enright’s eight-episode spoof, set in a future where humans have...
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