Category: Class Notes
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Mourns Former Faculty Member Estelle Spector
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department mourns the passing of longtime faculty member Estelle Goodman Spector, who passed away quietly at her home in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood on May 7, 2022. She was 91. Estelle‘s funeral service, though private, will be livestreamed Wednesday, May 11, at 2 PM Chicago time. Click here for a…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum’s Musical Receives World Premiere May 10-28
Notes & Letters, a new musical by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Annabelle Lee Revak ’19, who graduated with a double BA in Musical Theatre from the Theatre Department and Music Composition from the Columbia College Chicago Music Department, will receive its world premiere from Underscore Theatre Company May 10 through 28 at the…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alums Bring Artistic Home’s ‘The Pavilion’ to the Den Theatre May 5-June 5
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and the Columbia College Chicago Music Department are on the production team of Craig Wright’s drama The Pavilion, presented by The Artistic Home May 5 through June 5. The show runs at the Den Theatre, located at 1331 N. Milwaukee in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Columbia College…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring Chicago Premiere to Raven Theatre May 5-June 19
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Cody Estle ’11, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, directs the Chicago premiere of Melissa Ross’ play The Luckiest, running May 5 through June 19 at Raven Theatre, where Estle is artistic director. Raven is located at 6157 N. Clark in Chicago’s Edgewater Andersonville Theatre District. Student…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Mourns Alumna Jossaro Jinaro
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department mourns the passing of Columbia College alumna Jossara Jinaro ’96, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre. As reported in USA Today and other publications, Jossaro passed away April 27, 2022, after a battle with cancer. She was 48. Her death was announced by her husband,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring First Floor Theatre’s ‘The Secretaries’ to Den Theatre May 5-June 11
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are in the cast and production team of The Secretaries: A Parable, presented by the First Floor Theatre May 5 through June 11 at the Den Theatre, located at 1331 N. Milwaukee in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. This outrageous and absurd new comedy about four women vying to be…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum’s New Comedy Receives World Premiere May 5-22 from Saint Sebastian Players
Chicago’s Saint Sebastian Players presents the world premiere of The Shady Lady, a corporate satire by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Kara Poe Atnip ’08, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting. The show runs May 5 through 22 at St. Bonaventure, 1625 W. Diversey, in Chicago’s Belmont Theatre District. The…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum in National Tour of Broadway’s ‘Summer: The Donna Summer Musical’
Congratulations to Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Ariel Etana Triunfo ’19, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre. The Chicago-based dancer-singer-actor is on her first national tour with the Broadway hit Summer: The Donna Summer Musical in spring of 2022. Triunfo joined the tour in San Antonio, Texas, where the show ran at…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured in Steppenwolf Theatre’s ‘Seagull’ April 28-June 12
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum and Joseph Jefferson Award-winning actor Caroline Neff ’07, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is in the cast of Seagull, a new adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s classic play, running April 28 through June 12 at Steppenwolf Theatre’s new in-the-round Ensemble Theater in Honor of Helen…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring 2022 Black Playwrights Festival to Black Ensemble April 26-30
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are in the cast and production team of the 2022 Black Playwrights Festival, running April 26 through 30 at the Black Ensemble Theatre, located at 4450 N. Clark in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. The event features works by five members of the Black Playwrights Initiative. The plays – a different…