Category: Class Notes
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance Performances and Displays Highlight ‘Manifest’ Arts Festival Friday, May 16
Manifest: Imagine, the 2025 edition of Columbia College Chicago‘s annual student-powered Manifest Arts Festival, takes place Friday, May 16, at multiple locations in Chicago’s buzzing South Loop community to celebrate student achievements at the end of the 2024-25 school year. The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance is proudly participating, with free performances…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum’s New Play ‘Alex in Windyland’ Runs May 17-23 at Filament Theatre
Alex in Windyland, a new devised theatre piece created by Columbia College Chicago Theatre alum Abby Thompson ’19, a graduate of the Theatre Program’s BA Program in Acting with a Minor in Voiceover, runs May 17 through 23, in honor of Foster Care Awareness Month, at the Filament Theatre, located at 4041 N. Milwaukee, Chicago.…
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Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Student and Teacher David Cromer Nominated for 2025 Tony Award for Directing ‘Gorgeously Perverse’ New Broadway Hit ‘Dead Outlaw’
The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance proudly congratulates former student and faculty member and Columbia College Honorary Degree recipient David Cromer HDR ’17, who has been nominated for a 2025 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for Dead Outlaw. The show, which opened April 27 at the Longacre Theatre in…
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Columbia College Chicago Getz Theatre Center’s 2024-25 Mainstage Season Presents Rock Musical ‘Rent’ May 1-10
The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance‘s 2024-25 Mainstage Season at the Getz Theatre Center of Columbia College reaches a rousing climax with Jonathan Larson’s landmark rock musical Rent, running May 1 through 10 at the Getz Theatre Center’s Courtyard Theatre, located at 72 E. 11th St. in Chicago’s South Loop. Student discount…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums ‘Unleash the Beast!’ in May 4 ‘Gladiator Fight Night’
The Point Theatre Project, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums, presents Gladiator Fight Night: Unleash the Beast!, an interactive theatrical performance, on Sunday, May 4, at 7:30 PM at The Hive On Hubbard, 1843 W. Hubbard, Chicago. For tickets and more information, click here. The show’s cast of theatrical combatants…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Artistic Home’s ‘Cut to the Chase’ Play Festival to Den Theatre May 1-4
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums are in the cast and creative team of the Artistic Home Studio‘s 2025 edition of its annual Cut to the Chase festival of new one-act plays, running May 1 through 4 at the Den Theatre, located at 1331 N. Milwaukee in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Six plays by six different…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums and Faculty Bring ‘Cats’ to Paramount Theatre April 30-June 15
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums and faculty are on the production team of an innovative new circus-themed production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Cats, running April 30 through June 15 at the Paramount Theatre, located at 23 E. Galena in Aurora, Illinois. For tickets, click here. The show’s projections designer is Columbia College alum Paul…
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Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Student and Teacher David Cromer’s New Broadway Show ‘Dead Outlaw’ Opens April 27
Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre student and faculty member and Columbia College Honorary Degree recipient David Cromer HDR ’17, winner of the 2018 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for The Band’s Visit, has re-teamed with his Band’s Visit collaborators on a new Broadway production, Dead Outlaw. The show, which began previews April…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums’ Otherworld Theatre Presents Paragon Sci-Fi Play Festival April 17-27
Otherworld Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre alumni, presents its annual Paragon Play Festival April 17 through 27. The festival – the world’s largest celebration of science fiction and fantasy theatre – showcases 30 original short plays from playwrights across the globe, bringing bold new worlds to life on stage.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Hell in a Handbag Productions’ ‘Scary Town’ to the Stage April 9-May 11
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums are in the cast and creative team of Hell in a Handbag Productions‘ new show Scary Town, running April 9 through May 11 at The Clutch, located at 4335 N. Western in Chicago’s Lincoln Square neighborhood. This world premiere by Hell in a Handbag artistic director David Cerda is a semi-autobiographical…