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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Preston Max Allen Featured in May 21 ‘Broadway’s Future Songbook Series’ at New York’s Lincoln Center Library

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Preston Max Allen ’13, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting who also took courses in the Theatre Department’s Musical Theatre and Comedy Studies programs, is featured in the Broadway’s...
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‘Own It!’: Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Performances and Exhibit Highlight 2018 Manifest Urban Arts Festival on May 11; Alumni Party Also Set

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, located at 72 E. 11th Street in Chicago’s South Loop, will host a day of free performances and exhibits on Friday, May 11, as part of Columbia College Chicago‘s 18th annual Manifest Urban...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre, Music, and Television Arts Students and Alumni Collaborate on New Sci-Fi Musical ‘Abduction’ April 18-19

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Abduction, an original science-fiction musical comedy created and performed by students and alumni from Columbia College Chicago‘s Theatre, Music, and Cinema and Television Arts departments, will be performed in a staged concert version on Wednesday and Thursday, April 18...
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Success Stories of 2017: News from Around the World

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s blog “The Green Room” has chronicled the professional activities of our talented and accomplished alumni, faculty, and students over the past year. We covered news as it poured in not only from Chicago but...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Celebrate the Season with Holiday-Themed Comedy/Combat Show

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The Robert Frosty Theatre Company, a sketch comedy group founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents the third annual edition of its comedy/sketch/stage combat holiday show ‘Twas the Fight Before Christmas through December 21. Written...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Present ‘Dada Solo’ Performance Program Nov. 12 and 19

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    The LIVINGroom, an ensemble of solo writer/performers including alumni and students from the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, presents a program of new one-person performances — The LIVINGroom: Dada Solo — on Sunday, November 12 and 19,...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Faculty and Alumni Talent Featured in Neo-Futurists’ New Show ‘Tangles & Plaques’ Oct. 12-Nov. 18

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Jen Ellison, a faculty member in the Comedy Writing and Performance BA Program, directs the Neo-Futurists theatre company’s new production, Tangles & Plaques, running October 12-November 18 at the Neo-Futurarium, located at...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Center’s 2017-18 Mainstage Season Opens with Classic Comedy ‘Servant of Two Masters’ Oct. 11-21

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s 2017-2018 Mainstage Season begins Wednesday, October 11, with Servant of Two Masters, the classic comedy by 18th-century Venetian playwright Carlo Goldoni. Directed by Theatre Department faculty member Ric Walker, the play runs through...
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Columbia College Chicago Comedy Writing and Performance Teacher Wins 2017 Emmy Award

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Congratulations to former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Ashley Nicole Black, who just won a 2017 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special. Black, a former teacher in the Columbia College Theatre Department’s nationally acclaimed...
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Birthday Salute to Director, Teacher, and Longtime Columbia College Chicago Theatre Chair Sheldon Patinkin (August 27, 1935-September 21, 2014)

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August 27 would have been the 82nd birthday of Sheldon Patinkin–longtime chair of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, noted director and teacher, and cherished friend and mentor to many in the Chicago theatre community. Sheldon passed away on September...
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