Improv Archive

Columbia College Chicago Getz Theatre Center’s 2024-25 Mainstage Season Opens with ‘Comedy Cabaret’ Oct. 10-26

Posted by
The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance‘s 2024-25 Mainstage Season at the Getz Theatre Center of Columbia College begins Thursday, October 10, 2024, with Comedy Cabaret, an evolving program of improv and sketch comedy. Shows are Thursdays,...
Read More
, Comedy Studies, Comedy Writing and Performance, Improv, Mainstage Season, Theatre, Uncategorized Leave a Comment

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Advisory Board Announces Sept. 21 Event Celebrating Longtime Theatre Program Head Sheldon Patinkin

Posted by
The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance is proud to announce the creation of the Theatre Advisory Board composed of alumni and friends of the Theatre Program at Columbia College. With a mission to leverage the expertise...
Read More
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Acting, Alumni Advisory Board, Class Notes, Columbia College Theatre Alumni and Friends, Comedy Writing and Performance, Improv, Intimacy Direction, Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee, Scholarships, Stage Combat, Technical Theatre, Theatre, Theatre Advisory Board, Theatre Design, Theatre Directing, Uncategorized, Voiceover Leave a Comment

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Seeks Chair and Faculty for 2023 Academic Year

Posted by
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, located in the historic Getz Theatre Center of Columbia College in Chicago’s South Loop, is inviting applications for the position of Chair of the Theatre Department. Qualified and interested candidates are urged to...
Read More
Acting, Acting and Contemporary Performance Making, Comedy Writing and Performance, Devised Performance, Diversity Equity Inclusion, Dramaturgy, Improv, Intimacy Direction, Musical Theatre, Playwriting, Stage Combat, Stage Management, Theatre, Theatre Design, Theatre Directing, Theatre Studies, Theatre Technology, Uncategorized, Writing for Performance Leave a Comment

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Publishes New Book ‘Wonder Wander’

Posted by
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department proudly congratulates Columbia College Chicago alumnus Curt Eric Clendenin ’98 on his new book, Wonder Wander, published August 8, 2o21. Described as “a (mostly) blank sketch book from the ‘U-DRAW’ series,” Wonder Wander...
Read More
, Acting, Class Notes, Improv, Theatre, Uncategorized Comments are off

Columbia College Chicago Faculty and Alumni Talent Featured in Chicago Jewish Theatre Festival Nov. 3-10

Posted by
James Sherman in "The Ben Hecht show"
Actor-playwright James Sherman, a Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member who teaches playwriting and improvisation, performs his one-man play The Ben Hecht Show as part of “Teatron: Chicago’s Jewish Theatre Festival,” running November 3 through 10 in conjunction...
Read More
, , , Comedy Writing and Performance, Improv, Playwriting, Theatre, Uncategorized, Writing for Performance Comments are off

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Performances and Exhibit Highlight 2019 Manifest Urban Arts Festival on May 10

Posted by
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department will present a day of free performances and exhibits on Friday, May 10, as part of Columbia College Chicago‘s 19th annual Manifest Urban Arts Festival. The Getz Theater Center of Columbia College Chicago,...
Read More
Acting, Comedy Writing and Performance, European Devised Performance Practice, Improv, Manifest, Musical Theatre, Playwriting, Solo Performance, Stage Combat, Stage Management, Theatre, Theatre Design, Theatre Directing, Theatre Technology, Uncategorized, Writing for Performance Comments are off

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Reunion October 19-20 Celebrates Renovated Getz Theater Center with Performances, Panel Discussions, and More!

Posted by
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and the college’s office of Development and Alumni Relations invite alumni and supporters of Columbia College‘s Theatre Department to the first-ever Columbia College Theatre Reunion Weekend October 19 and 20, 2018. The event...
Read More
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Acting, Comedy Writing and Performance, Dance, European Devised Performance Practice, Improv, Musical Theatre, Playwriting, Solo Performance, Stage Combat, Technical Theatre, Theatre, Theatre Alumni Reunion, Theatre Design, Theatre Directing, Theatre Technology, Uncategorized, Writing for Performance Comments are off

‘Own It!’: Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Performances and Exhibit Highlight 2018 Manifest Urban Arts Festival on May 11; Alumni Party Also Set

Posted by
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...
Read More
Acting, Comedy Writing and Performance, Dance, Improv, Manifest, Playwriting, Solo Performance, Stage Combat, Technical Theatre, Theatre, Theatre Design, Theatre Technology, Uncategorized, Writing for Performance Comments are off

(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Success Stories of 2017: News from Around the World

Posted by
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...
Read More
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Acting, Comedy Writing and Performance, Improv, Musical Theatre, Playwriting, Stage Combat, Theatre, Theatre Design, Theatre Directing, Uncategorized, Writing for Performance Comments are off
© Copyright 2014. Theme by BloomPixel.