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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Directs Sketch Revue ‘The Miseducation of 55th Street,’ Running July 8-Aug. 5

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus J. Cody Spellman ’13, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, is directing the sketch comedy revue The Miseducation of 55th Street, running July 8-August 5 at The Revival, an improv...
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Columbia College Theatre Department Teacher’s Play ‘The God of Isaac’ Runs July 8-Aug. 27 at Piven Theatre

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member James Sherman‘s 1985 comedy/drama The God of Isaac is receiving a new production by Grippo Stage Company July 8-August 27 at the Piven Theatre in the northern Chicago suburb of Evanston. Sherman,...
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Columbia College Student Comedy Talent Featured at Chicago Improv Festival March 27-April 2

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Current and former students from the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department will be featured in the 20th annual Chicago Improv Festival,  running March 27-April 2 at multiple venues in Chicago. Cat Booty, an improv group consisting of current and...
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Columbia College Chicago Alum Kelsie Huff Celebrates the Struggles of Stand-Up Comedy in New Web Series ‘The Open Mic’

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  Columbia College Chicago alum Kelsie Huff ’03 is the co-star and co-creator of The Open Mic, a new web series about the world of standup comedy open mics in Chicago. The series can be found on YouTube, where new episodes...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Featured in Improvised Musical ‘Shamilton!’ Jan. 20-March 31

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Shira Wilson ’14, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is featured in Shamilton!, a new improvised musical comedy presented by the producers of Baby Wants Candy. Directed by Columbia College Theatre...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty Member James Sherman Stars in One-Man ‘Ben Hecht Show’ June 10–July 17

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  Actor-playwright James Sherman, a Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member who teaches playwriting and improvisation, brings his one-man play The Ben Hecht Show to the Piven Theatre in the northern Chicago suburb of Evanston starting June 10....
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Hosts Performances and Design Exhibit for Manifest Arts Fest May 13

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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 on Friday, May 13, as part of Columbia College Chicago‘s 16th annual Manifest Urban Arts Festival....
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Columbia College Chicago Alum Dino Stamatopoulos’ Film ‘Anomalisa’ Nominated for Oscar

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Congratulations to film and TV writer-producer Dino Stamatopoulos, an alumnus of Columbia College Chicago‘s film program. The 2015 film Anomalisa, which he co-produced, has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Feature. While attending Columbia College in 1983-86,...
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