Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee Archive

  Columbia College Chicago Theatre alum Tyler Anthony Smith ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Program’s BA Program in Acting, is the author and star of Hell in a Handbag Productions‘ world premiere Queen for a Day, running July...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums are in the cast and production team of Invictus Theatre‘s production of Tony Kushner‘s landmark drama Angels in America, running June 13 through September 7 at Windy City Playhouse, 3014 W. Irving Park Road,...
Alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Program were highlighted at the Columbia College Chicago commencement ceremony for graduating students majoring in American Sign Language, audio arts, dance, design, fine arts, illustration, interactive arts and media, music, photography,...
Current and former Columbia College Chicago Theatre students will be honored as part of the 2025 Michael Merritt Award for Excellence in Design and Collaboration celebration on Monday, May 19, at the Black Ensemble Theatre. Tuesday Thacker, a former...
The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance proudly congratulates Columbia College Chicago Theatre alum Tyler Anthony Smith ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Program’s BA Program in Acting, who won a 2024 Joseph Jefferson Award, Chicago’s top...
Congratulations to the alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance and Columbia College Chicago School of Audio and Music who have been nominated for Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The Non-Equity “Jeff...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alumni and faculty are in the cast and creative team of Steppenwolf Theatre Company‘s first production of 2025, a highly anticipated revival of Sam Shepard’s drama Fool for Love. The show runs January 30 through...
Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance alum Marvin Quijada ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Program’s BA Program in Acting, is the co-creator of Kid Prince and Pablo, a contemporary hip-hop musical based on Mark Twain’s classic...
Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance alumni and faculty cited in Newcity Stage‘s annual new year’s salute to movers and shakers in Chicago’s vibrant performing-arts scene. Among those celebrated in “Players 2025: The 50...
The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance lovingly honors the memory of Sheldon Patinkin – longtime head of the Columbia College Theatre Program, noted director and teacher, and cherished friend and mentor to many in the Chicago...