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Columbia Theatre Alumna/Teacher Jess Godwin Releases New Music Video, ‘Fool Me Once’

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Singer-songwriter Jess Godwin, a Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department graduate and now a teacher in the department’s Theatre Foundation Core, has released her newest music video, “Fool Me Once“–the latest installment of her ongoing Godwin Anthology Project, a 12-part...
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Columbia College Theatre Department and International Voices Project Partner for English Language Premiere of Chilean Drama ‘La Reunion’ March 2 at Victory Gardens

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department has been invited to participate in the 2015 International Voices Project, a series of staged readings of the work of international playwrights in English translations presented at Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago. On Monday,...
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Columbia Theatre Faculty, Students, and Alumni Keep Busy on Stage and TV

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department teachers, students, and alumni are keeping busy as the spring 2015 season kicks into high gear. Theatre Department faculty member and alumnus Brian Shaw (left) plays Clov in The Hypocrites‘ new production of Samuel Beckett’s absurdist...
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Columbia Theatre Alumnus Rob Colletti Returns in ‘Book of Mormon,’ and Reflects on His Experiences with the Hit Show

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Rob Colletti is back in Chicago with the national company of The Book of Mormon, running February 25-May 17 at the Bank of America Theatre. Rob, who’s now based in New York, is the standby...
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Columbia Alumni Make a ‘Wonderful Town’

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Columbia College Theatre Department alumnus Jon Martinez, assisted by fellow alumnus Joseph Kuchey, choreographed the dances for Bailiwick Chicago’s “Chicago Casting Audition Production” of the classic musical comedy Wonderful Town, running February 23-28 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont,...
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Theater Wit Extends ‘Mr. Burns’; Hit Show Features Columbia Faculty, Student, and Alumni Talent

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Chicago’s Theater Wit has extended its hit production of Mr. Burns, a post-electric play, Anne Washburn’s comedy/drama/musical about a post-apocalyptic world comforted by memories of The Simpsons. The show’s production team includes Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Andra Velis...
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Columbians Provide ‘A Charming Musical in 4-Part Harmony’ in ‘Marvelous Wonderettes’ at Open Door in Oak Park

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Open Door Theater’s The Marvelous Wonderettes, whose cast and creative/production team include several Columbia College faculty, students, and alumni, got a glowing review from Oakpark.com blogger Doug Deuchler. “If you’re looking for a night out that is pure escapism,...
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Jackalope’s ‘Four’ Starts $5 Previews Feb. 19; Cutting-Edge Ensemble Features Columbia Alumni and Students

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Jackalope Theatre, one of Chicago’s “must-watch” young ensembles, begins performances of its next production, Four, on Thursday, February 19, at Broadway Armory Park, at 5917 N. Broadway in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. The cast includes Columbia College student Michael Kurowski and...
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Sheldon Patinkin Celebration Draws Hundreds

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Sheldon Patinkin (August 27, 1935-September 21, 2014)
Actors Scott Adsit and Jeff Perry were among the more than 800 people who turned out to celebrate the life and legacy of the late Sheldon Patinkin, longtime Chair of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, on Monday, January 26, 2015....
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Columbia Alumni and Faculty Win Raves for ‘Addams Family’ Musical at the Mercury Theater in Chicago

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Columbia College Theatre Department alumni and faculty members have won rave reviews for their work on The Addams Family–The Musical, now running through April 5 at the Mercury Theater in Chicago. The show costars Musical Theatre Performance BFA alumnus...
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