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‘Oklahoma!’ Opens at Columbia College Chicago’s Getz Theatre; Performance on March 14 Benefits Musical Theatre Scholarships

Posted by Albert Williams

The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s Spring 2015 Mainstage Musical — the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic Oklahoma! — opens Wednesday, March 11, at 6:30 PM at the Getz Theatre of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Center, 72 E. 11th St....

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Columbia College Theatre Alumni and Student Talents Featured in Shows at Royal George Theatre and Theater Wit

Posted by Albert Williams

Several Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and students are involved in Runcible Theatre Company’s staging of British playwright Howard Barker’s rarely-seen Scenes from an Execution, the tale of a 16th-century Italian painter’s clash with religious and secular authorities over...

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Columbia Alumni Featured in ‘Two Trains Running’ at Goodman Theatre; ‘College Night’ Performance on March 18

Posted by Albert Williams

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni Chester Gregory and A.C. Smith are featured in Goodman Theatre‘s much-anticipated new production of Two Trains Running, by the late August Wilson. The centerpiece of a celebration of Wilson’s work and influence (marking...

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Glowing Reviews for Columbia College Theatre Artists in ‘Four,’ ‘Endgame’

Posted by Albert Williams

Early reviews have been raves for the Columbia College Theatre Department folks involved in Jackalope Theatre’s Four and The Hypocrites’ Endgame. The cast of Four features student Michael Kurowski and alumnus Daniel Martinez, and the show’s set is designed...

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

Posted by Albert Williams

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

Posted by Albert Williams

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

Posted by Albert Williams

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

Posted by Albert Williams

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’

Posted by Albert Williams

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

Posted by Albert Williams

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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