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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Hosts Dramatists Guild Program on Devised Theatre Nov. 22

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department will host a special program on devised theatre presented by the Dramatists Guild of America, the membership association of playwrights, librettists, composers, and lyricists writing for the stage in the United States. The...
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Columbia College Chicago Faculty and Alumni Talent Featured in Chicago Jewish Theatre Festival Nov. 3-10

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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...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum and Teacher Bring Midwest Premiere of ‘Future Thinking’ to Iowa June 6-8

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Mirrorbox Theatre, an Iowa theatre company led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Cavan Hallman ’05, presents the Midwest premiere of Future Thinking, by Eliza Clark. The show is directed by Hallman’s former teacher, Columbia College Theatre Department...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre, Music, and Cinema/TV Arts Department Alumni and Faculty Win 2019 Joseph Jefferson Awards

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department proudly congratulates the alumni, faculty, and current and former students of the Theatre Department, the Columbia College Chicago Music Department, and the Columbia College Chicago Cinema and Television Arts Department who won 2019...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum’s Company Seeks New Plays for August Festival; Deadline Is May 26 for Submissions

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Nothing Without a Company, an experimental theatre ensemble founded by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Anna Rose Ii-Epstein ’07, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Acting program, is seeking submissions for its second annual New World Play Festival, a...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Performances and Exhibit Highlight 2019 Manifest Urban Arts Festival on May 10

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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,...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Welcomes Carin Silkaitis as Its New Chair

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department is delighted to welcome actor, director, and teacher Carin Silkaitis as its new chair. Silkaitis — whose appointment was announced on April 25 by Rosita Sands, Interim Dean of Columbia College’s School of Fine...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre, Communication, Music, and Cinema/TV Arts Dept. Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2019 Joseph Jefferson Awards

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Kudos to the alumni, faculty, and current and former students of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, the Columbia College Chicago Communication Department, the Columbia College Chicago Music Department, and the Columbia College Chicago Cinema and Television Arts Department who...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Playwriting Teacher Named Artistic Director of Chicago Dramatists

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Carson Grace Becker has been named artistic director of Chicago Dramatists. Becker, who launched her playwriting career at Chicago Dramatists in the 1990s, is currently serving in a part-time capacity and will...
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Kristiana Rae Colón Receives Columbia College Chicago’s Inaugural Burrell Fellowship for Playwrights Committed to Communities of Color

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Chicago playwright, poet, educator, actor, and activist Kristiana Rae Colón is the first recipient of a new residency established by Columbia College Chicago for playwrights whose work demonstrates a commitment to communities of color: the Madeleine Moore Burrell Playwriting...
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