Category: Stage Management
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alums Bring ‘Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors’ to the Stage Feb. 5-22
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums are in the cast and creative team of Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, presented by the Lazy Susan Theatre Co. February 5 through 22 at the Greenhouse Theater Center, located at 2257 N. Lincoln in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. “Loosely based” on Bram Stoker’s classic horror story, the play puts a…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre, Music, and Film/TV Alums Bring ‘War of the Worlds’ to Lifeline Theatre
Columbia College Chicago alums and faculty members are in the cast and production team of a new adaptation of H.G. Wells’ sci-fi classic The War of the Worlds, about a Martian invasion of Earth. The show runs through July 13 at Lifeline Theatre, located at 6912 N. Glenwood in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood. Student discounts…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Students Honored by Michael Merritt Design Awards May 19
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 student in the Theatre Stage Management program at Columbia, will receive The Early Career Technical Award,…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance Performances and Displays Highlight ‘Manifest’ Arts Festival Friday, May 16
Manifest: Imagine, the 2025 edition of Columbia College Chicago‘s annual student-powered Manifest Arts Festival, takes place Friday, May 16, at multiple locations in Chicago’s buzzing South Loop community to celebrate student achievements at the end of the 2024-25 school year. The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance is proudly participating, with free performances…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum’s New Play, ‘We Could Be,’ Presented by About Face Theatre in Chicago Oct. 17-27, Followed by National Tour
Columbia College Chicago alum Kirsten Baity ’21, who graduated Summa cum Laude with a BA in Theatre with a Playwriting concentration, is the co-author of We Could Be, presented by Chicago’s award-winning About Face Theatre in association with Chicago’s award-winning Rivendell Theatre Ensemble. The show will premiere with a two-week engagement October 17 through 27 at…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Babes With Blades’ ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ to Edge Theatre Oct. 16-Nov. 23
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums are in the cast and production team of Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s new production of Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream, running October 16 through November 23 at the Edge Theater, located at 5451 N. Broadway in Chicago’s Edgewater Theatre District. For tickets, click here. The show’s cast includes…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Featured in U.S. Premiere of ‘Lord of the Rings’ Musical at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre July 19-Sept. 1
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Michael Kurowski ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, is featured in the highly anticipated U.S. premiere of The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale. Kurowski plays Samwise Gamgee, the trusted sidekick of the story’s Hobbit hero Frodo, in this musical adaptation of the epic…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring ‘Native Son’ to Lifeline Theatre May 20-June 30
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are in the cast and creative team of Lifeline Theatre‘s new production of Native Son, playwright Nambi E. Kelley’s adaptation of the landmark novel by Richard Wright. The show is directed by Columbia College alum Ilesa Duncan ’99, Lifeline Theatre’s artistic director as well as executive/producing director of Pegasus…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Dept. Alums and Faculty Bring World Premiere ‘Turret’ to A Red Orchid Theatre May 2-June 9
Alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and the Columbia College Chicago Music Department are on the design team for the world premiere of Turret, starring Oscar and Tony nominee Michael Shannon. Produced by A Red Orchid Theatre, the show runs May 2 through June 9 at the Chopin Theatre, located at 1543 W. Division…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Featured in August Wilson’s Drama ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’ at Goodman Theatre April 13-May 12
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are in the cast of August Wilson’s drama Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, running April 13 through May 12 at the Goodman Theatre, located at 170 N. Dearborn in downtown Chicago’s Loop Theatre District. Student discounts are available. For tickets, click here. Columbia College alums A.C. Smith ’86, a graduate…