Category: Theatre Design
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums and Faculty Celebrated at College’s 2025 Commencement
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, and theatre. The commencement event took place Sunday, May 18, at 4:30 PM at Credit Union…
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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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Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Student and Teacher David Cromer Nominated for 2025 Tony Award for Directing ‘Gorgeously Perverse’ New Broadway Hit ‘Dead Outlaw’
The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance proudly congratulates former student and faculty member and Columbia College Honorary Degree recipient David Cromer HDR ’17, who has been nominated for a 2025 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for Dead Outlaw. The show, which opened April 27 at the Longacre Theatre in…
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Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Student and Teacher David Cromer’s New Broadway Show ‘Dead Outlaw’ Opens April 27
Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre student and faculty member and Columbia College Honorary Degree recipient David Cromer HDR ’17, winner of the 2018 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for The Band’s Visit, has re-teamed with his Band’s Visit collaborators on a new Broadway production, Dead Outlaw. The show, which began previews April…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Hell in a Handbag Productions’ ‘Scary Town’ to the Stage April 9-May 11
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums are in the cast and creative team of Hell in a Handbag Productions‘ new show Scary Town, running April 9 through May 11 at The Clutch, located at 4335 N. Western in Chicago’s Lincoln Square neighborhood. This world premiere by Hell in a Handbag artistic director David Cerda is a semi-autobiographical…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Wins 2024 Joseph Jefferson Award
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 theatre award, at the Non-Equity “Jeff Awards” ceremony on Monday, March 24, 2025. Smith won in…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring North American Premiere of British Rock Musical ‘Sunny Afternoon’ to Chicago Shakespeare Theatre March 21-April 27
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alumni are in the cast and creative team of the North American premiere of Sunny Afternoon, running March 21 through April 27 at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. The British rock musical, a London hit, chronicles the story of The Kinks, the English rock ‘n’ roll band that exploded onto the ’60s music…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alumni and Faculty Nominated for Jeff Awards
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 Awards” honor excellence in Chicago’s non-Equity theatre during the 2024 theatre season, which ran from January…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Sam Shepard’s ‘Fool for Love’ to Steppenwolf Theatre Jan. 30-March 16
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 March 16 at Steppenwolf, which is located at 1650 N. Halsted in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood.…