Theatre Directing Archive

Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department student and faculty member David Cromer HDR ’17, winner of the 2018 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for The Band’s Visit, directs the Off-Broadway world premiere of A Case for...
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department proudly congratulates Columbia Theatre alum Cavan Hallman ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Playwriting program and founder/producing artistic director of the Mirrorbox Theatre in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Four years after the theatre...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Anna D. Shapiro ’90, HDR ’15, winner of the 2008 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play for the Broadway hit August: Osage County, is returning to Broadway as director of The...
Otherworld Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents the live, immersive “sci-fi noir” production Murder on Horizon March 25 through May 1. Directed by Columbia College alum Tiffany Keane Schaefer ’12, a...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are featured in a free Zoom webinar titled Keeping It Going: Life After Theatre School on Tuesday, March 22, from 7 PM to 8 PM CST. Columbia College alums Bre Jacobs ’20, a...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Rinska Carrasco-Prestinary ’10, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre, directs Lucas Hnath’s 2013 play Isaac’s Eye, running March 17 through April 24 at Redtwist Theatre, located at 1044 W....
Keeping It Going:Life After Theatre School (In Person Program) Monday, March 14 @ 7 pm CSTCourtyard Theater Columbia College Chicago          The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department hosts Keeping It Going: Life After Theatre School– a free...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty members are on the creative team of Sweat, the first production in the Paramount Theatre‘s new Bold Series. Paramount, located in downtown Aurora, Illinois, is launching the Bold Series as a four-show subscription...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Kaiser Ahmed ’08, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, is the director of Passage, running March 2 through April 10 at Theatre Wit, located at 1229 W. Belmont in Chicago’s...
The Sarah Siddons Society, a Chicago organization dedicated to funding scholarships for promising theater arts students at top Chicago-area colleges and universities, has announced the formation of the Siddons Artistic Council. The group will offer mentoring, networking, and guidance...