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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Win Rave Review for ‘Spectacular’ Choreography for ‘Kinky Boots’ at Paramount

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums Isaiah Silvia-Chandley ’18 and Michael George ’16 won a rave review from the Chicago Reader for their choreography for the professional Chicago-area regional premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots — the...
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‘The Sheldon Effect Continues’: A Birthday Salute to Longtime Columbia College Chicago Theatre Chair Sheldon Patinkin (August 27, 1935-September 21, 2014)

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Sheldon Patinkin (August 27, 1935-September 21, 2014)
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department fondly honors the memory of Sheldon Patinkin – longtime chair of the Theatre Department, noted director and teacher, and cherished friend and mentor to many in the Chicago theatre community — who was...
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Susan Padveen Appointed Interim Chair of Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department is delighted to welcome longtime faculty member Susan Padveen to the position of Interim Allen and Lynn Turner Chair of Theatre. Padveen, an associate professor, replaces former Chair Carin Silkaitis, who has joined...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Cody Estle on Raven Theatre’s Return to Live Performance as an Equity Company: ‘Slow and Steady Wins the Race’

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Cody Estle ’11, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, was interviewed in the Chicago Tribune‘s digital edition about his plans for guiding Chicago’s venerable, award-winning Raven Theatre back to live...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring Regional Premiere of ‘Kinky Boots’ to Paramount Theatre Aug. 18-Oct. 17

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Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are in the cast and creative team of the professional Chicago-area regional premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, Illinois. With a book by...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni Lead Chicago’s Raven Theatre Back to Live Performance with 2021-22 Season

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Chicago’s venerable, award-winning Raven Theatre, whose artistic director is Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Cody Estle ’11, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, has announced exciting news: it will return to live performance with its...
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Columbia College Chicago Alum Sets New Agenda for LGBTQ-Focused PrideArts Theatre with ‘Search for Identity’ Season

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department congratulates Columbia College Chicago alum Jay Españo MFA ’16, a graduate of the college’s MFA program in film directing, who has been named artistic director of Chicago’s LGBTQ-focused PrideArts theatre company. Españo, 47,...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum’s Audio Productions of ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and ‘Troilus & Cressida’ Featured in Shakespearean Youth Theatre’s Dream Project

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Lukas Brasherfons ’14 is the director and adaptor of the Shakespearean Youth Theatre Dream Project‘s new online audio adaptations of Troilus & Cressida, William Shakespeare’s 1602 drama set during the Trojan War, and...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Showcase Highlights 20th Annual Manifest Urban Arts Festival May 10-14

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  Columbia College Chicago‘s student-powered Manifest Urban Arts Festival is both online and in-person in this year’s Manifest: Reach. The 20th-anniversary edition runs May 10 through 14, and the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department will be proudly participating! From...
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With Film and Broadway Projects in the Works, Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Anna D. Shapiro to Step Down as Steppenwolf Artistic Director in August 2021

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Distinguished Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Anna D. Shapiro ’90, HDR ’15, will step down as artistic director of Chicago’s internationally acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre Company in August, both the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times reported on May 2,...
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