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Columbia College Chicago Theatre, Music, and Cinema/TV Dept. Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2018 Jeff Awards

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Alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, the Columbia College Chicago Music Department, and the Columbia College Chicago Cinema and Television Arts Department have been nominated for 2018 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre, Music, and Television Arts Students and Alumni Collaborate on New Sci-Fi Musical ‘Abduction’ April 18-19

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Abduction, an original science-fiction musical comedy created and performed by students and alumni from Columbia College Chicago‘s Theatre, Music, and Cinema and Television Arts departments, will be performed in a staged concert version on Wednesday and Thursday, April 18...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Win Rave Reviews for Performances in U.S. Premiere of Simon Stephens’ ‘Birdland’ at Steep Theatre

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Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s Acting program were singled out for praise in the Chicago Tribune‘s review of the American premiere of Birdland, by Tony Award-winning British playwright Simon Stephens, running through May 12 at Chicago’s Steep...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Joanie Schultz on ‘The American (theatre) Dream’: ‘ The work of life isn’t the destination, it’s the traveling’

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Joanie Schultz (Photo: Joe Mazza)
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumna Joanie Schultz ’00, now in her second year as artistic director of the WaterTower Theatre in Addison, Texas, recently reflected on her goals and experiences as a theatre artist in a column for...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums, Nominated for 2018 Emerging Theatre Award, Present Site-Specific ‘Cornerstone’ Show April 3-29

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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, and a finalist for the League of Chicago Theatres’ 2018 Emerging Theatre Award — presents Cornerstone, a new experiential,...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs World Premiere of ‘Gentleman Caller,’ with a March 29 College Night Performance and Pizza Party

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Cody Estle ’11, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, directs the world premiere of The Gentleman Caller, a provocative drama by Chicago playwright Philip Dawkins, with a special “College Night”...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Faculty Mount ‘We’re Gonna Die’ for a Return Engagement at Steppenwolf Theatre March 26-April 16

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are in the cast and design team of We’re Gonna Die, presented by Haven Theatre Company for four Monday evening performances March 26-April 16 at Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s intimate, flexible 1700 Space. Written by Young...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Bring ‘New Faces Sing 1959’ to Porchlight Music Theatre Feb. 26-27

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni bring Porchlight Music Theatre‘s New Faces Sing 1959 to the Skokie Theatre on Monday, February 26, and then to the Arts Club of Chicago on Tuesday, February 27. The show — a revue...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Student’s Play Featured in Victory Gardens’ ‘College Night’ Event Feb. 21

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A play by Niv Elbaz, a senior student in the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s BA Program in Playwriting, will be performed on Wednesday, February 21, at Chicago’s Tony Award-winning Victory Gardens Theatre. Elbaz’s play, Lightning, will be performed...
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Jackalope Theatre Featured in Columbia College Chicago Alumni Magazine

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Jackalope Theatre, a company founded and led by alumni and former students of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, is featured in the Fall/Winter 2017 edition of Demo, the alumni magazine of Columbia College Chicago. The article, “The Birth of...
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