Category: Theatre Directing
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring ‘Living News Festival’ to Pittsburgh’s Throughline Theatre July 17-20
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alum J. Cody Spellman ’13, a graduate of the Theatre Program’s Theatre Directing program, is producing the second annual Living News Festival presented by Pittsburgh’s Throughline Theatre. The event, which features new short plays by Pittsburgh-area playwrights based on real news stories, runs July 17 through 20 at the Carnegie…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Hell in a Handbag’s World Premiere ‘Queen for a Day’ to Bramble Arts Loft July 9-August 3
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alum Tyler Anthony Smith ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Program’s BA Program in Acting, is the author and star of Hell in a Handbag Productions‘ world premiere Queen for a Day, running July 9 through August 3 at the Bramble Arts Loft, located at 5545 N. Clark in Chicago’s…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums’ Musical Parody ‘Twihard!’ Transfers to Chicago’s Apollo Theatre July 26
Otherworld Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre alumni, is transferring its hit production of Twihard! A Twilight Musical Parody to Chicago’s Apollo Theatre for a commercial run beginning July 26 for a six-week limited engagement. Tickets go on sale June 17. The Apollo is located at 2550 N. Lincoln in Chicago’s…
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Columbia College Chicago Alum’s Pittsburgh Theatre ‘Defies the Odds with Surges in Attendance’ Post-Pandemic
Little Lake Theatre, a Pittsburgh-area community theatre whose artistic director is Columbia College Chicago Theatre alum Patrick Cannon ’12, a graduate of the Theatre Program’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, is thriving at a time when many theatres are facing financial challenges and audience dropoff, according to an article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published June…
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(VIDEO) Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Student and Teacher David Cromer’s Broadway Hit ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ Airs Live June 7 on CNN
For the first time ever, a live performance of a Broadway play will be broadcast for free on TV – and that play is directed by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Program former student and faculty member and Columbia College Honorary Degree recipient David Cromer HDR ’17. The play is the record-breaking box-office hit Good Night,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring World Premiere ‘Neighborhood Watch’ to Jackalope Theatre May 27-June 28
Jackalope Theatre, a company founded and led by alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Program, presents the world premiere of Rehana Lew Mirza’s drama Neighborhood Watch. The show opens May 27 and runs through June 28 at Broadway Armory Park, located at 5917 N. Broadway in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. For tickets, click here. The show’s cast features…
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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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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums ‘Unleash the Beast!’ in May 4 ‘Gladiator Fight Night’
The Point Theatre Project, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums, presents Gladiator Fight Night: Unleash the Beast!, an interactive theatrical performance, on Sunday, May 4, at 7:30 PM at The Hive On Hubbard, 1843 W. Hubbard, Chicago. For tickets and more information, click here. The show’s cast of theatrical combatants…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Artistic Home’s ‘Cut to the Chase’ Play Festival to Den Theatre May 1-4
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums are in the cast and creative team of the Artistic Home Studio‘s 2025 edition of its annual Cut to the Chase festival of new one-act plays, running May 1 through 4 at the Den Theatre, located at 1331 N. Milwaukee in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Six plays by six different…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums’ Otherworld Theatre Presents Paragon Sci-Fi Play Festival April 17-27
Otherworld Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre alumni, presents its annual Paragon Play Festival April 17 through 27. The festival – the world’s largest celebration of science fiction and fantasy theatre – showcases 30 original short plays from playwrights across the globe, bringing bold new worlds to life on stage.…