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    Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Joanie Schultz Directs World Premieres at American Theater Company and Victory Gardens

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    Columbia College Chicago alumna Joanie Schultz (BA ’00), a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s directing program, is directing two world premieres at noted Chicago theatres this winter. First up is Bruise Easy, running January 8-February 14...
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    Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Bring ‘Thirst: A Climate Change Theatre Action’ to Jackalope Theatre Dec. 16

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    Jackalope Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, will present Thirst: A Climate Change Theatre Action on Wednesday, December 16, at 7:30 PM in its storefront space The Frontier, located at 1106...
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    Columbia College Theatre Alumni and Faculty Celebrate Holiday Spirit with ‘Merry Christmas, Mulch Pile!’ Dec. 3-6

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    The Mercy Street Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, celebrates the winter holidays with Merry Christmas, Mulch Pile!, a new comedy by resident playwright Dakota Parobek (BA ’15), a graduate of...
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    Mercy Street Theatre Company’s Benefit Event Nov. 9 Features New Short Plays

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    The Mercy Street Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, kicks off its second season with The Mercy Street Affair, an evening of new plays, live jazz, pastries, and craft cocktails inspired...
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    Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni Bring Jackalope’s ‘The Raid’ to the Stage Nov. 4-Dec. 12; World Premiere Dramatizes Abolitionists’ Effort to Free Slaves

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    Jackalope Theatre, a company founded and led by alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, launches its eighth season with The Raid, a new drama about abolitionist John Brown’s plans to free and arm black slaves across the...
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    Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni Go Vampire-Hunting in ‘Gone Dark’ Oct. 31-Nov. 22

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    Otherworld Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, celebrates Halloween with Gone Dark, a new gothic thriller. Directed by Tiffany Keane (BA ’12), a graduate of the Theatre Department’s theatre directing program, this...
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    ‘Drowsy Chaperone’ Salutes Jazz Age Musicals at Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department’s Getz Theatre Oct. 28-Nov. 7

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    The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department kicks off its 2015-2016 mainstage season with the musical The Drowsy Chaperone, running October 28-November 7 at the Theatre Department’s Getz Theatre, 72 E. 11th St. in Chicago’s South Loop. The Drowsy Chaperone,...
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    Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Rose Freeman Directs Midwest Premiere of Egyptian Composer’s Opera ‘Sumeida’s Song’ Oct. 23-Nov. 8

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      Rose Freeman (BA ’07), a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s theatre directing program, is directing the midwest premiere of Arab-American composer Mohammed Fairouz‘s opera Sumeida’s Song, running October 23-November 8 at Prop Thtr, 3502-04 N....
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    Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Bring ‘Charm’ to Steppenwolf Theatre Oct. 14-Nov. 8

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    Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni BrittneyLove Smith (BFA ’11) and Cody Estle (BA ’11) are helping Northlight Theatre bring Charm to the stage of Steppenwolf Theatre‘s Merle Reskin Garage Theatre. Charm is a new play by Chicago writer...
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    Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty, Alumni, and Students Bring Gilbert & and Sullivan’s ‘Pinafore’ to the Stage Oct. 9-18

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      Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Amy Uhl is directing and choreographing the classic Gilbert & Sullivan operetta H.M.S. Pinafore for the Savoyaires, a company dedicated to the work of librettist William S. Gilbert and composer Arthur...
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