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    Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Win Jeff Awards for Performance and Playwriting

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    Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni who won Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award, at the 50th anniversary Non-Equity “Jeff Awards” ceremony on March 25, 2024. The awards honor excellence in Chicago’s non-Equity theatre during...
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    A Centenary Birthday Salute to Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Chair Fritzie Sahlins (March 24, 1924-March 9, 1991)

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    The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department honors the memory of former chair Fritzie Sahlins on the 100th anniversary of her birth on March 21, 1924. From 1974 through 1976, Fritzie co-chaired (with speech teacher Phyllis Griffin) the Theatre Department of...
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    (VIDEO) Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Student and Teacher David Cromer’s New Off-Broadway Show ‘Is So Strange It Can Only Be True’

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    Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department student and faculty member and Columbia College Honorary Degree recipient David Cromer HDR ’17, who won the 2018 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for The Band’s Visit, has re-teamed with...
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    Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department’s Mainstage Season Continues with Toni Morrison’s ‘The Bluest Eye’ at Getz Theatre Center Through March 23

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    The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s 2023-24 Mainstage Season continues with The Bluest Eye, Lydia R. Diamond‘s stage adaptation of the groundbreaking novel by Toni Morrison. The production runs through March 23 in Studio 404 of the Getz Theatre Center of Columbia College, located at 72 E. 11th...
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    Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department’s Mainstage Season Features Toni Morrison’s ‘The Bluest Eye’ at Getz Theatre Center March 13-23

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    The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s 2023-24 Mainstage Season continues with The Bluest Eye, Lydia Diamond‘s stage adaptation of the groundbreaking novel by Toni Morrison. The production runs March 13 through 23 in Studio 404 of the Getz Theatre Center of Columbia College,...
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    Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums’ Musical Parody ‘Twihard!’ Extended Through March 24 at Otherworld Theatre; 10th Annual Juggernaut Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film Festival Runs April 19-21

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    Otherworld Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, has extended its hit production of Twihard! A Twilight Musical Parody. The show, co-written and directed by Columbia College alum Tiffany Keane Schaefer ’12, a graduate of...
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    Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs London Premiere of ‘Blue,’ Running March 5-30

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    Blue, a new drama directed by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Matthews ’99, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, will run March 5 through 30 at the Seven Dials Playhouse in London, England, following a successful engagement...
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    Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Dept. Alums and Faculty Bring ‘In Quietness’ to A Red Orchid Theatre Through March 10

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    Alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and the Columbia College Chicago Music Department are on the design team for the Chicago premiere of In Quietness, extended through March 10 at A Red Orchid Theatre, located...
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    Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring Jackalope’s ‘The Smuggler’ to the Stage Feb. 16-March 16

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    Jackalope Theatre, a company founded and led by alumni and former students of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, presents the Chicago premiere of The Smuggler, starring Jackalope cofounder Andrew Burden Swanson, a former student in the Columbia College...
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    Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Dept. Alums Bring Invictus Theatre’s ‘Topdog/Underdog’ to the Stage Feb. 13-March 31

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    Alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and Columbia College Chicago Music Department are in the cast and creative team of Invictus Theatre Company’s production of Suzan-Lori Parks’ Pulitzer Prize-winning Topdog/Underdog, running February 13 through March...
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