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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department’s ‘Once on This Island’ Raises Funds for Hurricane Relief in Haiti

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department has released a photo highlight reel from Once on This Island, the department’s Winter 2016 mainstage musical. The show ran November 30-December 10, 2016. The production was a fundraiser for hurricane relief in...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumna Receives Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowship for Exceptional Merit

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Khanisha Foster ’02, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, has been selected for a Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowship for Exceptional Merit. The fellowships, funded by the William &...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Featured in Improvised Musical ‘Shamilton!’ Jan. 20-March 31

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Shira Wilson ’14, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is featured in Shamilton!, a new improvised musical comedy presented by the producers of Baby Wants Candy. Directed by Columbia College Theatre...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumnus/Teacher Brian Shaw Featured in Mickle Maher’s New Political Satire Jan. 20-Feb. 19

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus and faculty member Brian Shaw ’86, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre, is featured in Jim Lehrer and the Theater and Its Double and Jim Lehrer’s Double, a new...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Featured in New Stage Version of ‘Saturday Night Fever’ Jan. 19-March 19

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are featured in the Chicago premiere of a new version of Saturday Night Fever, the stage adaptation of the 1977 motion picture. Running January 19-March 19 at Drury Lane Theatre in the Chicago...
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Obie-Winning Director and Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Teacher David Cromer Returns to Chicago for Benefit Performance of His Acclaimed ‘Our Town’ Jan. 22

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Obie Award-winning theatre director David Cromer, a former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department student and faculty member now based in New York, will return to Chicago for a one-night-only reading of the classic Thornton Wilder drama Our Town, which he directed...
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Columbia College Chicago Alumni and Student Talent Bring Shakespeare’s ‘Cymbeline’ to Strawdog Theatre Jan. 13-Feb. 25

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni talents are featured in Strawdog Theatre‘s new production of William Shakespeare’s classic romance Cymbeline, running January 13-February 25 at the Factory Theatre, 1623 W. Howard, in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood on the border...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Faculty Talent Featured in ‘Fillet of Solo’ Performance Festival Jan. 13–29

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The 20th annual Fillet of Solo Festival, a celebration of Chicago’s enduring storytelling and live lit scene, features the talents of Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and teachers. Featuring storytelling ensembles and solo performers, the festival runs January 13–29 at two locations...
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Columbia College Chicago Musical Theatre Alums Bring ‘Priscilla: Queen of the Desert’ to Chicago Jan. 12-Feb. 12

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Former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department student Jon Martinez is choreographing the Chicago premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, running January 12-February 12 at the Pride Arts Center, 4139 N. Broadway, Chicago. Presented by Pride Films...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumna Saluted in American Theatre Magazine’s ‘People to Watch’ Feature

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Khanisha Foster ’02, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is cited by American Theatre magazine in its “Role Call: People to Watch” feature on “6 Theatre Workers You Should...
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