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Otherworld Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents the sci-fi comedy Space Cat Holidays, a heartwarming, family-friendly adventure story that celebrates young people’s ability to solve problems by working together and using...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Jess Godwin ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is releasing a new solo album on Tuesday, December 5, 2023. Titled Dreamer, the 10-song album features singer-pianist Godwin performing her...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Tyler Anthony Smith ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is featured in Hell in a Handbag Productions‘ world premiere comedy The Golden Girls Save Xmas, running November 26 through December...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Victor Holstein ’04, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, stars in Christmas With Elvis, running November 24, 2023, through January 7, 2024, at the Chopin Theatre, located at 1543...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Ricky Lurie ’09, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre Design, is the co-costume designer for the new Broadway musical Harmony, which opened November 13, 2023, at the Ethel Barrymore...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums and faculty members are in the cast and creative team of the musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, Illinois – the nation’s largest musical theatre subscription house....
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s production of On the Town, the opening production of the department’s 2023-24 Mainstage Season, continues November 15 through 18 in the Courtyard Theatre of the Getz Theatre Center of Columbia College, located at 72...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Evan Frank ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre Design, is the designer for Poolsides, a new site-specific production by the Pebble Collective theatre company. The show marks Frank’s...
Columbia College Chicago alum Vincent Williams ’03, founder and president of the Black Theatre Alliance/Ira Aldridge Awards, was posthumously honored at the Black Arts & Culture Alliance of Chicago‘s 23rd Annual Black Excellence Awards, presented November 6, 2023, in...
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s newly formed Theatre Advisory Board is sponsoring a free Columbia College Theatre Alumni and Friends performance of On the Town, the opening production of the Theatre Department’s  2023-24 Mainstage Season, on Saturday, November...