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The Bittersweet Arts Company, an ensemble formed by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and Columbia College Chicago Music Department alumni, is taking its first full-length production to the Minnesota Fringe Festival in August, and is presenting a two-night preview...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Emma Sheikh ’18, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre, stars in her own one-person show — 20, With Issues — playing one night only: Thursday, July 26, at...
Anna D. Shapiro
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumna Anna D. Shapiro ’90, HDR ’15, artistic director of Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre, is returning to Broadway this summer as director of Straight White Men, which premieres July 23 at the Hayes Theatre, 240...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and faculty are in the cast and creative team for Griffin Theatre Company‘s Chicago premiere of The Harvest, Samuel D. Hunter’s drama about a group of young missionaries preparing to travel to the Middle East. The...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Kellen Marie ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Musical Theatre with a Minor in Stage Combat, is featured in the world premiere of Bliss (or Emily Post is Dead!),...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department student and alumni talent is on display in Something in the Game: An All-American Musical, a new musical running July 20 through August 5 at Northwestern University’s Josephine Louis Theatre, located at 20 Arts Circle...
The Silent Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents the world premiere of Keep Your Guard Up, Smitty Harbinger, written and performed by Tim Campos. The show is directed by Columbia...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Maddie Sachs ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance. is a 2018 ensemble member of Hoosier Shakespeare, a non-profit touring repertory company that specializes in producing outdoor...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are bringing The Church of Modern Love, a new rock musical, to Chicago’s Den Theatre for a workshop run July 17 through 28. The show concerns a young woman who becomes the leader...