Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty and Alumni Talent Featured in World Premiere ‘Mother of Smoke’ March 22-April 15

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Walkabout Theater Company, whose artistic director, Thom Pasculli, is a Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member, is teaming up with Red Tape Theatre to present the world premiere of Mother of Smoke, an original production inspired by the...
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Columbia College Chicago Alum Kelsie Huff Celebrates the Struggles of Stand-Up Comedy in New Web Series ‘The Open Mic’

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  Columbia College Chicago alum Kelsie Huff ’03 is the co-star and co-creator of The Open Mic, a new web series about the world of standup comedy open mics in Chicago. The series can be found on YouTube, where new episodes...
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Columbia College Chicago Comedy Students Win National College Improv Tournament

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Cat Booty, an improv comedy group consisting of current and former students in the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s nationally lauded Comedy Writing & Performance BA program, won the 10th annual College Improv Tournament (CIT10), a national competition for...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Bring Sci-Fi Classic ‘Princess of Mars’ to Stage March 17-April 1

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Otherworld Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, is reprising its 2016 hit A Princess of Mars , adapted from Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic sci-fi novel. The play — directed and co-authored by Otherworld’s...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Student Featured in Chicago Premiere of ‘Falling’ March 16-April 16

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department student Tristin Hall is featured in Interrobang Theatre Project‘s Chicago premiere of the drama Falling, running March 16-April 16 at the Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport, Chicago. The play concerns a woman’s attempt to raise...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni Direct and Act in Midwest Premiere of ‘By the Water’ March 16-April 23 at Northlight Theatre

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Cody Estle ’11, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, is directing the midwest premiere of the 2014 Off-Broadway hit By the Water, running March 16-April 23 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd....
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Student Bring ‘New Faces Sing Broadway 1969’ to the Stage March 14-15

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The talents of Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are featured in New Faces Sing Broadway 1969, a musical theatre revue presented March 14 and 15 by Chicago’s Porchlight Music Theatre. David Stobbe ’16, a graduate of the Theatre...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum and Student Praised for ‘Riveting’ Performances in South African Drama at ETA Creative Arts

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Alicia Watley ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, and student Jelani Smith, a senior in the Acting BA program, received a rave review in the Chicago Reader, Chicago’s leading...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Students Celebrate Women’s History Month in Equal Rights Rock Musical; Special March 22 Show at Steppenwolf Marks Anniversary of the ERA

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Students from the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are featured in 24WORDS: The Equal Rights Rock Musical, running in March at two different locations in Chicago in celebration of Women’s History Month. The show is an original rock musical that...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Explore Lesbian Parenting in ‘The Kid Thing’ March 13-April 15

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Nothing Without a Company, a Chicago nonprofit theatre company co-founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents The Kid Thing, a comedy about a lesbian couple preparing to have a baby, March 13-April 15 at the...
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