Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Bring Off-Broadway Hit ‘Men on Boats’ to Chicago Jan. 6-Feb. 12

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Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are part of the “crew” bringing the Chicago premiere of the Off-Broadway hit Men on Boats to the American Theatre Company, 1909 W. Byron, Chicago, where the show runs January 6-February 12. The cast...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Directs Trap Door Theatre’s Jan. 5-Feb. 11 Production of Classic Tragedy ‘Phedre’

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Nicole Wiesner ’00, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is directing French playwright Jean Racine’s classic tragedy Phedre, in an adaptation by Paul Schmidt. In this innovative production, physical...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Bring New Chekhov Adaptation to Rasaka Theatre Jan. 5-Feb. 3

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Kaiser Ahmed ’08, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, is directing the world premiere of Vanya (or, “That’s Life!”), a multicultural reinvention of Uncle Vanya, Anton Chekhov’s classic seriocomic study of...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumnus Ryan Bourque Unveils New Photo Exhibit Jan. 6

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An exhibit of photographs by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Ryan Bourque ’09 opens Friday, January 6, at ARC Gallery, 2156 N. Damen, Chicago. Bourque, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Acting program, is a professional photographer as...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Success Stories of 2016: News from Around the World

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s blog “The Green Room” has chronicled the professional activities of our talented and accomplished alumni, faculty, and students over the past year. We covered news as it poured in not only from Chicago but...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Joanie Schultz Named Artistic Director of Texas’ WaterTower Theatre

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumna Joanie Schultz has been named Artistic Director of the WaterTower Theatre in Addison, Texas, just north of Dallas. Schultz, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s theatre directing program, begins her new position January 1,...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni and Students Present Solo Performance Event Dec. 18

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Alumni and current students from the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are pooling their talents for The 24 Hour Solo Show, an evening of one-person performances, on Sunday, December 18. The event starts at 8 PM at the Pendulum...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Chester Gregory Stars in 2017 National Tour of ‘Motown the Musical’

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Chester Gregory ’95, HDR ’15 is starring in the national touring company of Motown the Musical. Gregory portrays Berry Gordy, founder of Motown Records, in this hit show. The touring production hits the...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums and Students Explore Holiday Angst in Evening of Solo Performances Dec. 11

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  The LIVINGroom, an ensemble of solo writer/performers including alumni and students from the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, will present The LIVINGroom: The Grown-Ups’ Table, an evening of solo performances timed for the December family holidays, on Sunday,...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Graduates Cast in Paramount Theatre’s ‘Sweeney Todd’

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The Paramount Theatre in Aurora has just announced the cast of its upcoming production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical thriller Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and the company includes three recent graduates of the Columbia College Chicago...
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