Theatre Department: The Green Room

Columbia College Chicago Musical Theatre Alum ‘Plays Enough Instruments to Be a One-Man Band’

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Kurowski ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, was recently profiled in an interview on Syracuse.com, an online publication in Syracuse, New York, where Kurowski is...

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Directs Chicago Premiere of Opera About Woman’s Escape from Polygamous Sect

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Rose Freeman ’07, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, is directing the Chicago premiere of Dark Sisters, an opera by composer Nico Muhly and librettist Stephen Karam. The production, presented...

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni and Faculty Bring ‘Saturn Returns’ to the Neo-Futurists Oct. 15-Nov. 19

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Tif Harrison in "Saturn Returns." (Photo: Grace Pisula)

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty and alumni are on the creative/production team of Saturn Returns, the new prime-time production by the Neo-Futurists, one of Chicago’s leading experimental theatres. Admission to the show’s final preview on Saturday, October 15, at 7:30...

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty Member Kathleen Perkins Speaks at International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference in Los Angeles Oct. 13

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Kathleen Perkins, coordinator of the Theatre Department’s student skills assessment program and co-coordinator of the Theatre Department’s Acting with International Performance Study BFA program, will speak at the 2016 International Society for the...

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‘The Hate Is Flowing’ for Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumnus Behzad Dabu in ABC’s ‘How to Get Away with Murder’

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Behzad Dabu ’08, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Acting Program, “is among the most hated characters in television this fall,” according to an article on Syracuse.com, a digital publication in Dabu’s hometown...

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Student Featured in Chicago Slam Works’ Premiere ‘Just Numbers’ Oct. 7-Nov. 11

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department student Jelani Smith, a senior in the Theatre Department’s Acting BA program, is featured in Just Numbers, a new “lyric play” presented by Chicago Slam Works Ensemble Theatre October 7-November 11 at Stage 773, located at...

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‘Bare: A Pop Opera’ Features Columbia College Chicago Student and Alumni Talent Oct. 7-Nov. 6

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The company of Refuge Theatre Project‘s production of bare: a pop opera, running October 7-November 6, includes Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department students Alanna Lovely, a student in the Comedy Writing and Performance BA program, and Natalie Savoy and...

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Columbia College Chicago’s Historic Getz Theatre Slated for ‘Major Upgrade’ in Renovation Project

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Columbia College Chicago’s Emma and Oscar Getz Theatre, the mainstage auditorium at the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, is slated for a makeover as part of the college’s efforts to update campus spaces. Details of the planned Getz renovation were...

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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Jess Godwin Wins 2016 3Arts Award

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Jess Godwin ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, has won a 2016 3Arts Award, presented by 3Arts, a nonprofit grantmaking organization based in Chicago. Godwin, a singer, songwriter, and actress with...

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums and Faculty Celebrate Sci-Fi/Fantasy Theatre in ‘Paragon’ Oct. 1-2

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Otherworld Theatre Company — a troupe founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni — presents its second annual Paragon—A Sci-Fi/Fantasy Theatre Short Play Festival Saturday and Sunday, October 1 and 2, at the Public House Theatre, 3914 N. Clark,...

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