Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumna Kelsie Huff (BA ’03) will host “The Kates on Broadway,” a showcase of some of Chicago’s best female stand-up comics, on Thursday, Sept. 3, at the Laugh Factory Chicago, 3175 N. Broadway, in...
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department will be represented in the cutting-edge NEW NOW Festival 2015, sponsored by the European League of Institutes of the Arts. Two devised performance pieces created by Columbia College theatre students and alumni–the only...
August 27 would have been the 80th birthday of Sheldon Patinkin–longtime chair of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, noted director and teacher, and cherished friend and mentor to many in the Chicago theatre community. Sheldon passed away on...
American Blues Theater‘s production of the classic comedy The Rainmaker, the opening show in its 30th anniversary season, features two Columbia College Chicago alumni, Steve Key (BA ’88) and Matt Pratt (BA ’12). Key, a four-time winner of the...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Scott Olson is featured in the Chicago premiere of The Lyons, by Nicky Silver. The dark comedy about a family in crisis runs August 27-September 27 at Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark....
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty, alumni, and students are involved in The Hypocrites‘ keenly anticipated production of American Idiot–the Chicago premiere of the influential rock musical by Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong, and Michael Mayer. The ensemble includes...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and faculty figure prominently in the nominations for the 2015 Joseph Jefferson (“Jeff”) Awards for Equity theatre in the Chicago area, which were announced August 21. Among them were: Caroline Neff, nominated for...
Otherworld Theatre Company , an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, is presenting Paragon, a festival of short sci-fi and fantasy plays, on August 22-23 — Saturday, 11 AM to 7 PM, and Sunday,...
Jackalope Theatre Company, a collective founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents its 6th Annual Living Newspaper Festival August 19-23. In homage to the 1930s Living Newspapers of the Federal Theatre Project, Jackalope has assembled...