Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alumni Featured in World Premiere of ‘SUFFS’ at New York’s Public Theatre March 10-April 24

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum J. Riley Jr. ’16, a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance with a Minor in Women & Gender Studies, and former Columbia College Theatre Department student Aisha...
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Columbia College Chicago Music Department Founder William Russo Remembered in WBEZ Story About Chicago Free Theater

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Longtime Columbia College Chicago faculty member William Russo, founder of the Columbia College Chicago Music Department, is profiled by Chicago’s NPR outlet WBEZ in a podcast and print article posted on March 10, 2022. The “Curious City” story by...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Faculty Bring Pulitzer Prize-Winning Drama ‘Sweat’ to Paramount March 9-April 24

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty members are on the creative team of Sweat, the first production in the Paramount Theatre‘s new Bold Series. Paramount, located in downtown Aurora, Illinois, is launching the Bold Series as a four-show subscription...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Faculty Talent Bring Remy Bumppo’s ‘Passage’ to the Stage March 2-April 10

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Kaiser Ahmed ’08, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, is the director of Passage, running March 2 through April 10 at Theatre Wit, located at 1229 W. Belmont in Chicago’s...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Tyla Abercrumbie’s Acclaimed Drama ‘Relentless’ Moves to Goodman Theatre April 1-May 1

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Relentless, the acclaimed new play by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Tyla Abercrumbie ’98, will reopen at the Goodman Theatre in downtown Chicago for a limited engagement April 1 through May 1, following its sold-out run at Chicago’s...
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‘Transparent’ Creator Joey Soloway Talks About ‘Flipping the Script’ with Columbia College Chicago TV/Theatre Alum Devlyn Camp in March 4 Zoom Webinar

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The Columbia College Chicago Career Center and the college’s Student Diversity and Inclusion office are partnering to present a free online event featuring two notable trans/nonbinary creatives/activists with Columbia College connections. On Friday, March 4, at 3 PM CST...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs Shakespearean Youth Theatre’s ‘As You Like It’ Feb. 25-March 6 in St. Paul, Minn.

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Lukas Brasherfons ’14, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Acting with a Minor in Stage Combat, is the director of the Shakespearean Youth Theatre‘s new production of William Shakespeare’s romantic...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Faculty Lead Sarah Siddons Society’s New Artistic Council

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The Sarah Siddons Society, a Chicago organization dedicated to funding scholarships for promising theater arts students at top Chicago-area colleges and universities, has announced the formation of the Siddons Artistic Council. The group will offer mentoring, networking, and guidance...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Bring ‘The Drag Seed’ to the Stage — Including a Run at New York’s Historic La MaMa E.T.C.

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Tyler Anthony Smith ’17, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is featured in Hell in a Handbag Productions‘ campy thriller spoof The Drag Seed, an unauthorized parody of the...
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