Tag: Chris Jones
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Honored in Chicago Tribune’s ‘Best of 2025’ Coverage of Chicago and Broadway Theatre
Three Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums were singled out by the Chicago Tribune for its “Best of 2025” salute to the “Top 10 Performances on Chicago Stages This Year.” In the article, published December 26, 2025, Tribune theatre critic Chris Jones highlighted Columbia College alums Caroline Neff ’07, Anne Trodden ’09, and Ryan Hake ’14, all…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Invictus’ ‘Angels in America’ to the Stage – Extended Through Sept. 21
Invictus Theatre‘s acclaimed production of Tony Kushner‘s landmark drama Angels in America, which features Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums in its cast and production team, has been extended through September 21 – two weeks beyond its originally scheduled closing date. Performances take place at Windy City Playhouse, 3014 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago. For tickets,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Get Rave Review from Chicago Tribune for Invictus Theatre’s ‘Angels in America’
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums Anne Trodden ’09 and Ryan Hake ’14, both graduates of the Theatre Program’s Acting BA program, were singled out for praise by Chicago Tribune theatre critic Chris Jones in his review of Invictus Theatre‘s acclaimed production of Tony Kushner‘s landmark drama Angels in America, running through September 7 at Windy City…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Hosts Alumni Event with Cast and Creative Team for ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,’ Extended through May 19 at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department hosted a special event on Tuesday, April 16 – a panel discussion with members of the cast and creative team of the Goodman Theatre’s acclaimed production of August Wilson’s acclaimed drama Joe Turner’s Come and Gone. The speakers included Columbia College Theatre alums A.C. Smith ’86, a graduate of the…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Mourns Longtime Faculty Member Bradley Mott
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department honors the life and mourns the passing of longtime faculty member Bradley Mott, who died Saturday, October 10, at 64, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. Bradley, a graduate of Northwestern University, was a beloved mentor for generations of theatre students at Columbia College, where he taught alongside his…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum and Student Highlighted in Chicago Tribune’s ‘Hot New Faces 2019’ Feature
Congratulations to Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Aalon Smith ’19, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, and to current Musical Theatre Performance BFA student Bre Jacobs. They are celebrated as two of this year’s “Hot New Faces of Chicago Theatre” by Chicago Tribune theatre critic Chris Jones, whose…