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Columbia College Chicago Alumni and Students Bring Classic Comedy ‘Once in a Lifetime’ to Strawdog Theatre April 22-June 4

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Strawdog Theatre Company, whose ensemble includes several Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents the classic American comedy Once in a Lifetime April 22-June 4. The production will be Strawdog’s last show in its longtime space at 3829 N....
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Hosts TEDx 2016 Conference April 9; Sold-Out Event Will Be Livestreamed

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  The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department will host the annual TEDxColumbiaCollegeChicago conference on Saturday, April 9, from 9 AM to 3:30 PM at the Getz Theatre, 72 E. 11th St., in Chicago’s South Loop. The 2016 conference’s theme...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Cinema Alums’ Film Featured at Fargo Film Festival March 15-19

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Samuel Munoz and Aaron Munoz in "53:1"
A film co-starring Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni Samuel Munoz (BA ’99) and Aaron Munoz (BA ’01), graduates of the Theatre Department’s BA program in Acting, is featured as an official selection in the 2016 Fargo Film Festival,...
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Columbia College Chicago Alum Dino Stamatopoulos’ Film ‘Anomalisa’ Nominated for Oscar

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Congratulations to film and TV writer-producer Dino Stamatopoulos, an alumnus of Columbia College Chicago‘s film program. The 2015 film Anomalisa, which he co-produced, has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Feature. While attending Columbia College in 1983-86,...
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Columbia College Chicago Teachers and Alumni Collaborate on Film ‘Four Monologues’

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Actor-director Brian Shaw (BA ’86), a Columbia College Chicago graduate and a professor in Columbia’s Theatre Department, has directed a short film, Four Monologues, now available as a free iTunes app. The film was developed from an artist’s book...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Bring Midwest Premiere of ‘Washer/Dryer’ to Rasaka Theatre Sept. 17-Oct. 11

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are helping Rasaka Theatre Company, the midwest’s only theatre ensemble illuminating the South Asian American experience, to bring the midwest premiere of Nandita Shenoy’s Washer/Dryer to Chicago September 17-October 11. Kaiser Ahmed (BA...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Launch New Web Series ‘Karmic’ July 29

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Scarlet Sheppard, a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s BA Program in Acting, is the writer, director, and co-star of Karmic, a new Web series debuting on Youtube Wednesday, July 29. This new comedy “about learning to...
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Columbia College Theatre Department Alumni and Faculty Bring ‘The Pied Piper’ to Stage at Strawdog Theatre

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Columbia College Chicago faculty and alumni are involved in Strawdog Theatre‘s new production The Pied Piper, a world premiere based on the classic poem by Robert Browning. The show, which boasts an innovative, physical aesthetic, is directed by Columbia...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department to Launch MFA Program in Devised Performance in Partnership with London International School of Performing Arts

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MFA in European Devised Performance Practice at Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department
“A new generation of performing artists is changing the landscape of modern theatre.”   The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department is expanding its international studies activities by launching its first-ever graduate-level training program in the 2016-2017 school year—a Master of...
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Jackalope Theatre, Founded and Led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni, Readies New Production and Receives Broadway In Chicago’s Emerging Theatre Award

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Lunacy! (A Cryptohistorical Comedy)
Jackalope Theatre Company, a collective founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, is presenting the world premiere of a new work by resident playwright Andrew Burden Swanson. The company also has just received the prestigious 2015...
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