Tag: Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Joanie Schultz Honored with Stage Director and Choreographers Foundation’s 2025 Zelda Fichandler Award
The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance proudly congratulates Columbia College Chicago Theatre alum and former faculty member Joanie Schultz ’00, a graduate of the Theatre Directing program, on being honored with the prestigious Zelda Fichandler Award from the Stage Director and Choreographers Foundation. The 2025 Zelda Fichandler Award will be presented…
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Columbia College Chicago Getz Theatre Center’s 2025-26 Mainstage Season Rocks on with ‘Grease’ Nov. 13-22
The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance‘s 2025-26 Mainstage Season continues with the rollicking rock ‘n’ roll musical Grease, running November 13 through 22 in the Courtyard Theatre of the Getz Theatre Center of Columbia College, located at 72 E. 11th St. in Chicago’s South Loop. Student discount tickets are available. For tickets,…
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Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance Celebrates ‘Grease’ Creator Jim Jacobs’ Induction into Illinois Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; ‘Grease’ Runs Nov. 13-22 at Getz Theatre Center
The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance was proud to help celebrate Columbia College Chicago Honorary Doctorate of Arts recipient Jim Jacobs HDR ’14 on the occasion of his induction into the Illinois Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on September 14, 2025. Jacobs, who received his Honorary Doctorate when he was the…
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Columbia College Chicago Getz Theatre Center’s 2025-26 Mainstage Season Launches with ‘Iphigenia and Other Daughters’ Oct. 22-Nov. 1
The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance‘s 2025-26 Mainstage Season kicks off with Iphigenia and Other Daughters, running October 22 through November 1 in Studio 404 of the Getz Theatre Center of Columbia College, located at 72 E. 11th St. in Chicago’s South Loop. Student discount tickets are available. For tickets, click here. Adapted…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Dance Alums Nominated for 2025 Black Excellence Awards
Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Dance alums and faculty members who are nominated for the Black Arts & Culture Alliance of Chicago‘s 2025 Black Excellence Awards honoring and celebrating Chicago theatre, dance, music, film, literary, and visual artists. In the area of Theatre, the nominees in the category of Production Director include Columbia…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Babes With Blades’ ‘The Mark’ to Edge Theatre Oct. 15-Nov. 22
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums are in the cast and creative team of Babes with Blades Theatre Company‘s new show The Mark, running October 15 through November 22 at the Edge Theater, located at 5451 N. Broadway in Chicago’s Edgewater Theatre District. For tickets, click here. The show’s ensemble cast includes Tamarus Harvell, a former…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Hit Musical ‘Grease’ to Metropolis Performing Arts Centre – Extended through Oct. 26; Happy Birthday to ‘Grease’ Co-Author Jim Jacobs
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums are in the cast and creative team of a new production of the hit musical Grease, which has been extended through October 26 at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights. Student discounts are available. For tickets, click here. This new production of the born-in-Chicago musical…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Wins 2025 Emmy Award for Oscars Show Art Direction
The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance warmly congratulates Columbia College alum John Zuiker ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Program’s BA Program in Theatre Design, who won the 2025 Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special for his art direction of The Oscars, which aired in the United States on ABC…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums and Faculty Bring ‘Say Gay Plays’ to the Stage Sept. 20
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums and faculty are featured in Say Gay Plays, a free staged reading of new short plays presented by About Face Theatre and the Silk Road Cultural Center on Saturday, September 20, at 2 PM. The performance takes place at Northeastern Illinois University’s Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies, 700…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Black Ensemble’s Musical ‘Blue Heaven’ to the Stage Sept. 6-Oct. 26
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alum Aaron Reese Boseman ‘12, a graduate of the Theatre Directing program, plays blues guitarist B.B. King in the musical Blue Heaven, running September 6 through October 26 at the Black Ensemble Theatre, located at 4450 N. Clark in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. For tickets, click here. Described a “a soul-stirring…