Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Archive

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Khanisha Foster ’02, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is cited by American Theatre magazine in its “Role Call: People to Watch” feature on “6 Theatre Workers You Should...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Peters ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is in the cast of Psychonaut Librarians, a new fantasy adventure play presented by The New Colony theatre company. Peters is...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Cassandra Rose ’10, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Playwriting program, unveils The Dictionary Project: Volume IV, a program of short plays written on commission, performed by an ensemble that includes several Columbia College...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Barbara Robertson stars in the world premiere of Julie Jensen’s drama Winter, running January 7-February 11 at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, 5779 N. Ridge, Chicago. Robertson, a veteran Chicago theatre artist and winner of eight...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and faculty members are involved in the world premiere of The Sundial, Northwestern University professor Paul Edwards’ new stage adaptation of the 1958 novel by Shirley Jackson. The show, which runs January 6-February...
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are part of the “crew” bringing the Chicago premiere of the Off-Broadway hit Men on Boats to the American Theatre Company, 1909 W. Byron, Chicago, where the show runs January 6-February 12. The cast...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Nicole Wiesner ’00, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is directing French playwright Jean Racine’s classic tragedy Phedre, in an adaptation by Paul Schmidt. In this innovative production, physical...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Kaiser Ahmed ’08, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, is directing the world premiere of Vanya (or, “That’s Life!”), a multicultural reinvention of Uncle Vanya, Anton Chekhov’s classic seriocomic study of...
An exhibit of photographs by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Ryan Bourque ’09 opens Friday, January 6, at ARC Gallery, 2156 N. Damen, Chicago. Bourque, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Acting program, is a professional photographer as...
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s blog “The Green Room” has chronicled the professional activities of our talented and accomplished alumni, faculty, and students over the past year. We covered news as it poured in not only from Chicago but...