Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Archive

Jane Lynch
Emmy Award-winning actress and comedian Jane Lynch was the keynote speaker at the 2016 commencement ceremony for Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department graduates on Saturday, May 14, at the Chicago Theatre in downtown Chicago. Lynch also received an honorary...
Columbia College Chicago and the League of Chicago Theatres are partnering with the Network of Ensemble Theatres to present NET’s 2016 national symposium, “Intersection: Ensembles + Universities,” taking place May 20-22 in Chicago. “Intersection,” a national symposium on ensemble...
Jess Godwin
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Jess Godwin (BA ’05), a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, has released a new music video, “I Can Wait,” based on a song she wrote. The video is the...
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, located at 72 E. 11th Street in Chicago’s South Loop, will host a day of free performances on Friday, May 13, as part of Columbia College Chicago‘s 16th annual Manifest Urban Arts Festival....
Ian Randall
The LIVINGroom, an ensemble of solo writer/performers including several alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, marks Mother’s Day with The LIVINGroom: Throwback (Stories Our Moms Love), an evening of one-person performance pieces. The performers include Columbia alumni...
Arianna Soloway
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Arianna Soloway (BFA ’13), a graduate of Columbia College Chicago’s BFA Program in Theatre Directing, recently contributed an essay to the theatre website HowlRound in which she discussed a common concern of young...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus and professor Brian Shaw (BA ’86), a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre BA program, is a guest performer in the new dance/theatre work RockCitizen, presented by The Seldoms, a Chicago-based ensemble founded...
UPDATE: The schedule has changed for Manic, this weekend’s festival of experimental new work by students at the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department. The performance schedule is now Friday, May 6, from 6 to 9:30 PM and Saturday, May...
Several alumni, students, and/or faculty members of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department have been honored with nominations for 2016 Joseph Jefferson Awards for Non-Equity Theatre, which were announced April 26, 2016. The Non-Equity Jeff Awards, the top prize...