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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Teachers Lead Mask Workshop at 2016 Physical Festival June 4

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty members Michael Brown and Marc Frost will lead a workshop on “Masks: Presence, Potential and Play” on Saturday, June 4, as part of the Third Annual Physical Festival Chicago, which runs June 3-11...
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Columbia College Chicago Musical Theatre Student Featured in ‘Gypsy’ June 2-12 at Timber Lake Playhouse

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Elya Faye Bottiger, a senior in the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s Musical Theatre Performance BFA program, is featured in the classic musical Gypsy, running June 2-12 at Timber Lake Playhouse in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Bottiger will play Tessie...
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‘Grease’ Coauthor Jim Jacobs and Musical Theatre Actress Katie Hanley (‘Grease,’ ‘Godspell’) Headline Special Event for American Theater Company’s ‘Xanadu’ June 8

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Katie Hanley (left) and Jim Jacobs.
Actor-writer Jim Jacobs — co-author of the hit musical Grease and benefactor of the Jim Jacobs Musical Theatre Scholarship at Columbia College Chicago — and Broadway and film actress Katie Hanley will headline a special event at Chicago’s American...
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‘Little Shop of Horrors,’ Directed and Designed by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty and Alumni, Extended Through July 31

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American Blues Theatre‘s hit production of the musical Little Shop of Horrors has been extended through July 31 at the Greenhouse Theatre Center, 2257 N. Lincoln, Chicago. The show, directed by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department adjunct faculty member Jonathan...
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Rave Review for ‘Rent’ at Metropolis Praises Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums

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Metropolis Performing Arts Centre‘s new production of the rock opera Rent, whose cast and creative team boasts alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s Musical Theatre and Acting programs, received a rave review from the Northwest Herald newspaper,...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Bring Theatre Nebula’s ‘Urinetown’ to the Stage May 28 – June 12

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Kevin Wiczer (BA ’05), a graduate of Columbia College’s BA Program in Acting, is directing the Tony Award-winning musical Urinetown for Theatre Nebula, a company located in Chicago’s northwest suburbs. The cast includes...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alumni Present Solo Performance Evening May 29

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Laura Reitsma Joel Reitsma Ian Randall Abigail Phelps The LIVINGroom, an ensemble of solo writer/performers including several alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, presents a special event for Memorial Day weekend. On Sunday, May 29, the group...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Headline Firebrand Theatre Memorial Day Concert May 30

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Firebrand Theatre, a new company co-founded by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Harmony France, presents P!nk: Sung by Her!, a tribute to celebrated music artist P!nk featuring some of Chicago’s best female talent. The concert takes place Memorial...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Directs U.S. Premiere for Irish Theatre of Chicago May 25-July 3

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Joanie Schultz (BA ’00), a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, is staging the U.S. premiere of Irish playwright Deirdre Kinahan’s drama Spinning, running May 25-July 3 at the Den Theatre....
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Faculty and Alumni Featured at Network of Ensemble Theatres’ National Symposium May 20-22

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  The Network of Ensemble Theatres‘ 2016 national symposium, “Intersection: Ensembles + Universities,” presented in partnership with Columbia College Chicago and the League of Chicago Theatres, was held May 20-22 at various locations on Columbia College Chicago’s campus in...
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