Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Archive

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Welcomes Carin Silkaitis as Its New Chair

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department is delighted to welcome actor, director, and teacher Carin Silkaitis as its new chair. Silkaitis — whose appointment was announced on April 25 by Rosita Sands, Interim Dean of Columbia College’s School of Fine...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured in Chicago Shakespeare Theatre’s ‘Hamlet’ April 25-June 9

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Callie Johnson ’12, a graduate of the Theatre Department‘s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance, makes her Chicago Shakespeare Theatre debut in the company’s eagerly anticipated new production of Hamlet, William Shakespeare’s classic revenge...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre, Communication, Music, and Cinema/TV Arts Dept. Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2019 Joseph Jefferson Awards

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Kudos to the alumni, faculty, and current and former students of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, the Columbia College Chicago Communication Department, the Columbia College Chicago Music Department, and the Columbia College Chicago Cinema and Television Arts Department who...
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Columbia College Alumni Bring Broken Nose Theatre’s Dark Comedy ‘Language Rooms’ to the Stage April 22-May 18

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Broken Nose Theatre, a non-Equity company whose ensemble and staff include several Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents the Midwest premiere of Yussef El Guindi’s dark comedy Language Rooms. The show opens Monday, April 22, and runs through...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Featured in Babes With Blades’ Non-Traditional ‘Othello’ April 20-May 25

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Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are bringing the Babes With Blades Theatre Company‘s non-traditional production of Shakespeare’s Othello to the stage April 20 through May 25. The show runs at the Factory Theater, located at 1623...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Students Meet Tony Award-Winning Director and Former Columbia Theatre Teacher David Cromer

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department was proud to welcome former Theatre Department student and faculty member David Cromer HDR ’17, winner of the 2018 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for The Band’s Visit, back to...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Dance Department Alums Present New Works April 18-19

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Synapse Arts, a dance-theatre company co-founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Rachel Damon ’05, presents Synapse Arts–New Works, a program that includes performances by Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago alumni. The program takes place Thursday...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Presents Musical ‘Xanadu’ April 18-27

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department concludes its 2018-2019 Mainstage Season with the musical Xanadu, running April 18 through 27 in the Courtyard Theater of the Getz Theater Center of Columbia College,  located at 72 E. 11th in Chicago’s...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring Sci-Fi/Fantasy Adaptations of Greek Myth to Otherworld Theatre Through May 19

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Otherworld Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents “The Greeks,” a package of two new plays inspired by Greek mythology. The rotating repertory of Medusa Undone and Corona, two modern retellings...
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Aidy Bryant Plays Atty. Gen. William Barr in ‘Saturday Night Live’ Sketch about Mueller Report

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  Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Aidy Bryant ’09, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting and now a regular cast member on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, appeared as Attorney General William Barr in SNL‘s...
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