Tag: Conchita Avitia
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‘Saucy and Seductive’: Glowing Reviews for About Face Theatre’s World Premiere of Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Preston Max Allen’s Trans Rom-Com ‘Modern Gentleman,’ Running Through April 18 with Special Columbia College Night Event April 3
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alumni are in the creative team and cast of About Face Theatre‘s world premiere of Modern Gentleman, a new comedy written by Columbia College alum Preston Max Allen ’13, a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Program’s BA Program in Acting. The show runs through April 18 at Raven Theatre, located at…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring About Face Theatre’s World Premiere of Preston Max Allen’s New Rom-Com ‘Modern Gentleman’ to the Stage March 19-April 18, with Special Columbia College Night Event April 3
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alumni are in the creative team and cast of About Face Theatre‘s world premiere of Modern Gentleman, a new comedy written by Columbia College alum Preston Max Allen ’13, a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Program’s BA Program in Acting. The show runs March 19 through April 18 at Raven Theatre,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Profiled in ‘American Theatre’ Magazine: ‘Be Unapologetically Yourself’
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alum Conchita Avitia ’18, a graduate of the Theatre Program’s BA Program in Theatre Design, is featured in an article posted February 26, 2026, by American Theatre, the nation’s only general-circulation magazine devoted to theatre. Avitia, winner of a 2023 Joseph Jefferson Award – Chicago’s top theatrical award – for lighting design,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring Chicago Premiere of ‘Black Cypress Bayou’ to the Stage Feb. 13-March 15
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alums are in the cast and creative team of Black Cypress Bayou, a Chicago premiere running February 13 through March 15 at Definition Theatre, located at 1160 E. 55th St. on Chicago’s South Side. Student discounts are available. For tickets, click here. Set on a sweltering Texas night in the middle…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2024 Joseph Jefferson Awards
Congratulations to the alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and the Columbia College Chicago Music Department who have been nominated for 2024 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The Equity “Jeff Awards” honor excellence in Chicago’s Equity theatre during the 2023-2024 theatre season. The list of this year’s Equity Jeff…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Faculty and Alums Bring World Premiere of ‘¡Bernarda!’ to Steppenwolf Oct. 18-Nov. 19
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Emilio Williams is the author of ¡Bernarda!, a new adaptation of Federico García Lorca’s classic drama The House of Bernarda Alba. Presented in its world premiere by Teatro Vista under the direction of Wendy Mateo, ¡Bernarda! runs October 18 through November 19 at Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s 1700 Theatre,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Win 2023 Joseph Jefferson Awards
Congratulations to Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Marvin Quijada ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, whose play The Dream King was honored at the 2023 Joseph Jefferson Awards ceremony on Monday, October 2, 2023 at Drury Lane Theatre in the Chicago suburb of Oakbrook. The Equity “Jeff Awards,” Chicago’s top…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Department Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2023 Joseph Jefferson Awards
Congratulations to the alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and Columbia College Chicago Music Department who have been nominated for 2023 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The Equity “Jeff Awards” honor excellence in Chicago’s Equity theatre during the 2022-2023 theatre season. The list of this year’s Equity Jeff Award nominees,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring Teatro Vista’s ‘Dream King’ to the Stage May 11-June 18
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Marvin Quijada ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is the creator and star of Teatro Vista‘s world premiere The Dream King, a “silent musical” running May 11 through June 18 at the Chopin Theatre, located at 1543 W. Division in Chicago’s Bucktown/Wicker Park neighborhood.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alumni, Faculty, and Students Bring ‘Paris’ to Steep Theatre June 11-July 23
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, faculty, and students are in the cast and creative team of the play Paris, running June 11 through July 23 at Steep Theatre in Chicago’s Edgewater Andersonville Theatre District. The cast includes Columbia College alum Terence Sims ’13, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting,…