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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Bring Midwest Premiere of ‘Ideation’ to Jackalope Theatre May 10-June 17

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Jackalope Theatre, a company founded and led by alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, presents the Midwest premiere of the critically acclaimed play Ideation, by Aaron Loeb. This darkly comic psychological suspense thriller concerns a group of corporate...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Pat Whalen Hosts a ‘Special Budgetary Edition’ of His Late-Night ‘Good Evening’ Show July 1

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  Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Pat Whalen (BA ’10), a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, headlines a “Special Budgetary Edition” of his monthly show Good Evening with Pat Whalen on Friday, July 1, at 11 PM at...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Promise a ‘Good Evening with Pat Whalen’ June 3

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Pat Whalen (BA ’10), a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, headlines a “Special Deja Vu Edition” of his monthly show Good Evening with Pat Whalen on Friday, June 3, at 10:30 PM at...
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Columbia College Theatre Alumni and Faculty Highlighted in List of Chicago Theatre Leaders–‘Players 2016: The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago’

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Chicago’s Newcity newspaper and website has released its annual listing of Chicago theatre’s top artists and practitioners, and Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and faculty members figure prominently. The article — “Players 2016: The Fifty People Who Really...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Bring ‘Thirst: A Climate Change Theatre Action’ to Jackalope Theatre Dec. 16

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Jackalope Theatre Company, an ensemble founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, will present Thirst: A Climate Change Theatre Action on Wednesday, December 16, at 7:30 PM in its storefront space The Frontier, located at 1106...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni Bring Jackalope’s ‘The Raid’ to the Stage Nov. 4-Dec. 12; World Premiere Dramatizes Abolitionists’ Effort to Free Slaves

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Jackalope Theatre, a company founded and led by alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, launches its eighth season with The Raid, a new drama about abolitionist John Brown’s plans to free and arm black slaves across the...
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Jackalope Theatre, Founded and Led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni, Honored for ‘New Work’ at Joseph Jefferson Awards June 8

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Congratulations to Jackalope Theatre, a collective founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni: the company’s 2014 production of Exit Strategy, by Ike Holter, was honored in the “New Work” category at the 42nd annual Non-Equity Joseph...
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Jackalope Theatre Will Reveal Plans for Upcoming Season at ‘Spirit of Expansion’ Gala Saturday, May 30

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The Spirit of Expansion
Jackalope Theatre Company, a collective founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, will unveil plans for its 2015-2016 season at its benefit gala “The Spirit of Expansion” on Saturday, May 30, at Broadway Armory Park, 5917 N. Broadway...
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Jackalope Theatre Celebrates Its ‘Spirit of Expansion’ As It Goes to the Moon–With Air Conditioning

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Lunacy! (A Cryptohistorical Comedy)
Jackalope Theatre Company, a collective founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, is celebrating its continued success with “The Spirit of Expansion,” a benefit gala set for Saturday, May 30, at Broadway Armory Park, 5917 N. Broadway in...
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Jackalope Theatre, Founded and Led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni, Readies New Production and Receives Broadway In Chicago’s Emerging Theatre Award

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Jackalope Theatre Company, a collective founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, is presenting the world premiere of a new work by resident playwright Andrew Burden Swanson. The company also has just received the prestigious 2015...
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