Tag: Jacqueline Penrod
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2026 Jeff Awards
Congratulations to the alumni, faculty, and former students and faculty members of the Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance who have been nominated for 2026 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The Equity “Jeff Awards” honor excellence in Chicago’s Equity theatre during the 2025-2026 theatre season (July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026).…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums and Faculty Celebrated at College’s 2025 Commencement
Alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Program were highlighted at the Columbia College Chicago commencement ceremony for graduating students majoring in American Sign Language, audio arts, dance, design, fine arts, illustration, interactive arts and media, music, photography, and theatre. The commencement event took place Sunday, May 18, at 4:30 PM at Credit Union…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alumni and Faculty Members Bring ‘Big River’ to Mercury Theatre Chicago April 21-June 11
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are in the cast and creative team of the musical Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Roger Miller and William Hauptman’s stage version of Mark Twain’s classic novel. The show runs April 21 through June 11 at the Mercury Theatre Chicago, located at 3745 N. Southport in Chicago.…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Faculty Bring ‘A Doll’s House’ to Raven Theatre Feb. 6-March 22
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and faculty members are bringing a new version of Henrik Ibsen’s classic drama A Doll’s House to the stage of Chicago’s Raven Theatre February 6 through March 22. The show’s cast includes Columbia College alum Carmen Liao ’19, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Acting. And…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty Bring Nabokov’s ‘Invitation to a Beheading’ to Chopin Theatre Through Sept. 14
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Michael Brown, co-director of the Theatre Department’s MA/MFA Program in European Devised Performance Practice, is the co-creator of Invitation to a Beheading, a devised work of puppet and mask theatre based on Vladimir Nabokov’s novel. Presented by Rough House Theatre, Invitation to a Beheading runs through September 14…
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Columbia College Chicago Hosts 25th Annual Black Theatre Alliance Awards Oct. 14; Columbia Alumni and Faculty Among Nominees
Columbia College Chicago will host the 25th Annual Black Theatre Alliance/Ira Aldridge Awards on Monday, October 14, 2019. The awards ceremony takes place at the college’s Conaway Center, located at 1104 S. Wabash in Chicago’s South Loop. The event begins with a reception at 7 PM followed by the awards ceremony at 8 PM. Tickets…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty Bring ‘Invitation to a Beheading’ to Steppenwolf July 25-28
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Michael Brown, co-director of the Theatre Department’s MA/MFA Program in European Devised Performance Practice, is the co-creator and principal producer of Invitation to a Beheading, a devised work of puppet and mask theatre based on Vladimir Nabokov’s novel. Presented by Brown in association with Rough House Theatre, Invitation…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre, Communication, Music, and Cinema/TV Arts Dept. Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2019 Joseph Jefferson Awards
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 have been nominated for 2019 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The Non-Equity “Jeff Awards”…
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Highlights from Columbia College Chicago Theatre Reunion Weekend — Pictures, Proclamation, and More!
October 19, 2018, was proclaimed “Columbia College Chicago Theatre Day in Chicago” by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on the occasion of the first-ever Columbia College Theatre Reunion Weekend on October 19 and 20, 2018. The event, organized by the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and the college’s office of Development and Alumni Relations, drew alumni…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Reunion October 19-20 Celebrates Renovated Getz Theater Center with Performances, Panel Discussions, and More!
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in Acting, Comedy Writing and Performance, Dance, European Devised Performance Practice, Improv, Musical Theatre, Playwriting, Solo Performance, Stage Combat, Technical Theatre, Theatre, Theatre Alumni Reunion, Theatre Design, Theatre Directing, Theatre Technology, Uncategorized, Writing for PerformanceThe Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and the college’s office of Development and Alumni Relations invite alumni and supporters of Columbia College‘s Theatre Department to the first-ever Columbia College Theatre Reunion Weekend October 19 and 20, 2018. The event celebrates the Theatre Department’s rich history and exciting future and marks the reopening of the beautifully…