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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty Member’s New Play ‘Chagall in School’ Runs Aug. 26-Oct. 8 at Theatre Wit

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Chagall in School, a new comedy by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member James Sherman, receives its world premiere from Grippo Stage Company August 26 through October 8. The show, inspired by the life of famed artist Marc Chagall,...
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Columbia College Chicago Faculty and Alumni Talent Featured in Chicago Jewish Theatre Festival Nov. 3-10

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James Sherman in "The Ben Hecht show"
Actor-playwright James Sherman, a Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member who teaches playwriting and improvisation, performs his one-man play The Ben Hecht Show as part of “Teatron: Chicago’s Jewish Theatre Festival,” running November 3 through 10 in conjunction...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty and Alums Featured in New Book ‘Ensemble: An Oral History of Chicago Theater’; Hull-House Museum Hosts Launch Party Aug. 12

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Numerous alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are featured in the new book Ensemble: An Oral History of Chicago Theater, being published August 13, 2019, by Chicago-based Agate Publishing. Authored by oral historian Mark Larson,...
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Columbia College Theatre Department Teacher’s Play ‘The God of Isaac’ Runs July 8-Aug. 27 at Piven Theatre

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member James Sherman‘s 1985 comedy/drama The God of Isaac is receiving a new production by Grippo Stage Company July 8-August 27 at the Piven Theatre in the northern Chicago suburb of Evanston. Sherman,...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty Member James Sherman Stars in One-Man ‘Ben Hecht Show’ June 10–July 17

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  Actor-playwright James Sherman, a Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member who teaches playwriting and improvisation, brings his one-man play The Ben Hecht Show to the Piven Theatre in the northern Chicago suburb of Evanston starting June 10....
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Teacher’s Solo Show Praised in Los Angeles

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Actor-playwright James Sherman, a Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member who teaches playwriting and improvisation, is getting good reviews for his one-man play The Ben Hecht Show, a portrait of legendary Hollywood screenwriter Ben Hecht. The show runs...
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Columbia College Theatre Department Teachers Onscreen and Onstage at June 23 Screening of Documentary on Pioneering Chicago Improv Troupe, ‘Compass Cabaret 55’

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Compass Cabaret 55
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member James Sherman will be on a panel discussing Chicago theatre and improv history when the Jewish Community Centers of Chicago’s Jewish Film Festival screens Compass Cabaret 55, a documentary about the fabled...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Teacher Stars in One-Man Show in Los Angeles July 24-August 16

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The Ben Hecht Show
  Actor-playwright James Sherman, a Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member who teaches playwriting and improvisation, will star in the West Coast premiere of his one-man play The Ben Hecht Show, a portrait of legendary Chicago journalist-turned-Hollywood-screenwriter Ben...
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