Jess Godwin Archive

Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are in the cast and design team of Writers Theatre‘s new production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical Company. Jess Godwin (BA ’05), a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, plays “April”...
Firebrand Theatre, a new company co-founded by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Harmony France, presents P!nk: Sung by Her!, a tribute to celebrated music artist P!nk featuring some of Chicago’s best female talent. The concert takes place Memorial...
Jess Godwin
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Jess Godwin (BA ’05), a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, has released a new music video, “I Can Wait,” based on a song she wrote. The video is the...
Singer-songwriter-actor Jess Godwin (BA ’05), a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s BA Program in Acting, headlines Jess Godwin: 12 at the historic Athenaeum Theatre on Friday, December 4, at 8 PM.  The concert is the culmination...
Singer-songwriter-actor Jess Godwin (BA ’05), a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s BA Program in Acting, has released her latest music video, “When the Snow Thaws,” featuring members of the Youth Empowerment Performance Project (YEPP), a group...
Kristin Chenoweth
  Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni Jess Godwin (BA ’05), Mallory Maedke (BFA ’14), and Alex Newkirk (BFA ’11) will be backup vocalists for Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth at Chenoweth’s concert at the landmark Chicago Theatre on Saturday,...
Xtigone
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s Bachelor of Arts in Acting major are featured in several new productions opening on local stages in the coming month. Alumna BrittneyLove Smith plays the lead role in Xtigone, a contemporary...
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus and teacher Eric Burgher has launched Under the Lights, a new podcast highlighting the work of Chicago artists–actors, directors, writers, musicians, improvisers, performance artists, casting directors, and others. Each episode of the podcast...
Singer-songwriter Jess Godwin, a Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department graduate and now a teacher in the department’s Theatre Foundation Core, has released her newest music video, “Fool Me Once“–the latest installment of her ongoing Godwin Anthology Project, a 12-part...