Tag: Jon Martinez
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Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance Celebrates ‘Grease’ Creator Jim Jacobs’ Induction into Illinois Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; ‘Grease’ Runs Nov. 13-22 at Getz Theatre Center
The Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance was proud to help celebrate Columbia College Chicago Honorary Doctorate of Arts recipient Jim Jacobs HDR ’14 on the occasion of his induction into the Illinois Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on September 14, 2025. Jacobs, who received his Honorary Doctorate when he was the…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni Bring Musical ‘Grey Gardens’ to Theo Ubique March 6-April 26
Alumni and former students from the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are in the cast and creative team of the musical Grey Gardens, running March 6 through April 26 at Theo Ubique Theatre, located at 721 Howard in the Chicago suburb of Evanston. Former Theatre Department student Harmony France will play the dual roles of…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums and Faculty Bring ‘Always . . . Patsy Cline’ to the Stage; Hit Musical Extended Through Jan. 4
The country musical Always . . . Patsy Cline, which features faculty and former students of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department in its cast and creative team, has been extended due to popular demand at the Den Theatre in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. The show now runs through the Christmas/New Year’s holidays, with closing…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Nominated for Alliance of Latinx Theater Artists of Chicago’s ALTA Awards
Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums who have been nominated for 2018-2019 ALTA Awards by the Alliance of Latinx Theater Artists of Chicago (ALTA). ALTA is a volunteering service organization dedicated to furthering the Chicago Latinx Theatre movement by promoting, educating, representing, and unifying Latinx identified artists and their allies. The ALTA…
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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…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Honored at Alliance of Latinx Theater Artists of Chicago’s Inaugural ALTA Awards
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department proudly congratulates alumnus Marvin Quijada ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, for winning the 2018 ALTA Award for Outstanding Performer in a Sketch or Review from the Alliance of Latinx Theater Artists of Chicago (ALTA). Quijada was honored for his performance in Sound +…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring ‘Crumbs From the Table of Joy’ to Raven Theatre Oct. 4-Nov. 18
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are in the cast and production team of Crumbs From the Table of Joy, running October 4 through November 18 at Raven Theatre in Chicago’s Edgewater Theatre District. The drama by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage concerns an African-American family in 1950 Brooklyn. The family’s father, Godfrey, is played…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring ‘El Grande de Coca-Cola’ to Berger Park Aug. 23-Sept. 29
Alumni and former students of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are bringing the campy Off-Broadway hit El Grande de Coca-Cola to the stage of the Berger Park Cultural Center’s Coach House Theatre in Chicago’s Edgewater Theatre District August 23 through September 29. Jon Martinez, a former student in the Theatre Department’s Musical Theatre Program,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Nominated for Alliance of Latinx Theater Artists of Chicago’s Inaugural ALTA Awards
Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums who have been nominated for the inaugural ALTA Awards by the Alliance of Latinx Theater Artists of Chicago (ALTA). ALTA is a volunteering service organization dedicated to furthering the Chicago Latinx Theater movement by promoting, educating, representing, and unifying Latinx identified artists and their allies. The…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums Bring ‘Church of Modern Love’ to the Den Theatre July 17-28
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums are bringing The Church of Modern Love, a new rock musical, to Chicago’s Den Theatre for a workshop run July 17 through 28. The show concerns a young woman who becomes the leader of a religious commune centered around one simple idea: “You Deserve To Be Loved.” Church gatherings…