Tag: Richard 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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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, Students, and Faculty Bring Porchlight Music Theatre’s ‘Memphis’ to the Stage April 19-June 3
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, students, and faculty members are in the cast and creative team for the musical Memphis, presented April 19-June 3 by Porchlight Music Theatre. The show’s cast includes Columbia College alumni Shantel Cribbs ‘17 and Mallory Maedke ’14, both graduates of the Columbia College Theatre Department’s BFA Program in Musical Theatre Performance,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty and Alumni Bring Chicago Premiere of ‘Georgia McBride’ Comedy to Northlight Theatre Sept. 14-Oct. 22
Faculty members and alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are on the design and production team of the Chicago-area premiere of The Legend of Georgia McBride, running Sept. 14-Oct. 22 at Northlight Theatre in the Chicago suburb of Skokie. Jacqueline Penrod, associate chair and artistic director of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department,…