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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Welcomes Carin Silkaitis as Its New Chair

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department is delighted to welcome actor, director, and teacher Carin Silkaitis as its new chair. Silkaitis — whose appointment was announced on April 25 by Rosita Sands, Interim Dean of Columbia College’s School of Fine...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Anna D. Shapiro to Direct Elton John’s New Broadway Musical ‘The Devil Wears Prada’

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Anna D. Shapiro ’90, HDR ’15, winner of the 2008 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play for the Broadway hit August: Osage County, returns to Broadway soon as director of Elton...
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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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The 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...
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Birthday Salute to Director, Teacher, and Longtime Columbia College Chicago Theatre Chair Sheldon Patinkin (August 27, 1935-September 21, 2014)

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August 27 would have been the 83rd birthday of Sheldon Patinkin–longtime chair of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, noted director and teacher, and cherished friend and mentor to many in the Chicago theatre community. Sheldon passed away on September...
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Kelly Michale Highlighted as Inspiring Teacher

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Kelly Michale ’03, a theatre teacher, director, and forensics coach at Ruskin High School in Kansas City, Missouri, is saluted as an inspiring and inspired teacher as part of “This Is My Moment,”...
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Birthday Salute to Director, Teacher, and Longtime Columbia College Chicago Theatre Chair Sheldon Patinkin (August 27, 1935-September 21, 2014)

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August 27 would have been the 82nd birthday of Sheldon Patinkin–longtime chair of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, noted director and teacher, and cherished friend and mentor to many in the Chicago theatre community. Sheldon passed away on September...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alums and Faculty Make the Chicago Reader’s ‘Best of Chicago 2017’ Poll

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department is proud to congratulate Steppenwolf Theatre Company and its artistic director — Columbia College Chicago alum Anna D. Shapiro ’90, HDR ’15 — for being named “Best Established Theatre Company” in the Chicago...
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(VIDEO) Award-Winning Director/Actor David Cromer to Speak at Columbia College Chicago Graduation May 13

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Nationally acclaimed theatre director David Cromer, a former Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department student and faculty member, will be an honoree and speaker at the 2017 Columbia College Chicago commencement. Cromer will speak to graduating seniors from the Theatre, Dance,...
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Columbia College Chicago Alumni and Faculty Talent Featured in City Lit Theater’s Premiere of Sheldon Patinkin’s Revue ‘I’ve Got the World on a String–Harold Arlen’s Songs of Love and Loss’ March 4-April 10

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City Lit Theater is proudly presenting the last show that the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s longtime chairperson, Sheldon Patinkin, was working on when he passed away in 2014. I’ve Got the World on a String:  Harold Arlen’s Songs...
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Columbia College Theatre Alum Ryan Bourque Opens Photo Gallery Devoted to Chicago Theatre Dec. 7

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Actor, photographer, and Jeff Award-winning stage combat choreographer Ryan Bourque (BFA ’09), a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s acting program, will unveil an exhibit of photographic portraits of Chicago theatre artists on Monday, December 7, at...
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