Top Stories at Columbia in 2024
May 29, 2024Spring 2024: Columbia College Chicago Highlights
Check out some of the latest Theatre department news.
Spring 2024: Columbia College Chicago Highlights
Columbia's Theatre Department hosted an alumni talk featuring industry professionals who shared their experiences and advice with students.
Theatre alum A. Ashley Hoff's forthcoming book, "With Love, Mommie Dearest," offers an insider's account of the making of the iconic 1981 film and its enduring cultural impact, with events planned for Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago.
Columbia College Chicago brings Toni Morrison's “The Bluest Eye" to the stage March 13-23, made possible by student collaboration in dance, theater, writing, and other creative disciplines.
Columbia's Theatre department will stage a powerful adaptation of Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye," exploring racism's impact on an 11-year-old girl in 1940s Ohio.
Columbia College Chicago welcomed back Alum Shea Couleé ’11 for a panel discussion and reception unveiling Couleé-curated fashion exhibit window.
Award-winning playwright Martyna Majok visited Columbia College Chicago, engaging in a Q&A session with students about her creative process, working-class representation in the arts, and having the courage to share personal stories.
Columbia students are collaborating to present the inaugural Musical Theatre Dance Concert.
Martyna Majok, winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for her play “Cost of Living,” will discuss issues of immigration, inequality, and humanity.
Grace Kessler Overbeke will present a talk entitled "The Many Mrs. Maisels: 20th-Century U.S. Jewish Female Stand-Up Comedians” at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Columbia College Chicago and its creative community of alums, faculty, and students offer plenty of opportunities to keep you entertained this holiday season and beyond.
Charlotte “Chuck” Gruman ’19 feels lucky. Gruman won an unrestricted $30,000 cash grant as one of 10 Chicago-based artists honored at the 2023 3Arts Awards in November. 3Arts is a nonprofit organization that helps artists like Gruman build their careers in performing, teaching and visual arts.
Patricia Kara '94 guides the next generation of talent through the intricacies of the entertainment realm in her new book, "Dream On...Now Deliver."
A summary of upcoming public events at Columbia College Chicago.
The Television Academy recently announced its list of Emmy nominees for the 2022-2023 television season, with Columbia alums earning recognition for their outstanding work.
On June 21, a panel of Columbia alumni will discuss the work of staging and performing intimate scenes in theatre and cinema.
Professor Heather Gilbert is nominated for second Tony in lighting design.
Columbia College Chicago Theatre alumni and faculty were honored at Chicago’s top theatre awards.
Michael Kurowski ‘16 stars in production of “Big Fish” at The Marriott Theatre.
In honor of National Transfer Student Week, we interviewed five Columbia students about their transfer experience.
Theatre student Meg Konieczka on how acting gave their dreams direction
“CODA” star and Deaf actor Troy Kotsur’s recent Best Supporting Actor Oscar took his career to new heights. It also inspired new conversations on the world of possibilities open to Deaf performers.
Theatre Department announces three productions for Spring 2022 season
Theatre Student Kayla Casiano plays a superhero in “This Ability”
Theatre faculty Anne Libera and Richard Walker featured in “Inventing Improv” Documentary