Theatre Center

72 East 11th St.

The Theatre Center offers a dynamic hub for live performance on campus and is a lively part of Chicago’s artistic scene. The Center’s four performance venues incorporate student talent in everything from acting to set design. Each season includes student productions and Mainstage productions, directed by department faculty and professional guest artists.

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The Theatre Center has a variety of performance and production venues for Columbia's plays, musicals, concerts and directing projects, including the historic Getz Theater.

Mainstage productions are directed by department faculty and professional guest artists; are cast from the student population; and are designed by student design majors in collaboration with other departments in the college that are engaged in the use of new technologies.

Upcoming Events:

  • You on the Moors Now
    Four literary heroines of the nineteenth century set conventionalism ablaze when they turn down marriage proposals from their equally famous gentlemen callers. What results is a confluence of love, anger, grief, and bloodshed, as the ensemble struggles to reconcile romantic ideologies of the past with their modern ideas of courtship. Everything you’ve learned about love...Get the details
  • You on the Moors Now
    Four literary heroines of the nineteenth century set conventionalism ablaze when they turn down marriage proposals from their equally famous gentlemen callers. What results is a confluence of love, anger, grief, and bloodshed, as the ensemble struggles to reconcile romantic ideologies of the past with their modern ideas of courtship. Everything you’ve learned about love...Get the details
  • You on the Moors Now
    Four literary heroines of the nineteenth century set conventionalism ablaze when they turn down marriage proposals from their equally famous gentlemen callers. What results is a confluence of love, anger, grief, and bloodshed, as the ensemble struggles to reconcile romantic ideologies of the past with their modern ideas of courtship. Everything you’ve learned about love...Get the details
  • You on the Moors Now
    Four literary heroines of the nineteenth century set conventionalism ablaze when they turn down marriage proposals from their equally famous gentlemen callers. What results is a confluence of love, anger, grief, and bloodshed, as the ensemble struggles to reconcile romantic ideologies of the past with their modern ideas of courtship. Everything you’ve learned about love...Get the details
  • You on the Moors Now
    Four literary heroines of the nineteenth century set conventionalism ablaze when they turn down marriage proposals from their equally famous gentlemen callers. What results is a confluence of love, anger, grief, and bloodshed, as the ensemble struggles to reconcile romantic ideologies of the past with their modern ideas of courtship. Everything you’ve learned about love...Get the details
  • Acting Technique Workshop with Caroline Neff
    Join acclaimed actor Caroline Neff for an engaging and insightful acting workshop focused on scene and monologue work. Through hands-on direction and personalized feedback, Caroline will help students deepen their character work, refine their choices, and bring greater authenticity to their performances. Perfect for actors of all levels looking to sharpen their craft in a supportive and dy......Get the details
  • You on the Moors Now
    Four literary heroines of the nineteenth century set conventionalism ablaze when they turn down marriage proposals from their equally famous gentlemen callers. What results is a confluence of love, anger, grief, and bloodshed, as the ensemble struggles to reconcile romantic ideologies of the past with their modern ideas of courtship. Everything you’ve learned about love...Get the details
  • You on the Moors Now
    Four literary heroines of the nineteenth century set conventionalism ablaze when they turn down marriage proposals from their equally famous gentlemen callers. What results is a confluence of love, anger, grief, and bloodshed, as the ensemble struggles to reconcile romantic ideologies of the past with their modern ideas of courtship. Everything you’ve learned about love...Get the details
  • RENT
    A year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. Directed by Daryl Brooks Choreographed by Wilfredo Rivera Music Directed by David Fiorello Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson May 1-10, 2025 The Getz Theatre Center | 72 E. 11th...Get the details
  • RENT
    A year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. Directed by Daryl Brooks Choreographed by Wilfredo Rivera Music Directed by David Fiorello Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson May 1-10, 2025 The Getz Theatre Center | 72 E. 11th...Get the details
  • RENT
    A year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. Directed by Daryl Brooks Choreographed by Wilfredo Rivera Music Directed by David Fiorello Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson May 1-10, 2025 The Getz Theatre Center | 72 E. 11th...Get the details
  • RENT
    A year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. Directed by Daryl Brooks Choreographed by Wilfredo Rivera Music Directed by David Fiorello Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson May 1-10, 2025 The Getz Theatre Center | 72 E. 11th...Get the details
  • RENT
    A year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. Directed by Daryl Brooks Choreographed by Wilfredo Rivera Music Directed by David Fiorello Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson May 1-10, 2025 The Getz Theatre Center | 72 E. 11th...Get the details