Theatre

You’ll be a part of the next generation of actors, directors, designers, stage technicians, and playwrights changing the landscape of live performance.

The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department stages about 40 productions each year, giving students many opportunities to perform, build, design, and create. You’ll learn from an award-winning faculty of professional artists who are actively creating theatre in Chicago and beyond. You'll immerse yourself in Chicago's vibrant theatre scene and prepare for a career in the industry by building a portfolio of professional-quality work.

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Events Calendar

Feb25
7:00 PM"Five Feet Apart" Advance Screening

1104 South Wabash Avenue, 8th Floor Chicago, IL 60605

Free advance screening of Five Feet Apart starring Haley Lu Richardson and Cole Sprouse for the Columbia College community. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni are welcome. Download passes at http://gofobo.com/FFAcc. Print or show on your phone. First come, first served....Get the details
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Mar05
6:00 PM - 10:00 PMWW™D Auditions

72 East 11th Street, Room 613 Chicago, IL 60605

Auditions for WW™D By Ana Nordwig Directed by Matthew Masino Selected for the Playwriting Senior Showcase There is a room where your missing dryer socks go. In this room, six souls, each with their own unique quirks, remain for as long as the clock shows time. Throw in The Machine, a sort-of companion and sort-of benevolent god who guides the...Get the details
Mar07
5:00 PM - 6:15 PMVaudeville and Ethnic Comedy

624 South Michigan Avenue, Collins Hall (Room 602) Chicago, IL 60605

On behalf of the Critical Issues in Cultural Studies (CULS 207 01) course, you are invited to join us as Anne Libera presents "Vaudeville and Ethnic Comedy!" Anne Libera is the Director of Comedy Studies for the Theater Department at Columbia College Chicago, where she teaches History and Analysis of Modern Comedy and Comedy Survey I...Get the details

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New Playwriting Fellowship at Columbia College Chicago Demonstrates Commitment to Communities of Color

Highlights from Theatre Reunion Weekend

Semester in LA: Acting

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