Columbia College Chicago School of Theatre and Dance Announces 2025–26 Season

The Getz Theatre Center marquee lights up the South Loop at night, welcoming audiences to Columbia College Chicago’s upcoming season.The Getz Theatre Center marquee lights up the South Loop at night, welcoming audiences to Columbia College Chicago’s upcoming season.
Columbia College Chicago’s School of Theatre and Dance announces its 2025–26 season featuring comedy, devised works, and musicals.

The curtains are rising on an exciting new year of performance at Columbia College Chicago’s School of Theatre and Dance, as the 2025–26 season takes the stage at the Getz Theatre Center. This year’s lineup showcases the creativity, collaboration, and bold storytelling that define Columbia’s theatre community. 

The season features five diverse productions that span comedy, classic adaptation, devised theatre, and contemporary musical performance: 

2025–26 Season Lineup 

Iphigenia and Other Daughters 
A modern retelling of the Greek myth exploring cycles of revenge, resistance, and renewal. 
October 22 – November 1, 2025 

Grease 
The iconic 1950s-era musical co-created by Jim Jacobs HDR ’14 that defined a generation with its rock-and-roll soundtrack and high school coming-of-age story. 
November 13 – 22, 2025 

We Make Monsters 
An original devised work created by students and faculty examining creativity, fear, and transformation. 
March 11 – 21, 2026 

Fun Home 
A Tony Award–winning musical adaptation of Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir that examines family, identity, and self-discovery. 
April 30 – May 9, 2026 

“Each production this season reflects the School of Theatre and Dance’s goal to create work that is artistically ambitious and deeply personal,” says Jimmy Noriega, PhD, director of the School of Theatre and Dance. “Our upcoming season gives our students real-world experience while fostering collaboration across all theatre disciplines. We look forward to welcoming audiences into our spaces to experience the work and talent of our students” 

Performances will be held at the Getz Theatre Center, 72 E. 11th St., in Chicago’s South Loop. Tickets and showtimes are available at theatre.colum.edu. 

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