Curt Columbus biography

Curt Columbus

At Writers Theatre: Crime and Punishment ('03), Crime and Punishment ('07), Seagull

Curt Columbus is a director and writer who has been working in Chicago theater for over a decade. His translation of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya was published by Ivan R. Dee and a new translation of Three Sisters appeared later that year. A volume of Chekhov's four major plays followed in 2004. He also completed writing and staging a new work, SIS3TERS, for Roadworks Productions. Curt has been an artistic associate at the Tony Award-winning Victory Gardens Theater since 1990 and is currently artistic associate at Steppenwolf Theatre. He also serves as the artistic director of the Chicago Park District's Theater on the Lake

[Bio as of July 2003]