Category: Diversity Equity Inclusion
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Named Director of Equity, Belonging, and Engagement at Los Angeles’ Center Theatre Group
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Khanisha Foster ’02, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, has been named Director of Equity, Belonging, and Engagement at the nonprofit Center Theatre Group arts organization, located in Los Angeles, California. “Khanisha’s hiring is another step forward for Center Theatre Group, our Social Accountability efforts,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Seeks Chair and Faculty for 2023 Academic Year
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in Acting, Acting and Contemporary Performance Making, Comedy Writing and Performance, Devised Performance, Diversity Equity Inclusion, Dramaturgy, Improv, Intimacy Direction, Musical Theatre, Playwriting, Stage Combat, Stage Management, Theatre, Theatre Design, Theatre Directing, Theatre Studies, Theatre Technology, Uncategorized, Writing for PerformanceThe Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, located in the historic Getz Theatre Center of Columbia College in Chicago’s South Loop, is inviting applications for the position of Chair of the Theatre Department. Qualified and interested candidates are urged to reply by December 9, 2022, for best consideration. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Salutes Writer Joey Soloway on Induction into Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department congratulates Emmy Award-winning writer/director/producer Joey Soloway, a former student in Columbia College’s Film and Video program, on their induction into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame, the only city-sanctioned LGBT Hall of Fame in the world. Soloway, a Chicago native, launched their career in Chicago as co-creator of the Annoyance…
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‘Transparent’ Creator Joey Soloway Talks About ‘Flipping the Script’ with Columbia College Chicago TV/Theatre Alum Devlyn Camp in March 4 Zoom Webinar
The Columbia College Chicago Career Center and the college’s Student Diversity and Inclusion office are partnering to present a free online event featuring two notable trans/nonbinary creatives/activists with Columbia College connections. On Friday, March 4, at 3 PM CST (1 PM PST, 4 PM EST), the Zoom webinar Flipping the Script with Joey Soloway will…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Discuss ‘Flipping the Script: How to Thrive as a Trans, Gender-Nonconforming, or Nonbinary Performer’ Oct. 14
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums Preston Max Allen ’13 and Jayae Riley Jr. ’16 will join a discussion on “Flipping the Script: How to Thrive as a Trans, Gender Nonconforming, or Nonbinary Performer,” presented by Columbia College Chicago on Thursday, October 14, at 4 PM CST — virtually on Zoom. The event is a…
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Columbia College Chicago Alum and Trans Advocate Precious Brady-Davis’ Memoir ‘I Have Always Been Me’ Published July 1, 2021
Prominent trans advocate and Columbia College Chicago alum Precious Brady-Davis ’13, who graduated from Columbia College with an Interdisciplinary BA in Theatre and Liberal Education, has written a memoir, I Have Always Been Me, which is being published July 1, 2021. To order the book on Amazon, click here. The book is being published by…