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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Tyla Abercrumbie’s Acclaimed New Drama ‘Relentless’ Adds On-Demand Remote Viewing Option

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Relentless, the acclaimed new play by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumna Tyla Abercrumbie ’98, has added an on-demand remote viewing option to expand its audience outreach. The show, which Chicago Tribune critic Chris Jones calls “the finest new...
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‘The Best New Work Here in Years’: Rave Reviews for Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum’s Play ‘Relentless’

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Relentless, the new play by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumna Tyla Abercrumbie ’98, has received rave reviews for its world premiere production from Chicago’s TimeLine Theatre. As previously reported in this blog, rhe show, which opened January 27, is scheduled...
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Tyla Abercrumbie’s Drama ‘Relentless’ Premieres at TimeLine Theatre Jan. 21-Feb. 26

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Relentless, a new play by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumna Tyla Abercrumbie ’98, is receiving its world premiere from Chicago’s TimeLine Theatre as part of the award-winning company’s return to live performance with its 25th anniversary season. The production begins...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Mourns Former Chair Paul Carter Harrison (1936-2021)

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department mourns the passing of former chairperson Paul Carter Harrison, who passed away December 27, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia, at the age of 85. Harrison, a distinguished playwright, scholar, and teacher, chaired the Columbia...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Dance Department Alums Selected for 2021 3Arts Make a Wave Grants

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department proudly congratulates the Columbia College alums and faculty members who have been selected to receive 2021 Make a Wave grants from the Chicago-based nonprofit grant-making organization 3Arts. The grant recipients were announced October...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum’s Drama ‘Kingdom’ Returns as Audio Production Oct. 4-24

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Broken Nose Theatre, one of Chicago’s premier Pay-What-You-Can theatre companies, is launching its tenth season with an audio adaptation of Kingdom, a drama by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Allen Harris ’11, a graduate of the Columbia...
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Columbia College Chicago Alum Wins About Face Theatre Playwriting Grant

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Columbia College Chicago alum Hannah Ii-Epstein ’15, a graduate of the college’s fiction writing program, has been selected as one of two recipients of a new grant presented by Chicago’s About Face Theatre to support the creative work of local...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Joins About Face Theatre’s Green Room Collective for LGBTQ+ Arts Leaders

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Kirsten Baity ’21, who graduated Summa cum Laude with a BA in Theatre with a Playwriting concentration, has been selected as one of two inaugural members of About Face Theatre’s Green Room Collective,...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Showcase Highlights 20th Annual Manifest Urban Arts Festival May 10-14

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  Columbia College Chicago‘s student-powered Manifest Urban Arts Festival is both online and in-person in this year’s Manifest: Reach. The 20th-anniversary edition runs May 10 through 14, and the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department will be proudly participating! From...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum’s New Play Dramatizes ‘Martha Mitchell Effect’

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  A new play by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumna Skye Robinson Hillis ’11, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Directing program, is being presented by the MFA Program in Playwriting at Ohio University, where Robinson Hillis...
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