August Wilson Archive

Tony Award-Winning Columbia College Chicago Alum Tonya Pinkins Stars in ‘Raisin in the Sun’ at New York’s Public Theatre Sept. 27-Nov. 6

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Columbia College Chicago alum Tonya Pinkins ’96 — Tony Award-winning star of such Broadway musicals as Caroline, or Change and Jelly’s Last Jam — will star in the Public Theatre’s off-Broadway revival of Lorraine Hansberry‘s groundbreaking drama A Raisin...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2022 Black Theatre Alliance Awards

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department proudly congratulates the Columbia College Chicago alumni and faculty who have been nominated for 2022 Black Theatre Alliance/Ira Aldridge Awards honoring the work of Chicago-area theatre artists during the 2021-2022 theatre season. The...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured in August Wilson’s ‘Two Trains Running’ at Court Theatre May 13-June 12

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum A.C. Smith ’86, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Theatre, is featured in August Wilson‘s drama Two Trains Running, playing May 13 through June 12 at Court Theatre, located at 5535...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty Member Chairs 2020 Colloquium on Playwright August Wilson March 12-15

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The August Wilson Society at Howard University in Washington, D.C., is partnering with the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC) in Pittsburgh to host “August Wilson on the Margins – Understudied and Underrepresented,” the August Wilson Society’s 2020...
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Columbia Alumni Featured in ‘Two Trains Running’ at Goodman Theatre; ‘College Night’ Performance on March 18

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni Chester Gregory and A.C. Smith are featured in Goodman Theatre‘s much-anticipated new production of Two Trains Running, by the late August Wilson. The centerpiece of a celebration of Wilson’s work and influence (marking...
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