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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni Launch New Playwriting Initiative at Chicago’s Raven Theatre

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The Chicago Tribune reports that Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumna Tyla Abercrumbie ’98 has been selected as the inaugural playwright in a new $25,000 play development initiative by Chicago’s Raven Theatre, whose artistic director is Columbia College alumnus...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Nominated for LA Stage Alliance’s Ovation Award for Fight Direction

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Congratulations to Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Jen Albert ’97, who has been nominated for a 2021 Ovation Award from the LA Stage Alliance in Los Angeles, a non-profit arts service organization dedicated to building awareness, appreciation, and...
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum’s Dance Film ‘Leverage’ Premieres Online Jan. 23

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Rachel Damon ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Design BA program, will debut her new dance film Leverage on Saturday, January 23, as part of the In/Motion International Dance Festival 2021. Presented...
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Tony Award-Winning Columbia College Chicago Alum Tonya Pinkins To Star in ABC’s ‘The Women of the Movement’

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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 co-star in ABC’s upcoming limited series The Women of the Movement, according to a...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Kerry Reid in the Chicago Reader: ‘Artists Did What They Always Do Best: They Improvised and Collaborated’ in 2020

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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Kerry Reid ’87, the theatre and dance editor of the Chicago Reader newspaper, eloquently and insightfully assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Chicago’s performing arts world in her year-end wrapup for...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum’s Synapse Arts Seeks Proposals for 2021 ‘New Works’ Program – Deadline is Jan. 5

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  Synapse Arts, a Chicago-based dance-theatre company co-founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Rachel Damon ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s Theatre Design BA program, has issued a call for proposals from choreographers/directors who wish...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Honors the Memory of Dean Lya Dym Rosenblum

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department mourns the passing and honors the memory of Dr. Lya Dym Rosenblum, former Vice President and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies at Columbia College Chicago, who died peacefully at home in...
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Students Spread Holiday Cheer with Tap-Dance Video

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department joins with the Columbia College Chicago Development and Alumni Relations office in sending best wishes for the holidays and a happy new year! With the holiday season approaching, Columbia College Chicago has posted...
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring ‘Christmas Schooner’ Back for the 2020 Holidays as a Fundraiser for Season of Concern

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A company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alums is helping raise funds for Season of Concern – the Chicago theatre community’s charitable organization dedicated to helping theatre artists who are impacted by any illness, injury...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum’s Play Featured in New Works Virtual Festival on Dec. 23

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Congratulations to Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Kevin Wiczer ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting. Wiczer’s new play A Man with No Opinion will be performed in a live-streamed reading on Wednesday, December...
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