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Columbia College Chicago Music Department Founder William Russo Remembered in WBEZ Story About Chicago Free Theater

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Longtime Columbia College Chicago faculty member William Russo, founder of the Columbia College Chicago Music Department, is profiled by Chicago’s NPR outlet WBEZ in a podcast and print article posted on March 10, 2022. The “Curious City” story by...
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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

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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...
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Alumni and Faculty Bring ‘Bug’ Back to Steppenwolf Theatre Nov. 11-Dec. 12

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Alumni and faculty members of Columbia College Chicago are in the cast and creative team for Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s remount of Bug, the creepy-crawly psychological thriller by Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning Steppenwolf ensemble member Tracy Letts. The show...
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Students Featured in New Episode of Amazon’s ‘College Tour’

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Students at the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are featured in an upcoming episode of The College Tour, a TV series streaming on Amazon Prime that provides an inside look into college campuses around the world, making it accessible...
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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

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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...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Bring ‘4000 Days’ to PrideArts Stage Oct. 1-31

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Columbia College Chicago alumni are in the cast and production team of the Chicago premiere of 4000 Days, running October 1 through 31 at Chicago’s LGBTQ-focused PrideArts theatre company. PrideArts’ artistic director — Columbia alum Jay Españo MFA ’16,...
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Columbia College Chicago Alum and Trans Advocate Precious Brady-Davis’ Memoir ‘I Have Always Been Me’ Published July 1, 2021

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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...
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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 Hosts Playwright Regina Taylor for Online Program ‘Social Justice and Creative Practice’ on April 12

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Columbia College Chicago will host “Social Justice and Creative Practice: The Power of the Creative Voice in Advancing Social Change,” an online conversation with renowned playwright, actor, director, activist, educator, and Columbia College honorary degree recipient Regina Taylor HDR...
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