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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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Columbia College Chicago Alum and Trans Advocate Precious Brady-Davis’ Memoir ‘I Have Always Been Me’ To Be Published in July 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 scheduled for hardcover...
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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 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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Tony Award-Winning Columbia College Chicago Alum Tonya Pinkins Wins League of Professional Theatre Women’s 2020 Rachel Crothers Leadership Award

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The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department congratulates Columbia College Chicago alum Tonya Pinkins ’96 — Tony Award-winning star of such Broadway musicals as Caroline, or Change and Jelly’s Last Jam — on receiving the 2020 Rachel Crothers Leadership Award...
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Faculty and Alums Win 2020 Black Theatre Alliance Awards

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Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago alumni and faculty who won 2020 Black Theatre Alliance Awards. The awards were announced Monday, November 2, even though a planned live ceremony was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The winners include:...
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