Tag: Ilesa Duncan
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Columbia College Chicago Faculty and Alumni Talent Featured in Chicago Jewish Theatre Festival Nov. 3-10
Actor-playwright James Sherman, a Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member who teaches playwriting and improvisation, performs his one-man play The Ben Hecht Show as part of “Teatron: Chicago’s Jewish Theatre Festival,” running November 3 through 10 in conjunction with the Alliance for Jewish Theatre‘s 2019 conference hosted at DePaul University and Victory Gardens Theatre…
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Columbia College Chicago Hosts 25th Annual Black Theatre Alliance Awards Oct. 14; Columbia Alumni and Faculty Among Nominees
Columbia College Chicago will host the 25th Annual Black Theatre Alliance/Ira Aldridge Awards on Monday, October 14, 2019. The awards ceremony takes place at the college’s Conaway Center, located at 1104 S. Wabash in Chicago’s South Loop. The event begins with a reception at 7 PM followed by the awards ceremony at 8 PM. Tickets…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre, Communication, Music, and Cinema/TV Arts Dept. Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2019 Joseph Jefferson Awards
Kudos to the alumni, faculty, and current and former students of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, the Columbia College Chicago Communication Department, the Columbia College Chicago Music Department, and the Columbia College Chicago Cinema and Television Arts Department who have been nominated for 2019 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The Non-Equity “Jeff Awards”…
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Columbia College Chicago Alums and Faculty Highlighted in Newcity’s ‘Players 2019’ Celebration of Chicago Arts Leaders
Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago alumni, faculty, and former students highlighted in Newcity‘s “Players 2019: The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago.” Published January 2, 2019, the Newcity Stage feature saluted 50 influential leaders in Chicago’s performing arts scene. Among the honorees: Columbia College alum Anna D. Shapiro ’90, HDR ’15, artistic director…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni and Faculty Honored with 2018 Black Theatre Alliance Awards
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department proudly congratulates the alumni and faculty members who were honored with Black Theatre Alliance/Ira Aldridge Awards for 2018. The awards were presented October 15 at a ceremony at Columbia College’s Hokin Lecture Hall. The winners included: alum RjW Mays ’06, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Reunion October 19-20 Celebrates Renovated Getz Theater Center with Performances, Panel Discussions, and More!
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in Acting, Comedy Writing and Performance, Dance, European Devised Performance Practice, Improv, Musical Theatre, Playwriting, Solo Performance, Stage Combat, Technical Theatre, Theatre, Theatre Alumni Reunion, Theatre Design, Theatre Directing, Theatre Technology, Uncategorized, Writing for PerformanceThe Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department and the college’s office of Development and Alumni Relations invite alumni and supporters of Columbia College‘s Theatre Department to the first-ever Columbia College Theatre Reunion Weekend October 19 and 20, 2018. The event celebrates the Theatre Department’s rich history and exciting future and marks the reopening of the beautifully…
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Columbia College Chicago Hosts 24th Annual Black Theatre Alliance Awards Oct. 15
Columbia College Chicago will host the 2018 Black Theater Alliance/Ira Aldridge Awards on Monday, October 15. The awards ceremony takes place at the college’s Hokin Lecture Hall, located at 623 S. Wabash in Chicago’s South Loop. The event begins with a reception at 7 PM and includes a screening of the documentary Black Theater: The…
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Columbia College Chicago Alumni and Faculty Bring ‘Eclipsed’ to Pegasus Theatre Chicago Oct. 4-Nov. 4
Columbia College Chicago alumni and faculty talent are on display in Eclipsed, presented October 4 through November 4 by Pegasus Theatre Chicago. The drama by Danai Gurira, set during the Liberian civil war of 2003, is a deeply felt portrait of women finding and testing their own strength. The show is directed by Columbia College…