Tag: Jelani Smith
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Honored With 2017 Black Theatre Alliance Awards
Alumni of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department were honored with 2017 Black Theater Alliance/Ira Aldridge Awards at the BTAA’s annual awards ceremony on Monday, October 23. The event was held at Columbia College Chicago‘s Conaway Center in Chicago’s South Loop. Columbia alumna Aayisha Humphrey ’13, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in…
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Columbia College Chicago’s Conaway Center Hosts 2017 Black Theater Alliance Awards Oct. 23
Columbia College Chicago will host the 2017 Black Theater Alliance/Ira Aldridge Awards on Monday, October 23, at the college’s Conaway Center, 1104 S. Wabash, in Chicago’s South Loop. The evening will begin with a reception at 7 PM followed by the awards presentation at 8 PM. As reported previously in this blog, several Columbia College…
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Columbia College Chicago’s Conaway Center Hosts 2017 Black Theater Alliance Awards Oct. 23
Columbia College Chicago will host the 2017 Black Theater Alliance/Ira Aldridge Awards on Monday, October 23, at the college’s Conaway Center, 1104 S. Wabash, in Chicago’s South Loop. The evening will begin with a reception at 7 PM followed by the awards presentation at 8 PM. Tickets are $25 per person, and should be purchased…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Honored with 2017 Black Theater Alliance Award Nominations
Alumni and students from the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department have been nominated for 2017 Black Theater Alliance/Ira Aldridge Awards by Chicago’s Black Theater Alliance Awards. Columbia College Chicago alums and students honored with nominations for this year’s awards include: Tyla Abercrumbie ’92 — nominated for the Ruby Dee Award for Best Leading Actress in a Play for her performance…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum and Student Praised for ‘Riveting’ Performances in South African Drama at ETA Creative Arts
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Alicia Watley ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, and student Jelani Smith, a senior in the Acting BA program, received a rave review in the Chicago Reader, Chicago’s leading alternatively weekly news and arts publication, for their performances in By the Apricot Trees, running through April…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni and Student Talent Featured in South African Playwright’s Drama Feb. 24-April 2
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Alicia Watley ’16, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, and student Jelani Smith, a senior in the Acting BA program, are featured in By the Apricot Trees, running February 24-April 2 at ETA Creative Arts Foundation, 7558 S. South Chicago Ave., on Chicago’s south side. The…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Student Featured in Chicago Slam Works’ Premiere ‘Just Numbers’ Oct. 7-Nov. 11
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department student Jelani Smith, a senior in the Theatre Department’s Acting BA program, is featured in Just Numbers, a new “lyric play” presented by Chicago Slam Works Ensemble Theatre October 7-November 11 at Stage 773, located at 1225 W. Belmont in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. The play concerns a group of high school students who find…