Tag: Jelani West
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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 Department Faculty, Alumni, and Student Talent Bring Political Satire ‘Our Christian Nation’ to the Stage March 24-April 29
Faculty, students, and alumni from the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department are pooling their talents for the new satirical comedy Our Christian Nation, running March 24-April 29 at the Cornservatory, 4210 N. Lincoln, Chicago. The show is written by Joe Janes, an Emmy Award-winning writer who teaches comedy writing and improvisation in the Columbia College Theatre Department’s…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumni Invite Audiences to Tour ‘The Colored Museum’ Sept. 23-Oct. 23
Pulse Theatre Company Chicago, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents George C. Wolfe’s satire of African-American stereotypes, The Colored Museum, September 23-October 23 at ETA Creative Arts Foundation, 7558 S. South Chicago, on Chicago’s South Side. The production is co-directed by Aaron Mitchell Reese ’12, a graduate of the…