Tag: Khanisha Foster
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs ‘Raisin in the Sun,’ Running Oct. 22-Nov. 12 at South Coast Repertory
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Khanisha Foster ’02, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, directs a new production of Lorraine Hansberry‘s classic American drama A Raisin in the Sun for South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, California. The play runs October 22 through November 12 at SCR’s Julianne Argyros Stage,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Named Director of Equity, Belonging, and Engagement at Los Angeles’ Center Theatre Group
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Khanisha Foster ’02, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, has been named Director of Equity, Belonging, and Engagement at the nonprofit Center Theatre Group arts organization, located in Los Angeles, California. “Khanisha’s hiring is another step forward for Center Theatre Group, our Social Accountability efforts,…
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(VIDEO) ‘Intimacy for Stage and Screen’ Panel Features Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums
The Columbia College Chicago Office of Development and Alumni Relations has posted the video of a panel of Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and former faculty discussing “Intimacy for Stage and Screen.” The panel, which took place via Zoom on June 21, 2023, featured Tony Award-winning Broadway director David Cromer HDR ’17, a former student…
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‘Intimacy for Stage and Screen’ Virtual Panel Features Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums June 21
A panel of Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni and former faculty – including Tony Award-winning Broadway director David Cromer – will participate in a free Zoom discussion of the work of staging and performing intimate scenes in theatre and film, a field that is rapidly growing as more focus is given to safe and…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Directs ‘A New Brain’ for Los Angeles’ Celebration Theatre
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Khanisha Foster ’02, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, has directed a new, gender-expansive production of William Finn and James Lapine’s musical A New Brain, running through June 24 at the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center’s Davidson/Valentini Theatre, located in The Village at Ed…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Featured in Logan Festival of Solo Performance in Virginia July 11-21
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Khanisha Foster ’02, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is featured in The 3rd Annual Logan Festival of Solo Performance, running July 11 through 21 at 1st Stage, located at 1524 Spring Hill Road in Tysons, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Foster will perform…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Explores Her Biracial Identity in Solo Show at St. Paul’s Penumbra Theatre Through Feb. 18
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Khanisha Foster ’02, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is performing her new solo show Joy Rebel at the Penumbra Theatre in St. Paul, Minnesota, through February 18. The show, presented as part of Penumbra’s Claude Edison Purdy Festival, draws on Foster’s life as a…
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(VIDEO) Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Success Stories of 2017: News from Around the World
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s blog “The Green Room” has chronicled the professional activities of our talented and accomplished alumni, faculty, and students over the past year. We covered news as it poured in not only from Chicago but from New York, Hollywood, around the U.S., and overseas. As we head off for our holiday break,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumna Receives Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowship for Exceptional Merit
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Khanisha Foster ’02, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, has been selected for a Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowship for Exceptional Merit. The fellowships, funded by the William & Eva Fox Foundation and the Theatre Communications Group (TCG), are designed to further an actor’s artistic…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumna Saluted in American Theatre Magazine’s ‘People to Watch’ Feature
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Khanisha Foster ’02, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is cited by American Theatre magazine in its “Role Call: People to Watch” feature on “6 Theatre Workers You Should Know,” published in its January 2017 issue and on its website. Foster, an actor, writer, director,…