Tag: Michael Allen Harris
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum’s Drama ‘Kingdom’ Returns as Audio Production Oct. 4-24
Broken Nose Theatre, one of Chicago’s premier Pay-What-You-Can theatre companies, is launching its tenth season with an audio adaptation of Kingdom, a drama by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Allen Harris ’11, a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Department’s Acting program and winner of the 2018 Black Theatre Alliance Awards’ Lorraine Hansberry…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alums Featured in Gift Theatre’s ‘Ten 2020’ Jan. 9-18
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are featured in Ten 2020, a festival of short plays presented January 9 through 18 at the Gift Theatre, located at 4802 N. Milwaukee in Chicago’s Jefferson Park neighborhood. The program consists of ten new works, each ten minutes long. The lineup includes Non-Disclosure Agreement, written by Columbia College…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alums Bring New Plays to Life in Broken Nose Theatre’s ‘Bechdel Fest 7’ Aug. 25-28 at Steppenwolf
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni are bringing new plays to life in Bechdel Fest 7: Momentum, Broken Nose Theatre‘s seventh annual feminist festival of new short plays featuring an ensemble of female-identifying and non-binary actors talking about things other than men. Bechdel Fest 7 runs August 25 through 28 at Steppenwolf Theatre’s intimate, flexible…
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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 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, Faculty, and Students Honored with 2018 Black Theater Alliance Award Nominations
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department proudly congratulates the Columbia College alumni, faculty, and current and former students who have been nominated for 2018 Black Theater Alliance/Ira Aldridge Awards, including: alumnus Michael Allen Harris ’11, a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Department’s Acting program, nominated for the Lorraine Hansberry Award for Best Writing of…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum’s Play Featured in ‘Bechdel Fest 6: Revolution’ July 29-31
A new play by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alum Michael Allen Harris ’11, a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Department’s Acting program, is featured in Bechdel Fest 6: Revolution, a festival of new short works presented by Broken Nose Theatre July 29 through 31 at Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s intimate, flexible 1700 Theatre, located at…
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Broken Nose Theatre Wins 2018 Broadway in Chicago Emerging Theatre Award from League of Chicago Theatres
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department proudly congratulates Broken Nose Theatre on winning the 2018 Broadway in Chicago Emerging Theatre Award from the League of Chicago Theatres, the Chicago theatre industry’s professional advocacy and support organization. Founded in 2012, Broken Nose Theatre is Chicago’s premier “Pay-What-You-Can” organization, allowing patrons to set their own ticket price…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre, Music, and Cinema/TV Dept. Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2018 Jeff Awards
Alumni and faculty of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, the Columbia College Chicago Music Department, and the Columbia College Chicago Cinema and Television Arts Department have been nominated for 2018 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The Non-Equity “Jeff Awards” honor excellence in Chicago’s non-Equity theatre. The list of this year’s Non-Equity “Jeff…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alum Dubbed a ‘Young Playwright on the Brink of Greatness’
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Allen Harris ’11, a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Department’s Acting program, was dubbed “a young playwright on the brink of greatness” by the Chicago Reader in its review of Harris’ new drama Kingdom, which runs through March 31 at the Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee, in Chicago’s…