Tag: Michael Allen Harris
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Playwright Michael Allen Harris Featured in ‘Windy City Times’
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Allen Harris ’11, a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Department’s Acting program, is featured in the March 7, 2018, issue of Chicago’s LGBTQ newspaper Windy City Times. Harris was interviewed on the occasion of Broken Nose Theatre‘s premiere of his new “dramedy,” Kingdom, running through March 31…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Dept. Alumni Bring World Premiere of ‘Kingdom’ to the Stage March 2-31
Kingdom, a new drama by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Allen Harris ’11, receives its world premiere March 2-31 from Chicago’s Broken Nose Theatre. The play centers around an entirely-LGBTQ African-American family living in the shadow of Orlando’s magical kingdom in the wake of the legalization of same-sex marriage. Harris, a graduate of…
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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 Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2017 BroadwayWorld Awards
Congratulations to the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, faculty, and former students who have been nominated for BroadwayWorld.com‘s 2017 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards, which honor Chicago-area theatre productions that opened between October 1, 2016, and September 30, 2017. The nominees were announced November 10. The winners will be chosen by BroadwayWorld readers through online…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumnus Michael Allen Harris’ Prison Drama ‘Punk’ Receives World Premiere Oct. 4-Nov. 5 at the Den Theatre
Punk, a provocative new drama by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Allen Harris ’11, will receive its world premiere October 4-November 5 at the Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee, in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Produced by The New Colony, Punk — set in a contemporary American maximum-security prison — concerns a group of…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Music Alums Featured in New Colony’s Fantasy Adventure ‘Psychonaut Librarians’ Jan. 11-Feb. 12
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Peters ’05, a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting, is in the cast of Psychonaut Librarians, a new fantasy adventure play presented by The New Colony theatre company. Peters is a New Colony ensemble member and co-founder. Music for the production will be provided by Columbia…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alumnus’ New Prison Drama ‘Punk’ Performed Dec. 9-17
Punk, a provocative new drama by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Allen Harris ’11, will be presented in a workshop production December 9-17 by The New Colony at the Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee, in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Set in a maximum-security prison in present-day America, Punk is the story of a group of…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum’s New Play About Same-Sex Marriage Plays June 5 at Victory Gardens
A new play by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Allen Harris (BFA ’11), a graduate of the Theatre Department’s acting program, is receiving a staged reading on Saturday, June 5, at 7 PM at Victory Gardens Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln, Chicago. Titled Kingdom, the play is being developed by Broken Nose Theatre in…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumnus Michael Allen Harris Chosen to Pilot New Play Development Project with Drama About LGBT African Americans in the South
Actor and playwright Michael Allen Harris (BFA ’11), a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department‘s acting program, has been selected to participate in a new initiative of the Broken Nose Theatre. Called “The Paper Trail,” the program seeks to develop new work for the theatre by providing an outside artist with the resources and…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alum Plays Indian God in Eclipse’s ‘A Perfect Ganesh’ July 21-August 23
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus Michael Allen Harris is featured in A Perfect Ganesh, presented by Eclipse Theatre Company as part of its 2015 season of plays by Terrence McNally. The show previews July 16-18 and opens July 21 at Chicago’s historic Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport, where it runs through August 23. In…