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[[Columbia College]] Class of '78. Playwright who wrote ''Angels in America'' and won a [[Pulitzer Prize]]. Spoke at the [[2004]] CC [[Class Day]].
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[[File:Kushner78.jpg|thumb|Kushner being an annoying [[protests|protester]] during his [[Commencement]] in [[1978]]]]
  
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'''Tony Kushner''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[1978|78]] is a playwright who wrote ''Angels in America'' and won a [[Pulitzer Prize]].
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At Columbia, Kushner was involved in ''[[Jester]]'' and majored in Medieval Studies. He was involved in a protest during his graduation ceremony in 1978. After, he moved on to [[NYU]] to study directing.
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''Angels in America'' was parodied in the [[1994]] [[Varsity Show]] as "[[Angels at Columbia - Centennial Approaches (100th Annual Varsity Show)|Angels at Columbia]]".
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Kushner won a [[John Jay Award]] in 1994, and spoke at the [[2004]] CC [[Class Day]].
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In ''[[The Blue and White]]'''s monthly interview, The Conversation, Kushner disclosed to [[Juli Weiner]] that he lost his virginity in [[Furnald]] 1006.
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/jul04/cover.php Transcript of Tony Kushner's class day speech] - [[Columbia College Today]], July [[2005]]
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Latest revision as of 13:29, 2 June 2013

Kushner being an annoying protester during his Commencement in 1978
See also Wikipedia's article about "Tony Kushner".

Tony Kushner CC '78 is a playwright who wrote Angels in America and won a Pulitzer Prize.

At Columbia, Kushner was involved in Jester and majored in Medieval Studies. He was involved in a protest during his graduation ceremony in 1978. After, he moved on to NYU to study directing.

Angels in America was parodied in the 1994 Varsity Show as "Angels at Columbia".

Kushner won a John Jay Award in 1994, and spoke at the 2004 CC Class Day.

In The Blue and White's monthly interview, The Conversation, Kushner disclosed to Juli Weiner that he lost his virginity in Furnald 1006.

External links

Preceded by
George Stephanopoulos
Columbia College Class Day Speaker 
2004
Succeeded by
Robert Kraft