News

Keene by Alumna Anchuli Felicia King ’18 recently presented an online reading at Red Bull Theatre in conjunction with American Shakespeare Center. Keene is billed as an ode to always being the second-class genius of color, the play riffs on early-career academia, Shakespeare’s Othello, and the power of American pop.

Alumnus Jeffrey James Keyes ’10 was honored with the PEN America/L’Engle-Rahman Prize for Mentorship last week.

Alumnus Michael Scholar, Jr. ’16 directed Duncan Macmillan's Lungs for Mitch & Murray Productions at Studio 16 in Vancouver, Canada. 

Karen, I Said directed by alumna Tara Ahmadinejad '14, premiered last month in an encore livestream production. Karen, I Said is a three-part, 45-minute Zoom presentation. The production was written by and starred Eliza Bent who performs the entire play as a 45 minute monologue.

As we wrap up our Phase 2 education week, I have one final resource to share before Maureen’s Phase 2 classes tomorrow. Please see attached for a reader-friendly Phase 2 booklet. The booklet is attached as a PDF here, but can also be found on the Hub’s Phase 2 Booklet page.

It is clear from your emails that the Phase 2 documents are being digested, please keep reaching out with your questions and concerns!

This is Carter's first solo exhibition in the New York area.

Alumnus Stipan Tadic ’20 launches a podcast, Stipan WKCR MFA Podcast, where he interviews his peers during the Corona lockdown. The podcast began during lockdown in April.

Alumnus Chris Vola '10 has published a work of nonfiction, I is for Illuminati, with Morrow Gift through HarperCollins. 

Stars Behind The Stars is a bi-weekly series featuring theatre makers behind the scenes.

Out of the Past, Into the Future is a bi-weekly series that aims to chronicle a limitless scope of work by Columbia filmmaker’s representative of the past, present, and future. 

Alumnus j.p. mot ’15 was in the group exhibition Holding Breath, featuring works of the NARS Foundation’s Satellite Program Artists in Residence at Governors Island. 

The Big D, a drama series co-written and co-directed by alumni Samantha Buck '16 and Marie Schlingmann '16, is being developed by HBO.

Pillars, a short film written and directed by alumnus Cameron Bruce Nelson '20 and produced by alumna Chloe Sarbib '20, continues its successful festival run.

Project V Gallery’s In the Cool of Evening, curated by Cary Hulbert ’16  and Trinity Lester (CC ’20), includes the work of Visual Arts alumnus Nathan Catlin ’12, students Cara Lynch and Erica Mao, and Mentors Craig Zammiello and Kiki Smith.