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Acting alumna Jeena Yi ’14 stars in a new play, The Beastiary, from On the Rocks Theatre Co. (OTR), company-in-residence at Ars Nova.
Benjamin Viertel presents The Threepenny Opera for the School of the Arts's second Directing Thesis production this year. A thrilling reinvention of Die Dreigroschenoper, known more commonly as "The Threepenny Opera”, set in the heart of New York City’s underground club scene. This audacious contemporary text by Leah Plante-Wiener, based on a new translation by Viertel and Nate Weida, transforms Brecht and Weill's classic critique of capitalism into a modern, hilarious, and brutally honest work for our times. With fresh lyrics and music by Weida inspired by EDM and house music,…
Theatre alums Saheem Ali ’07 and Jocelyn Bioh ’08 are bringing their new musical Goddess to New York. The show is set to premiere in Spring 2025 at The Public Theater, where Ali also serves as Associate Artistic Director and Resident Director.
Numerous Columbia alums are having their work screened at the 62nd New York Film Festival (NYFF62). The high profile festival, held annually at Lincoln Center and arthouse theaters spanning all five boroughs, plays host to major films and filmmakers from across the globe for a series of screenings, premieres, and events.
Columbia alums abound in Good Bones, the new play from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright James Ijames, which made its New York premiere in September at the Public Theater.
The Public Theater's inaugural Judith Champion New Work Series will feature work by Directing alum Shayok Misha Chowdhury '16 and a play directed by Adjunct Assistant Professor Saheem Ali '06.
Theatre alum Saheem Ali ’07 will direct the Broadway premiere of Buena Vista Social Club, a musical inspired by the story of the eponymous Cuban band and their Grammy Award-winning album. 2006 Prince Fellow Orin Wolf will produce the musical, which opens next spring at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.
Calvin Atkinson presents Sally for the School of the Arts's first Directing Thesis production this year. Sally is a reworking and reimagining of Jerome Kern’s forgotten 1921 gem that queries the iconic “rags to riches” story and examines the early American musical itself. Featuring a new book by playwriting student Meg Ledford and new orchestrations by New School MM composer Calvin Hitchcock, the show interrogates the American Dream as it seemed to be in the 1920s, from today’s vantage point.
Dramaturgy alumna Meropi Peponides ’13 has been named a co-creative director and producer-in-residence of the iconic Under the Radar Festival, which is set to return in 2025 for its 20th edition.
A dynamic group of School of the Arts alumni will participate in this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the world’s largest performing arts festival.
Pamela Palmer, a play with several Columbia Theatre artists in the cast and creative team, is set to premiere at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.
An interdisciplinary team of School of the Arts alumni has launched Welcome to My Room, a one-woman show comprising a dynamic blend of musical concert, poetry, and personal narrative. The ensemble recently presented a workshop performance in the East Village Basement, a multipurpose theatre/art space, before heading to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August, where the play will run from August 2 to 10.
