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The Heart of Rock and Roll, a new musical coming to Broadway in March, features the stage management expertise of two Columbia University faculty members.

The newest Kilroys List has been released, featuring plays by Gethsemane Herron ’19 and Playwriting student Katie Đỗ.

Juan Souki '07 has been named Mid Atlantic Arts’s new Executive Director. He joins the celebrated arts organization after serving as Director of Odelia Artists.

Pulitzer-Prize-winning playwright and Professor of Theatre Lynn Nottage was presented with the Monte Cristo Award by The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center on November 6, 2023 during a gala in her honor. 

The Alumni Spotlight is a place to hear from the School of the Arts alumni community about their journeys as artists and creators.

To the Ends of the Earth / 땅끝까지, a new play that ran last month at Jack, was directed by Keenan Tyler Oliphant ’21 and starred Yeena Sung ’20. Sami Pyne ’20 served as the show’s producer, and Taeeun Yeo ’23 worked as a community outreach consultant.

Decentered Playwriting, a new book from Routledge Press, will be released this December and  features the work of Playwriting alumna Luz Lorenzana Twigg ’23 as well as a foreword written by Associate Professor David Henry Hwang. 

Adjunct Assistant Professor and Prince Fellowship alumna Rachel Sussman is a lead producer of the new musical Suffs, which is coming to Broadway’s Music Box Theater in April 2024. 

How to Dance in Ohio, a new musical premiering on Broadway this year, is produced by Ben Holtzman, a recipient of the 2019-2020 Columbia University-awarded Prince Fellowship in Creative Producing.

Playwriting alum C. Quintana ’13 has been named the inaugural recipient of Life Jacket Theatre Company’s $10,000 commission for Trans+ playwrights. Quintana is also the theatre company’s Resident Playwright.

Under the Radar Festival, New York City’s foremost festival of experimental theatre, will return on Janurary 5, 2024 under the leadership of festival founder and Adjunct Assistant Professor Mark Russell.

The Prince Fellowship, in association with Columbia University School of the Arts, announces that Maxwell Beer has received The Prince Fellowship and Amy Marie Haven has received the Prince/TTLP Fellowship.

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Dramatic Influences

by Lillian Mottern

This series asks Columbia Theatre artists about their artistic obsessions—what drives these individuals, even as it drives them crazy?

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by Carlos Barragán

A series featuring Columbia School of the Arts’ professors, covering careers, pedagogy, and art-making.

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Theatre in Motion

by Anastasia Ellis

A series featuring Columbia theatre makers, discussing theatre's movement across stages, through time, and within communities.