News
Wilderness Generation, a new play by playwright, Concentration Head, and Associate Professor James Ijames, will premiere with Philadelphia Theatre Company (PTC) this April.
My Joy is Heavy, a new show directed by Theatre alum Rachel Chavkin '08, extended at the New York Theatre Workshop due to popular demand.
Written by Jeena Yi '14 and directed by Mei Ann Teo '14, the Public Theater’s ‘JESA’ takes its audience beyond a simple familial ritual to the beginnings of healing. Read more from the Columbia Spectator.
In collaboration with resident company Play On Shakespeare, 'Macbeth' opened on March 18 at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco. Migdalia Cruz '84 puts a modern twist on the Shakespearean classic. Read more from the Columbia Spectator.
Vladimir, a novel by Playwriting alum Julia May Jonas '12, has recently been adapted into a Netflix limited series.
Dramaturgy alum Annie Jin Wang '20 will serve as the dramaturg on the world premiere of Professor Emeritus David Henry Hwang’s updated version of Flower Drum Song, the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical from 1958.
Theatre alums Julián Mesri '20 and Meropi Peponides '13 are part of the creative team bringing to life the World Premiere of CANCIONES, an immersive theatrical experience to take place inside an apartment in Flatbush Brooklyn May 2–24, 2026.
Acting alum Anya Banerjee '20 is on the big screen as Nurse Kett in Song Sung Blue, a new film about a Neil Diamond tribute band starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson.
Professor of Playwriting and two-time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage will premiere her new musical adaptation of Fannie Hurst’s novel Imitation of Life this fall at The Shed.
Professor of Theatre and head of the Directing Concentration Anne Bogart will direct Gustav Mahler’s Song of the Earth (Das Lied von der Erde) at Boston Lyric Opera this March. Bogart will be assisted on this production, which runs March 20-29, by Directing student Talia Feldberg.
Professor of Playwriting and two time Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage has been selected as a recipient of the 2025-2026 Lenfest Distinguished Faculty Award.
Stage Management alums Taeuk Kang '20 and Sage Spitz '23 will stage manage the Broadway National Tour of Moulin Rouge.
