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For her thesis production, student Rebecca Miller Kratzer directs the thrilling new opera The Trojan Women.
Acting alumna Anya Banerjee ’20 and Playwriting alumnus Steven Gaultney ’11 both participated in The Will of the City, a public art piece going up alongside Theatre for a New Audience's upcoming season from September 27 through November 21.
“I wanted to go deeper than the intellectual mind,” Directing student Rakesh Palisetty said of his thesis production, Hedda Gabler.
Directing alumnus Adam Marple ’10 recently produced The Theatre of Others’ Audio New Play Festival with Playwriting alumnus Steven Gaultney ’10 who is the Resident Dramaturg for The Theatre of Others.
Ghost Light, Meet the Dramaturgs is a Theatre series featuring Columbia Dramaturg students, faculty, and alumni, learning about their work, aspirations, and pandemic passion projects.
Theatre Management and Producing alumnus Aaron Simms ’15 is the producer of Mendelssohn on the Hudson, a self-guided historical and musical walking tour of the German Jewish Washington Heights.
Theatre alumna Heather Alicia Simms ’96 will have a recurring role on the new show The Kings of Napa.
We’re delighted to welcome a number of new faculty members to the 2021/22 academic year.
Stars Behind The Stars is a bi-weekly series featuring theatre makers behind the scenes.
In her introductory remarks before the October 6 Listening Party reading of Appointment With gOD, Ugandan playwright Asiimwe Deborah Kawe compared a US embassy in a developing country to "a temple."
“I dreamed there was a city. My home. And the sky arched blue above it as if to hold it in its gaze. As if it would last forever. Great in its history. Famous in its exploits.”
Acting alumna Nadia Sepsenwol ’09 is a resident actor at The Mercury Store who is currently working with Directing alumnus and former Adjunct Professor Robert O’Hara ’96. O’Hara is a prominent playwright and director. He recently directed Jeremy O’Harris’ Slave Play, which premiered on Broadway and was nominated for twelve Tony Awards, including Best Director.
