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Professor Robert O'Hara ’96 and alumnus Torrey Townsend ’13 unite for a creative collaboration in Off Broadway, a biting new satirical comedy.

Playwriting student Alaudin Ullah’s singular play and one-man show, Dishwasher Dreams, will come to life once again at Hartford Stage in Connecticut during its 2021-2022 season.

Camille Z. Hayes '21 (Directing) explores the extraordinary four-decade relationship between the poet Mary Oliver and the photographer Molly Malone Cook in her Director's Thesis.

National Queer Theatre recently announced that Theatre alumnus Nick Hadikwa Mwaluko '09 is one of two inaugural New Vision Fellows.

Leylak, written and produced by Mustafa Kaymak '14, associate produced by Mark Castillo '18, and executive produced by Sola Fasehun '15, was named the winner of the 2021 Special Jury Mention Award in the shorts category of this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.

Theatre Management and Producing alumna Sunshine Lampitoc Smith '08 and Dramaturgy alumna Annie Jin Wang '20 participated in the creation of a devised production called Rooted: Stories of Belonging Inspired by Asian Elders.

Alumna Ashley Tata ’12 will direct Red Giant, the first digital opera from Rhymes With Opera, on June 20, 2021.

Associate Professor Hilton Als has launched a new podcast series, entitled Hilton Als Presents, in collaboration with the New York Theatre Workshop.

Arts Midwest has announced that The Young Company—a collaboration between the Classical Theatre of Harlem and the School of the Arts' MFA Theatre program—is among the recipients of their Shakespeare in American Communities grants.

Several Theatre alumni are participating in various ways in the 2021 Global Forms Theater Festival.

Acting alumni Bari Robinson '10 and Grayson Powell '11 are featured in episode four of AMC's new series, Kevin Can F*ck Himself.

Third-year Acting student Kristin Dodson was recently cast as a series regular in Showtime’s new comedy series Flatbush Misdemeanors.

Student Series

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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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This is Who We Are

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.