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Alumnus Jeffrey James Keyes ’10 was honored with the PEN America/L’Engle-Rahman Prize for Mentorship last week.
Alumnus Michael Scholar, Jr. ’16 directed Duncan Macmillan's Lungs for Mitch & Murray Productions at Studio 16 in Vancouver, Canada.
Karen, I Said directed by alumna Tara Ahmadinejad '14, premiered last month in an encore livestream production. Karen, I Said is a three-part, 45-minute Zoom presentation. The production was written by and starred Eliza Bent who performs the entire play as a 45 minute monologue.
Stars Behind The Stars is a bi-weekly series featuring theatre makers behind the scenes.
Damascus. It’s in Syria, written by Playwriting alumna Kate Mulley ’16, directed by Sharone Halevy, performed and filmed by Marlowe Holden, with lighting design by Marika Kent and sound design by Alek Deva, is a multi-part, month-long durational performance airing on Instagram.
Columbia University School of the Arts’ International Play Reading Festival went digital this year.
Alumnae Nana Dakin ’18 and Ikumi Kuronaga ’20 were selected to join The Civilians’ R&D Group.
The 2020 MFA Actors Showcase is available for online viewing, following a large pivot in production.
Adjunct Associate Professor Deborah Brevoort was invited to join Florida Studio Theatre’s (FST) Playwright Collective.
Directing alumnus Simón Adinia Hanukai ’12 presents SPACES: Saint-Denis, an immersive site-specific series of storytelling events at the Market Hall and the Basilica of Saint-Denis, France. Hanukai, who co-created the event with Jonathan Camuzeaux and Lauren Cox, serves as General Artistic Director.
Alumni Nana Dakin ’18 and Keenan Tyler Oliphant ’21 join Clubbed Thumb’s 2020/2021 Directing Fellowship, held at the Obie winning theatre and mentored by Anne Kaufman, Daniel Aukin, Niegel Smith and Laurie Wooler.
The Columbia University School of the Arts hosted the third listening party of its 2020 International Play Reading Festival series with May 35th, written by Candace Chong Mui Ngam.
