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Alumna NJ Agwuna ’18 was selected as a Director for The Drama League 2020 DirectorFest.
‘Imagining Madoff,’ Stage Managed by alumna Caitlyn Annelise Dominguez ’19, Transfers to Theatre Row
On the heels of a sold-out run at 59E59 Theaters earlier this year, New Light Theater Project's production of Imagining Madoff picks up Stage Management alumna Caitlyn Annelise Dominguez ’19 for its Off Broadway transfer. Dominguez joins the show as Production Stage Manager with its transfer to Theatre Row.
The Cherry Orchard directed by current student Kelly O’Donnell opens Friday, November 15th at the Theatre @ Schapiro, at Columbia University. This production brings MFA students from both Columbia and New York University together to produce the two hour play with a cast of fourteen actors and four musicians.
Kareem Fahmy is a Canadian-born director and playwright of Egyptian descent.
Acting Alumna Dawn Elizabeth Clements ’19 will play Lydia in the Long Wharf Theatre’s upcoming production of Pride and Prejudice. This new adaptation by Kate Hamill is directed by Jess McLeod. Clements most recently starred as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet at the Classical Theatre of Harlem. During her time at Columbia, Clements starred in productions directed by Tina Benko, Ron Van Lieu, James Calleri, and Andrei Serban.
Alumna Kim Katzberg ’09 wins the 2019 New York Innovative Theatre Award in the Outstanding Solo Performance category for her production of Dad in a Box. This is Katzberg’s second award. She previously took home the 2016 award for Outstanding Original Short Script. An acclaimed actor and writer, Katzberg has debuted original work at alternative performance series all over New York. She has performed at the Bushwick Starr in Catch Performance Series, dead darlings at Judson Memorial Church, Showgasm at Ars Nova, The Upstart Festival at BAX and the OBIE Award-winning Little Theatre…
Directing Alumnus Rory McGregor '17 writes, directs, and produces Conway which will be presented at TheaterLab. McGregor recently served as the Associate Director for the Broadway production Sea Wall/A Life starring non degree Columbia College alumnus Jake Gyllenhaal ’02 and Tom Sturridge. McGregor also served as the Associate Director for Ink on Broadway this past spring, and he directed the world premiere of Nick Payne's short play Interior, at the Summer Shorts Festival this year at 59E59.
After a successful run at Cherry Lane Theatre, The Happy Garden of Life by Playwriting Alumna Anna Jastrzembski ‘19 opened at New Ohio Theatre. The play has been in development for two years, with its first incarnation (titled A Modest Proposal) having a sold out three night engagement. Since it’s sold out run, The Happy Garden of Life gained a new producer, alumna Halla Tryggvadottir ’19, and a new script. With original music composed by Emily Erickson and sound design by current Columbia student Jacob Robinson, Jastrzembski…
Endlings, by playwriting alumna Celine Song ’14 is set to play at New York Theatre Workshop in the 2019/2020 season. Song’s play received its world premiere at the American Repertory Theatre. The multiplot story directed by Sammi Cannold, was selected for the 2018 O’Neill National Playwrights Conference.
Alumna Kim Wield ’07 directed Keith Hamilton Cobb’s American Moor at Cherry Lane Theatre.
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Musical Classic Cabaret Finds New Meaning in Jonathan Seinen’s Third-Year Director’s Thesis
