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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.
Stars Behind the Stars is a bi-weekly series featuring theatre makers behind the scenes.
Musical Classic Cabaret Finds New Meaning in Jonathan Seinen’s Third-Year Director’s Thesis
Columbia University School of the Arts and Roundabout Theatre Company announced the winners of Columbia@Roundabout's 2019 New Play Reading Series.
Faculty member and Tony Award-winner David Henry Hwang and Barnard College alumna and Tony Award-winner Jeanine Tesori ’83 bring a new high concept musical-within-a-play to The Public Theatre for its New York premiere.
Acting alumnus Grayson Powell ’11 co-stars in the first episode of Amazon’s new romantic comedy television series Modern Love.
Current Playwriting student Julián Mesri has been invited to write for Milagro Theater’s INGENIO Milagro program.
Directing alumnus Kareem Fahmy ’07 is making a splash in theatre, directing two plays this fall.
Theatrical Outfit, a Theatre based in Atlanta, GA, has named Directing alumnus Matt Torney ’09 its new Artistic Director.
In June 2019, Columbia University School of Arts staged the second annual International Play Reading Festival, presenting plays in English translation from Spain, Chile and France alongside discussions on theatre translation and internationalization of Anglophone stages. Here, John Brunner reflects on the events of an eclectic three days of world theatre.
