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Acting alum Ito Aghayere '12 will continue in her role as Eléna Andréevna in Conor McPherson's adaptation of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya after a successful run at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. The production, which concluded on March 25, 2025 will transfer to Washington, D.C.'s Shakespeare Theatre Company from March 30 through April 20, 2025.

Directing alum Rory McGregor ’17 has joined the newest revival of Glengarry Glen Ross as Associate Director.

Directing student Miles Sternfeld has always craved bringing an unexpected moment to a musical from the canon. Now he has helped execute the biggest surprise on Broadway.

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Theatre Vinson Cunningham has been named a finalist for the 2025 National Book Critics Circle Award in the John Leonard Prize for Best First Book category for his debut novel, Great Expectations (Hogarth, 2024).

Professor of Professional Practice and Dramaturgy Concentration Head Christian Parker '98 is serving as dramaturg for the upcoming world premiere of the country musical Hard Road to Heaven.

Playwriting alum Jay Stull '20, Directing alum Keenan Tyler Oliphant ’20 and Film alum Aurora Real de Asua ’24 will have work featured in Second Stage Theater's 2025 Next Stage Festival.

Founded by Tony Award-winning Adjunct Assistant Professor Cody Renard Richard, the scholarship champions artists of color working in non-performance roles to become the next generation of theatrical leaders. 

Directing alum Kim Weild '07 serves as Co-Artistic Lead and Director of The Apothetae Residency at The Public Theater in New York, where she is developing innovative approaches to inclusive theatre-making.

Playwriting student D.A. Mindell is making his Off-Broadway debut with the play On the Evolutionary Function of Shame.

Acting alum Hannah Shealy ’23 joins the third season of HBO’s The Gilded Age as Charlotte Astor, a married heiress returned from an eventful trip abroad.

Drawing from nature, history, and emerging trends, four alumni interior designers share their decorating wisdom.

Stage Management faculty and students are in charge at New York Times Critic’s Pick and Richard Rodgers Award-winner, Maybe Happy Ending.

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