October 4, 2017
Alumnus Thomas Piper Gissendanner ‘02 is part of the cast of Kevin Armento’s Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally, and his performance was praised by the LA Times review: “Piper’s invigorating incarnation of an eager-to-please phone, a computerized buddy as helpful as it is ultimately helpless, that powers the production” The play, narrated by a phone opened last weekend at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles.
read moreJune 9, 2017
Acting Alumna Jeena Yi ‘14 Stars in Acclaimed Off-Broadway Show Somebody's Daughter.
read moreMay 16, 2017
Carol Becker, Dean of Faculty of Columbia University School of the Arts, announced today the appointment of renowned acting teacher Ron Van Lieu to the Faculty of the Arts as Professor of Professional Practice in Theatre.
read moreMay 1, 2017
This month, several Columbia University’s School of the Arts affiliated filmmakers headed to Tribeca film festival, and many took home top prizes.
read moreApril 20, 2017
Alumna Tara Ahmadinejad ‘14 directs Ski End, created by Piehole and with a cast including Columbia acting alumna Toni Ann DeNoble ‘14, at the New Ohio Theater from April 30 – May 19.
read moreMarch 22, 2017
Acting alumni Andrew Garman ’98 takes the stage as the family dog, Mastiff, in the Playwright Realm’s production of Jen Silverman’s The Moors.
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The Classic Stage Company’s Young Company, comprised of actors from the Columbia MFA Acting Class of 2017, brings The Comedy of Errors to life this March.
read moreOctober 31, 2016
Columbia’s graduating class of MFA actors will appear in a pair of thesis productions at Teatro LATEA at The Clementé for two consecutive weekends, November 9-12 and 16-19.
read moreMay 25, 2016
Two School of the Arts Theatre alumni were named winners at the 2016 Obie Awards in May: Rachel Chavkin (Directing, ’08) and Maha Chehlaoui (Acting, ’99).
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