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This Is Who We Are is a series featuring Columbia University School of the Arts' professors, covering careers, pedagogy, and art-making. Here, we talk with Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Theatre, Liz Hayes, about how a childhood fascination turned into a career, the techniques of teaching speech, and the importance of personal resonance.
Acting alum Anya Banerjee '20 is on the big screen as Nurse Kett in Song Sung Blue, a new film about a Neil Diamond tribute band starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson.
Actor and playwright Jeena Yi '14 will premiere the role of Melissa Han in The Balusters, a new play by Pulitzer-prize winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire.
Columbia theatremakers bring the Olivier-nominated Blackout Songs to Off-Broadway for its United States debut.
Jesa, a play by Acting alum Jeena Yi '14, is set to have its world premiere at The Public's Shiva Theater from March 10 to April 5, 2026, presented by Ma-Yi Theatre Company.
Acting alum Dave Register '15 stars in the second season of the Amazon Prime series Fallout, which premiered December 17 with new episodes coming out until mid-February. Register, who plays the role of Chet, was also a part of the first season and is slated to be part of the third season as well.
Acting alum Greg Cuellar '17 is starring in Initiative, a groundbreaking new play by Else Went having its world premiere at The Public Theater.
Columbia theatremakers work on Lincoln Center Theater's latest production, the political thriller Kyoto.
2nd Murderer, a new play by Theatre alum Kanika Asavari Vaish '22 opened October 9, 2025 at The Flea Theater in Downtown Manhattan and will run until November 1, 2025.
Theatre alum Liba Vaynberg has been selected as one of two playwrights for the 2025 Roundabout Underground Playwright Residency.
The Maenads, a new play by Playwriting alum Stephen Foglia '17, is currently playing at The Tank Theater in Midtown, from September 18 to October 12, 2025.
Acting alum William Appiah '24 appears in And Then There Were No More at La Mama, a new play by actor Tim Blake Nelson and directed by Mark Wing-Davey, which runs through November 2, 2025.