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Alumna Ashley Tata ’12 will direct Red Giant, the first digital opera from Rhymes With Opera, on June 20, 2021.

Several Theatre alumni are participating in various ways in the 2021 Global Forms Theater Festival.

The Drama League (DL) recently announced that alumnus Keenan Tyler Oliphant '21 has been awarded a 2021 Drama League Directing Fellowship. Oliphant will be a New York Directing Fellow alongside two other recipients. 

The Drama League (DL) recently announced that alumnus Keenan Tyler Oliphant '21 has been awarded a 2021 Drama League Directing Fellowship.

The 2021 Williamstown Theatre Festival will feature an outdoor season of works, all of which include Columbia alumni and faculty.

'Disclaimer', written and performed by alumna Tara Ahmadinejad ’14 returned to the Public Theater’s Under The Radar Festival in January.

An adaptation of William Shakespeare’s comedy The Merry Wives of Windsor, written by Theatre alumna Jocelyn Bioh ’08 and directed by alumnus Saheem Ali ’07, will open the Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park 2021 season on July 5, 2021.

Theatre alumnus Carl Cofield ’14 will serve as the Chair of Graduate Acting at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts beginning in September of 2021.

Alumna Nana Dakin ’18 directs Love Letter To A Seed, an illustrated letter, invitation, and audio experience.

Directing Student Rebecca Miller Kratzer was recently named the Resident Stage Director & Chief Engagement Officer at Helios Opera. 

Alumna Marike Splint ’07 creates and directs You Are Here - a homebound travelogue as a part of the Digital Without Walls (WOW) series at La Jolla Playhouse.

Theatre alumna Ashley Tata ’12 is the director of Con Alma, a live digital performance of classic songs from the Mexican and Jazz tradition and original works by composer Paola Prestini and vocalist and composer Magos Herrera.