Here, we talk with Associate Professor and Acting Co-Concentration Head, James Calleri about Calleri Studio, casting’s modified comeback, and the importance of staying true to one’s artistic path. 

Here, we talk with alumna and  Assistant Professor of Writing Rivka Galchen '06 about teaching her hybrid seminar last fall, her forthcoming novel Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch, and the fluidity of her writing practice.

Here, we talk with Associate Professor of Theatre and Playwriting Concentration Head David Henry Hwang about his most recent projects, the challenges of collaboration in the Zoom era, and the power of authenticity in art. 

Here, we talk with Associate Professor of Writing Deborah Paredez about COVID-19’s impact on her writing practice, the kinesthetic challenges in Zoom classrooms, and the pleasure in process over product. 

Here, we talk with Associate Professor and Fiction Concentration Head Victor LaValle about his forthcoming novel Lone Women, how Zoom has changed the classroom dynamic, and how routine can be more important than talent. 

Here, we talk with Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in Film and Theatre David Klass about the recent Netflix adaptation of his thriller novel Out of Time, what inspires him to write, and how COVID-19 has affected his teaching. 

This Is Who We Are is a series featuring Columbia School of the Arts’ accomplished professors, covering careers, pedagogy, and art-making during a pandemic.

Here, we talk with Assistant Professor of Theatre Peter Jay Fernandez about COVID-19’s impact on film, theatre, and his teaching; the inspiring projects that excite him the most; and the importance of empathy and patience for the artist. 

This Is Who We Are is a series featuring Columbia School of the Arts’ accomplished professors, covering careers, pedagogy, and art-making during a pandemic. Here, we talk with Associate Professor of Writing Susan Bernofsky.

This Is Who We Are is a series featuring Columbia School of the Arts’ accomplished professors, covering careers, pedagogy, and art-making during a pandemic.