The Design Departments’ reorganized leadership model will begin rotating the positions of Chairs on renewable three-year terms.
News from On and Off York Street

Mikaal Sulaiman Appointed Head of Sound Design Concentration
Sulaiman will begin his appointment as Assistant Professor and Head of the Sound Design Concentration full-time on July 1.

Dede Ayite’s (’11) Costumes Always ‘Build Up Layers’
Ayite has been nominated for Tony Awards for both ‘A Soldier’s Tale’ and ‘Slave Play.’

Garrett Allen (’24) and Brittany Bland (’19) Join NEXUS Initiative
New York Stage and Film is providing 20 selected artists in the initiative with resources to explore new ways to tell stories.

“I don’t stay in my lane.”
Wendall Harrington (Faculty) discusses her approach to designing and teaching projections in Stage Directions Magazine.

Inside This Season’s Tony-Nominated Scenic Designs
These impressive designs include the work of Riccardo Hernandez (’92, Faculty) and Derek McLane (’84).

Miami City Ballet Adapts “The Nutcracker” for Outdoor Performance
Wendall K. Harrington (Faculty) suggested that the company put on a ‘Nutcracker’ for 2020. “We need a little Christmas, as the song goes.”

Design Faculty Receive 2020 “Viv” Awards from AUDELCO
Alan C. Edwards (’11) and Toni-Leslie James received awards for their lighting and costume design during a virtual ceremony.

Ming Cho Lee, 1930–2020
The Donald M. Oenslager Professor in the Practice of Design Emeritus, died of natural causes at the age of 90 on October 23.

“You can’t give the audience everything.”
Alan C. Edwards (’11, Faculty) was interviewed by Jonathan Boos Gallery for the gallery’s American Art Fair Online 2020 presentation, inspired by Jacob Lawrence’s painting Makeup (Dressing Room).