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News from On and Off York Street

James Bundy Reappointed Dean
“[His] creativity and vision have supported advances in both drama education and practice and positioned Yale for leadership in the field.”

Jacob Santos (’24) Talks Clothes with Dede Ayite (’11)
The current theater manager recently interviewed the two-time Tony-nominated costume designer.

Toni-Leslie James to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honor
Our Co-Chair of Design will receive a Ming Cho Lee Award for Lifetime Achievement in Design at the 57th annual Henry Hewes Design Awards.

Congratulations to Tony-Winning Alumni!
Actors Andrew Burnap (’16) and David Alan Grier (’81), and designers Derek McLane (’84) and Catherine Zuber (’84) won in their categories.

Lileana Blain-Cruz (’12, Faculty) Will Direct THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH
The Broadway revival includes designs by Montana Levi-Blanco (’15), Yi Zhao (’12), Adam Rigg, Palmer Hefferan, and Hannah Wasilwski (’13).

OperaHack 2.0 Winning Proposals Announced
Camilla Tassi (’22) and John Horzen (’24) collaborated on the winning proposal, MusiCue, a design cue process automator.

An Extraordinary and Unprecedented Gift from David Geffen
The gift of $150 million ensures that from this day forward, in perpetuity, the School is tuition-free.

Danianne Mizzy (’86) Named Dean of Library Services at Montclair State
Mizzy will assume her new role at the end of July.

Toni-Leslie James and Riccardo Hernández to be Co-Chairs of Design
The Design Departments’ reorganized leadership model will begin rotating the positions of Chairs on renewable three-year terms.