News from On and Off York Street
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Alexis Kulani Woodard (’25) Receives 2024 Princess Grace Award
The Princess Grace Award supports, elevates, and nurtures extraordinary early career artists.
August 19, 2024
Snehal Desai (’08) Appointed Artistic Director of Center Theatre Group
Desai is the first person of color to lead the theatre, once renowned for its commitment to socially engaged drama.
April 19, 2023
Charlotte Brathwaite (’11) Wins Doris Duke Artist Award
The largest award for individual performing artists honors those transforming the fields of dance, jazz, and theatre.
February 17, 2023
Patricia McGregor (’09) Named Artistic Director of NY Theatre Workshop
The search committee was “particularly struck by how McGregor demonstrated her experience with inclusive leadership.”
May 26, 2022
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.”
December 22, 2021
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).
September 30, 2021
May Adrales (’06) Receives Andrew R. Ammerman Directing Award
The award honors a director who has distinguished herself through her artistry and vision.
September 16, 2021
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.
June 30, 2021
Webseries Combines Childhood Comforts with Criticism
‘Lego Harry Potter and the Transgender Witch’ includes many alumni collaborators, and was co-created by Logan Ellis (’20).
March 12, 2021
May Adrales (’06) Named Artistic Director of the Lark
Adrales will “build on programs and processes she helped create a decade ago,” said former Artistic Director John Clinton Eisner.
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