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Danilo Gambini (’20) Receives International Theatremakers Award
The Playwrights Realm’s inaugural awardees will receive free legal assistance for the O-1B Artist Visa process.
February 15, 2021
Announcing New and Promoted Faculty for 2020–21 Academic Year
“It is thrilling to welcome more than a dozen field-leading professionals to our community,” said Dean James Bundy.
September 29, 2020
Dennie Gordon (’78) Joins Creative Content Company Chromista
Gordon was one of the first women to graduate from the School with an M.F.A. in Directing.
September 8, 2020
Lileana Blain-Cruz (’12) Joins Full-Time Faculty
Lileana, who has been teaching since 2018, is now Lecturer in Directing and Resident Director at Yale Repertory Theatre.
August 4, 2020
‘Read to Me’ by Brendan Pelsue (’16) premieres at Portland Stage Company
The play will be directed by Rory Pelsue (’18) and features costume design by Cole McCarty (’18) and sound by Kathy Ruvuna (’19).
October 21, 2019
Director Annie Dorsen (’00) Awarded MacArthur Fellowship for ‘Algorithmic Theater’
The foundation awards grants to individuals with a “track record of significant achievement and manifest promise for important future advances.”
September 26, 2019
Playwright Kim Powers (’84) Brings Together Yale School of Drama Alumni for ‘Sidekicked’
The new play is directed by Roy Steinberg (’78) and features costumes by Jess Goldstein (’78, Former Faculty).
August 7, 2019
Sarah Williams (’15) Named Managing Director of Cal Shakes
“Sarah’s experience, acumen, and leadership abilities will be essential as we build our community and educational programs in the East Bay…” said board president Kate Stechschulte.
July 18, 2019
David J. Roberts (Faculty, ’08) to lead 651 ARTS
651 ARTS, Brooklyn’s premier organization for the African Diasporic arts, announced that Roberts will start as Executive Director in August 2019.
Yale Rep’s Production of ‘Happy Days’ with Dianne Wiest Bows in Los Angeles
Yale Rep’s critically acclaimed production, directed by James Bundy (‘95, Dean), features sets, costumes, lighting, and sound by Yale designers.
June 11, 2019
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