News from On and Off York Street
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Benjamin Benne (’23) Wins Grand Prize
Manning, first performed at the School in 2021, has won Portland Stage’s Clauder Competition.
April 18, 2023
Alumni Named Finalists for 2023 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
Karen Hartman (’97), Sarah Mantell (’17), and a.k. payne (’23) are finalists for the prize honoring women+ in English-speaking theatre.
February 9, 2023
Martyna Majok (’12) on Hoping for Magic, and Wishing for Ghosts
Majok’s Pulitzer-winning “Cost of Living” is now on Broadway, talks about “the precarity of life” and our inherent need to be taken care of.
November 9, 2022
Christina Anderson (’11) Awarded 2022 Horton Foote Prize
The biennial prize recognizing excellence in American theater will be awarded to Anderson for “the ripple, the wave that carried me home.”
September 27, 2022
Noah Diaz (’20) An “Artist to Watch”
‘You Will Get Sick,’ written at the School, will be presented at Roundabout Theatre Company this fall.
September 12, 2022
Martyna Majok (’12) Receives Hull-Warriner Award for ‘Sanctuary City’
Presented by the Dramatists Guild Council, the award recognizes a play dealing with controversial and timely subjects.
August 9, 2022
Roundabout Theatre Company to premiere work by Noah Diaz (’20)
‘You Will Get Sick,’ developed at the School, will include costumes by Alicia Austin (’20) and feature actor Dario Ladani Sanchez (’20).
August 8, 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
Lynn Nottage (‘89) One of Several Black Writers on Broadway This Season
Eric M. Glover (Faculty) comments on how this movement happened and what it means for Broadway.
September 22, 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
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