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Hansol Jung (’14, pictured) and Paloma McGregor (Faculty) Named 2025 Herb Alpert Awardees
The Herb Alpert Award recognizes experimenters who are making something that matters within and beyond their field.
May 22, 2025
James Bundy ’95 will conclude record-breaking run June 30. 2026
“I’ve been fortunate to have my dream job right here for nearly 23 years. I feel a near-overwhelming sense of gratitude.”
February 27, 2025
Rudi Goblen (’23) Named 2025 Fellow by United States Artists
The fellowship provides funding and tailored services to artists who demonstrate integrity and make significant contributions to the field.
February 5, 2025
a.k. payne (’23) Named Blackburn Finalist
‘Love I Awethu Further’ was submitted by Eugene O’Neill Theater Center and Yale Repertory Theatre.
February 8, 2024
Tarell Alvin McCraney (’07) Named Artistic Director of Geffen Playhouse
Effective immediately, McCraney joins the staff in building the 2024-25 Season.
September 13, 2023
MARY JANE by Amy Herzog (’07) on Broadway in 2024
Anne Kauffman, who directed the world premiere at Yale Rep in 2017, will direct again.
Marcus Gardley ’04 Appointed Co-Chair of Playwriting Program
“There is no place I’d rather be than DGSD, sharing knowledge and supporting the next generation of storytellers,” Gardley said.
June 12, 2023
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
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