News from On and Off York Street

“I went to the Yale School of Drama with the express purpose of founding my company,” said Morrison.

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation commissions plays about science each year from MTC, the Ensemble Studio Theatre, and the National Theatre.

The piece was created by Michael Breslin (’19) and Patrick Foley (’18), in collaboration with Cat Rodríguez (’18) and Ariel Sibert (’18).

Vogel, former Chair of Playwriting, was recognized for her commitment to teaching her craft to future generations.

The 2020 honorary degree was conferred by Yale University President Peter Salovey for Lee’s prolific influence on theater design.

A private webinar celebrating the class will take place on May 18th at 12PM. A recording of this webinar will be made available to the class.

Co-founded by Madeline Charne (’20), the playwriting program inspired 26 high school students to create this year.

Florie comes to Yale following 15 years’ service as General Manager at Manhattan Theatre Club.

“I feel extremely fortunate to be able to lead a company so singularly committed to telling the stories of working people,” said Woodard.

Smallwood will join the team as Director of Operations and Production.