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Karen Hartman (’97) Awarded a 2019 Guggenheim Fellowship
Her play Good Faith: Four Chats about Race and the New Haven Fire Department premiered at Yale Repertory Theater in February.
April 12, 2019
Winston Duke (’13) Says He and Lupita Nyong’o (’12) Were ‘Dorks’ at Yale School of Drama
During a recent interview, Duke says the two weren’t always as polished as they now appear to be.
April 11, 2019
Center Theatre Group Names Meghan Pressman (’10, SOM ’10) Managing Director
Pressman is the first female managing director in Center Theatre Group’s 52-year history.
April 9, 2019
School Of Drama Announces Yale Design Showcase
The inaugural Showcase, May 13-15, provides theater professionals the opportunity to visit the campus and meet 2019 YSD Design students and view their work.
April 1, 2019
Patricia Clarkson (’85): ‘I wanted to be one of the great theatrical thespians’
The versatile actor on her love of theatre and playing an androgynous cop in Out of Blue.
March 30, 2019
Steph Waaser (’18) Awarded USITT Innovation Grant
The project intends to develop a product which can easily be integrated into a single-point rigging system to eliminate cable-induced rotation, which can distract the audience from the story being told onstage.
March 27, 2019
Synetic Theater Hires Jason Najjoum (’18, SOM ’18) as Managing Director
“It is very exciting to think of the places Synetic can go with Jason at the helm,” says Founding Artistic Director Paata Tsikurishvili.
March 25, 2019
Winston Duke (’13) on Reuniting with Lupita Nyong’o (’12) and Role Inspiration for ‘Us’
“You could see the couple in them who would want to be together, so the chemistry is just on,” said director Jordan Peele.
March 22, 2019
Meet May Adrales (’06), Milwaukee Rep’s Associate Artistic Director
Adrales is this year’s recipient of the Josephine Abady Award, which recognizes a theatre artist who has created work of cultural diversity.
March 16, 2019
Anna D. Shapiro (’93) to Direct ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ Musical
The Tony Award-winner will direct the upcoming musical with music by Sir Elton John, lyrics by Shaina Taub, and book by Paul Rudnick.
March 13, 2019
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