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Montana Levi Blanco (’15) is a Costume Designer with Low Budgets and High Style
Blanco is currently designing Daddy by Jeremy O. Harris (Playwriting ’19) at the Vineyard Theater.
February 7, 2019
Winston Duke (’13) Addresses Issues of Representation, Fighting for Your Dreams
Duke spoke at the University of South Florida as part of Black Heritage Month and the University Lecture Series.
February 5, 2019
Jackie Sibblies Drury (Faculty) and Martyna Majok (’12) Finalists for Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
The winner will be announced on March 4 at Shakespeare’s Globe in London.
January 24, 2019
Mike Donahue (’08) Directing Josh Harmon’s Satire on White Liberal Privilege
Admissions, playing at Studio Theatre in Washingon, D.C., offers a no-holds-barred look at privilege, power, and the perils of whiteness.
January 16, 2019
How Tarell Alvin McCraney Moved from ‘Moonlight’ to Broadway — and Beyond
His play Choir Boy just opened. His next film will air on Netflix. What ties his work together? Plumbing the depths of black beauty and grief.
January 15, 2019
Jessy Yates ’21 Receives $50,000 Scholarship and Living Stipend
New partnership between the Ruderman Family Foundation and Yale School of Drama supports training of actors with disabilities.
Stephanie Osin Cohen Named 2019 Burry Fredrik Design Fellow
Scenic Designer will receive $25,000 prize.
It’s a Cool Time to Be Henry Winkler
“It’s pretty amazing to be at this moment in my life,” says Winkler (’70), who is gaining awards acclaim for his new series, Barry.
January 11, 2019
Bronte England-Nelson (’17) Stars in ‘Kleptocracy’ at Arena Stage
England-Nelson describes how her training at Yale School of Drama helped prepare her for evolving scripts.
January 9, 2019
LPTW To Present Oral History With Playwright Lynn Nottage (’89)
The League of Professional Theatre Women will present its first Oral History Project of 2019 with the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright on February 4.
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