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‘If Pretty Hurts …’ by Tori Sampson (’17) to premiere at Playwrights Horizons
Directed by Leah C. Gardiner (’96), the 2017 Carlotta Festival-developed play features a wealth of YSD talent.
January 4, 2019
How Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (’15) Found a Community of Actors
The Aquaman star credits finding his footing in Hollywood to a community of black actors he met while at YSD.
January 2, 2019
Scott Pask (’97) Returns to Arizona to Give ‘Music Man’ the Broadway Treatment
Raised in Yuma, Pask is the scenic designer of more than 50 Broadway shows, including The Book of Mormon and Waitress.
December 28, 2018
Tarell Alvin McCraney Aims for New Heights on Broadway and Television
The Playwriting Chair is about to make his Broadway debut, return to the stage as an actor, and collaborate with Oprah on a TV series.
December 24, 2018
‘Black Panther’s’ Winston Duke (’13) on ‘Praying for Work’ (and Much More)
Duke, who made his feature film debut in Black Panther, had quite a year.
December 21, 2018
Cast, Creative Team Announced for ‘The Hour of Great Mercy’
The world premiere of the poetic play by Miranda Rose Hall (’17) opens January 31 at Diversionary Theatre.
Metropolitan Playhouse and Next Stage Studio Present Linda Kuriloff’s ‘Linda Means to Wait’
The solo-performance by Kuriloff (’91) portrays an immigrant’s journey from South Africa to the South Side in the 1980’s.
December 17, 2018
JC Salinas (’03) Makes the Ivies Accessible to Low-Income Kids
His college readiness program is making the dream a reality for kids from low-income and immigrant families.
December 14, 2018
‘Slave Play’ Blends the Terrifying and the Tantalizing
The play by Jeremy O. Harris (’19) “doesn’t and can’t promise that the things it wants to tell us won’t hurt.”
December 10, 2018
Donna Zakowska (’83): ‘Marvelous’ Painting with Fabric
The costume design in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel uses color to convey 1950s New York to viewers.
December 5, 2018
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