News from On and Off York Street
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Jackson Gay (’02) Directs New Play by Bess Wohl (’02) at Hartford Stage
Hartford Stage is opening its season with Wohl’s new play about latchkey kids of the ‘80s and what they’re like when they grow up.
August 27, 2018
Elizabeth Dinkova (’17) to Direct ‘The Seagull’ At Serenbe Playhouse
The School of Drama M.F.A. graduate and Alliance Directing Fellow also adapted the classic Chekhov work.
August 23, 2018
Stephanie Ybarra (’08) Named Artistic Director of Baltimore Center Stage
“Stephanie Ybarra is one of the rising stars of the American nonprofit theatre,” said Oskar Eustis, Public Theater’s Artistic Director.
August 10, 2018
Adam Rigg (’13), Montana Levi Blanco (’15), and Yi Zhao (’11) design New York Premiere
Director Lileana Blain-Cruz (’12) staged The House That Will Not Stand by Marcus Gardley (’04) featuring Juliana Canfield (Acting, ’17) and voice dialect coach Dawn-Elin Fraser (Acting Faculty).
August 8, 2018
Folger Theatre Will Present a Rare Restoration ‘Macbeth’
The groundbreaking Washington, DC production features lighting design by Andrew F. Griffin (’16) and sound design by Matt Otto (’13).
August 7, 2018
Patricia Clarkson (’85) Has Great Advice for Young Actors
When I go back to talk to my alma mater I say, “Your only calling card is an audition.”
August 5, 2018
World Premiere of ‘Evanston Salt Costs Climbing’ Features an All-Yale Design Team
The production will be directed by Dustin Wills (’14) and features scenic design by Jean Kim (’16), costume design by Seth Bodie (’14), lighting design by Masha Tsmiring (’13), sound design by Tyler Keiffer (’15), and projection design by Nicholas Hussong (’15).
August 2, 2018
Rick Sordelet (Stage Management Faculty) Fight Directs Bloody ‘Titus Andronicus’
Sordelet’s direction enhances the “swift, devastating action” of the The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey production.
July 28, 2018
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (’15) Is the Actor Behind the Black Manta Mask
The actor will star alongside Jason Momoa in the upcoming Aquaman.
‘Queens’ by Martyna Majok (’12) Shines a Light into Society’s Shadows
This year’s Pulitzer Prize winner invites us into worlds that theatergoers have been trained to look past.
July 27, 2018
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