Drama Alum Makes Major Film Debut
Date: 10/19/2009
Sari (Wagner) Lennick ’05 is starring in Ethan and Joel Coen’s new movie, A Serious Man, alongside Adam Arkin, Richard Kind, and Michael Stuhlbarg.Sari (Wagner) Lennick ’05 is starring in Ethan and Joel Coen’s new movie, A Serious Man,
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Drama To Present Lanford Wilson’s The Rimers Of Eldritch
Date: 10/19/2009
The New School for Drama presents Lanford Wilson’s The Rimers of Eldritch as the first offering of its FIRST LOOK performance seriesA man has been murdered. Who is he, who murdered him, and what were the circumstances? To solve the
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Drama Presents Shakespreare’s Richard III
Date: 9/28/2009
The New School for Drama presents William Shakespeare’s Richard III, adapted and directed by Stephen Fried and featuring Drama’s third year acting studentsThe New School for Drama presents William Shakespeare’s Richard III, adapted and directed by Stephen Fried and featuring
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Playwriting Alums Featured In One-Act Play Festival
Date: 9/21/2009
Plays by two Drama alums, Mrinalini Kamath ’03 and Naveen Bahar Choudhury ’04, are appearing in The River Crosses Rivers, a one act play festival presented by Ensemble Studio Theatre (EST). Plays by two Drama alums, Mrinalini Kamath ’03 and
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Drama Alum Off To London For Old Vic New Voices Exchange
Date: 9/14/2009
New School for Drama graduate Sherri Eden Barber (2009) received a director position for the Old Vic New Voices US UK ExchangeNew School for Drama graduate Sherri Eden Barber (2009) received a director position for the Old Vic New Voices
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Drama Faculty Member Receives Helen Merrill Playwriting Award
Date: 9/7/2009
New School for Drama playwriting faculty member, Michael Weller, received the Helen Merrill Award for Distinguished Playwrights. New School for Drama playwriting faculty member, Michael Weller, received the Helen Merrill Award for Distinguished Playwrights. The honor recognizes Weller’s contributions to
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Drama Alumna Named 2009-10 Dramatist Guild Playwriting Fellow
Date: 8/31/2009
The Dramatists Guild of America recently awarded Janine Nabers, class of 2008, a Dramatists Guild FellowshipThe Dramatists Guild of America recently awarded Janine Nabers, class of 2008, a Dramatists Guild Fellowship. The program is designed to augment the training of
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Drama Announces 2009 Fall Season
Date: 8/31/2009
The New School for Drama will open their 2009 fall season with William Shakespeare’s Richard III, directed by Stephen FriedThe New School for Drama will open their 2009 fall season with William Shakespeare’s Richard III, directed by Stephen Fried. This
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Drama Alum Receives NY Innovative Theatre Award Nomination
Date: 8/24/2009
New School for Drama alum Nedra McClyde (’05) is nominated for a New York Innovative Theatre Award (IT Awards) for Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role for her work in Miss Evers' BoyNew School for Drama alum Nedra McClyde (’05)
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Playwright Alumna Selected to Participate in Lark’s Playwrights’ Week
Date: 8/24/2009
The Lark Play Development Center and the Indo American Arts Council announced their selections for the 16th Annual Playwrights Week Festival, selecting Bekah Brunstetter (Drama '07) as one of this year’s participantsThe Lark Play Development Center and the Indo American
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Drama Playwright Alumna Poised For Off-Broadway Debut
Date: 8/13/2009
This September, Atlantic Theater Company will feature the world premiere of the comedy Oohrah by Drama alum Bekah Brunstetter (Playwriting ’07) This September, Atlantic Theater Company will feature the world premiere of the comedy Oohrah by Drama alumna Bekah Brunstetter
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The New School For Drama Names Playwright Jon Robin Baitz Artist-In-Residence
Date: 8/10/2009
The New School for Drama has announced that award winning playwright Jon Robin Baitz will be the distinguished Artist in Residence for the 2009 10 academic year. The New School for Drama has announced that award winning playwright Jon Robin
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Drama Honored at the 2009 Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival
Date: 7/27/2009
This year, of the 40 plays selected for presentation as semi finalists in the 2009 Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival, eight of the selected entries were submitted by Drama students and alumni This year, of the 40
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Drama Alums in Rivera’s Reworking of His Play References To Salvador Dali Make Me Hot at The New School
Date: 7/13/2009
Playwright Jose Rivera has rewritten his own Obie winning play, References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot, and is working with the cast of ABroad Stage Company’s first production on what he calls the “new world premiere.” Playwright Jose Rivera
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Drama Playwright Invited To Participate in Helene Wurlitzer Foundation Residency
Date: 6/29/2009
New School for Drama playwright Dan Bernitt, class of 2011, has been invited to a three month writing residency at the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation in Taos, New Mexico, for the summer of 2010. New School for Drama playwright Dan Bernitt,
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Drama Directing Faculty Member’s New Film Makes The Rounds
Date: 6/1/2009
New School for Drama directing faculty member Dorothy Lyman’s new film Split Ends recently completed post production and has entered the summer film festival circuit. New School for Drama directing faculty member Dorothy Lyman’s new film Split Ends recently completed
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Drama Playwright Alum Named 2009 Sundance Institute/Time Warner Storytelling Fellow
Date: 6/1/2009
Sundance Institute and Time Warner selected Drama playwriting alum Matthew Paul Olmos (’04) as a 2009 Time Warner Storytelling Fellow. Sundance Institute and Time Warner selected Drama playwriting alum Matthew Paul Olmos (’04) as a 2009 Time Warner Storytelling Fellow.
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Drama Playwrights Selected As Semi-Finalists In Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival
Date: 6/1/2009
A selection of 40 short plays, chosen from over 700 submissions by playwriting workshops, university theatre programs, and professional companies from the United States and abroad will be presented at the 34th Annual Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play
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Drama and Jazz Students Together at Sweet Rhythm
Date: 5/11/2009
On Monday, May 11, New School Jazz Faculty member Kamal Scott directs students from The New School for Drama and The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in a cabaret evening at downtown mainstay club, Sweet Rhythm. On Monday,
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Drama Announces Final Draft 2009 Playwright Showcase
Date: 5/4/2009
The New School for Drama presents FINAL DRAFT 2009, its annual playwright showcase, Monday through Wednesday, May 11 13.The New School for Drama presents FINAL DRAFT 2009, its annual playwright showcase, Monday through Wednesday, May 11 13.This year’s presentation of
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Drama League Partners with The New School For Directors’ Symposium
Date: 5/4/2009
On Saturday, May 16, The Drama League in conjunction with The New School for Drama will present the 2009 Directors’ Project Symposium Directing Today—and the next 25 Years, as part of the Project’s 25th anniversary alumni weekend.On Saturday, May 16,
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Drama Student Accepted Into Drama League Summer Directing Program
Date: 4/20/2009
New School for Drama directing student Sherri Eden Barber, class of 2009, has been accepted into the summer directing program of the prestigious Drama League Directors Project. New School for Drama directing student Sherri Eden Barber, class of 2009, has
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Drama Playwright Recieves Best Screenplay Honor
Date: 4/6/2009
Drama playwright Zay Amsbury (’09) received the Ecole Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle's (ESRA) Screenwriting Award for his screenplay Au Clair de la Luna. Drama playwright Zay Amsbury (’09) received the Ecole Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle's (ESRA) Screenwriting Award for his
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Drama’s Random Acts One-Act Play Festival To Feature Original Works(2)
Date: 4/6/2009
The New School for Drama’s RANDOM ACTS One Act Play Festival continues with its fourth week of productions Thursday, April 9. The New School for Drama’s RANDOM ACTS One Act Play Festival continues with its fourth week of productions Thursday,
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Drama and Samuel French Play Publishing Honors Playwright Alumna
Date: 3/30/2009
On March 23, The New School for Drama and Samuel French held a staged reading event honoring 2007 graduate Bekah Brunstetter. On March 23, The New School for Drama and Samuel French held a staged reading event honoring 2007 graduate
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Drama’s Random Acts One-Act Play Festival to Feature Original Works
Date: 3/30/2009
The New School for Drama’s RANDOM ACTS One Act Play Festival continues with its fourth week of productions Thursday, April 9. The New School for Drama’s RANDOM ACTS One Act Play Festival continues with its fourth week of productions Thursday,
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Drama Playwright Nominated for Lambda Literary Award in Drama
Date: 3/23/2009
New School for Drama playwright, Dan Bernitt, class of 2011, has been nominated for a 21st Annual Lambda Literary Award for his one man play, Phi Alpha Gamma. New School for Drama playwright, Dan Bernitt, class of 2011, has been
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Au clair de la lune -- original film in association with ESRA
Date: 3/19/2009
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Drama Alum on the Road to Success
Date: 3/9/2009
His first year out of graduate school, Drama alum Ross Beshear, class of 2008, was prepared for the professional world and he knew that the next important step in completing the transition into the industry would be to get
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Drama’s Random Acts One-Act Play Festival At Half-Way Mark!
Date: 3/9/2009
The New School for Drama’s RANDOM ACTS One Act Play Festival continues with its third week of productions Thursday, March 26. The New School for Drama’s RANDOM ACTS One Act Play Festival continues with its third week of productions Thursday,
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Drama Playwright Receives Millay Art Colony Residency
Date: 3/2/2009
New School for Drama playwright Paul David Young (’09) has been selected for an artist residency at the Millay Art Colony in the Berkshires in Austerlitz, New York. New School for Drama playwright Paul David Young (’09) has been selected
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Drama Alums Selected to Join Public Theater’s 2009 Emerging Writers Group
Date: 2/23/2009
New School for Drama alums Deen (Playwriting ’06) and J. Julian Christopher (Acting ’05) both received 2009 Emerging Writer’s Fellowship awards from the Public Theater in New York City. New School for Drama alums Deen (Playwriting ’06) and J. Julian
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Drama’s Random Acts One-Act Play Festival Off to a Great Start
Date: 2/23/2009
The New School for Drama’s RANDOM ACTS One Act Play Festival began its six weekend run last week and continues with its second week of new productions Thursday, March 5. The New School for Drama’s RANDOM ACTS One Act Play
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Drama Playwright Named Runner-Up in Kendeda Playwriting Fellowship
Date: 2/16/2009
New School for Drama student Paul David Young, MFA Playwriting '09, has been selected as a runner up for the Kendeda Playwriting Fellowship at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta. In addition to receiving a cash prize, the Alliance will mount
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Drama’s Random Acts One-Act Play Festival Kicks Off
Date: 2/9/2009
The New School for Drama’s RANDOM ACTS One Act Play Festival begins its six weekend run on Thursday, February 19. Audiences are invited to experience work by some of the best of the school’s up and coming actors, directors, and
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Drama Faculty Member Directs Chekov’s Uncle Vanya Off-Broadway
Date: 2/2/2009
Austin Pendelton, a faculty member in the Directing department at The New School for Drama, has directed the Classic Stage Company’s current all star production of Anton Chekov’s Uncle Vanya. The play is currently in previews with opening night set
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Drama To Present Annual Random Acts! One-Act Play Festival
Date: 1/26/2009
For six weeks this spring, The New School for Drama’s Random Acts One Act Play Festival invites audiences to experience the best of Drama’s graduating actors, directors, and playwrights. The series will run February 19 through April 25, 2009, Thursdays
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Drama Faculty Member’s Adaptation of Hedda Gabler Begins Broadway Previews
Date: 1/12/2009
New School for Drama playwriting faculty member Christopher Shinn’s adaptation of Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler began preview performances on Broadway Tuesday, January 6.New School for Drama playwriting faculty member Christopher Shinn’s adaptation of Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler began preview performances on Broadway
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Artist-in-Residence John Turturro Meets with Acting Students
Date: 12/22/2008
This past semester, award winning actor director and Artist in Residence John Turturro met with Drama’s third year acting students for a series of master classes. These once in a lifetime opportunities gave students the chance to present their class
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Drama MFA Playwright Selected as Part of Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival
Date: 12/22/2008
New School for Drama MFA playwriting student, Paul David Young, class of 2009, has had two of his plays selected for presentation in this year’s Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) a one act play titled, Aporia and a
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Drama Receives Grant from the Ted Snowdon Foundation
Date: 12/22/2008
The New School for Drama recently received a generous grant of $10,000 from The Ted Snowdon Foundation for Drama’s playwriting department, focusing on new play development. This is the first gift from the foundation whose mission is to promote research
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Drama Alum to Make Major Film Debut
Date: 12/15/2008
Sari (Wagner) Lennick, class of 2005, has just completed filming Ethan and Joel Coen’s new movie A Serious Man, along side of Adam Arkin, Richard Kind, and Michael Stuhlbarg. A black comedy set in 1967, the story is centered on
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Drama Alums Find Success with Online Comic
Date: 12/8/2008
Drama Alums Find Success with Online ComicThe iPhone, Goya products, and immigration have all served as sources of inspiration for the spoofs on Bodega Ave., an online bilingual comic strip that made its debut two years ago. Created by Drama
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Jon Robin Baitz and Jo Bonney to teach in Spring 2009
Date: 12/2/2008
The New School for Drama has announced that two award winning artists, playwright Jon Robin Baitz and director Jo Bonney, will be joining the faculty for the Spring 2009 semester.The New School for Drama has announced that two award winning
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Drama Alums’ Film Honored at Queens International Film Festival
Date: 11/24/2008
Drama alums Kevin Jackson ('98) and Andres Faucher's ('00) film, El Pasajero, has garnered yet another honor, winning Best International Short at the 2008 Queens International Film Festival in New York City. Drama alums Kevin Jackson ('98) and Andres
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Drama to Present Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well
Date: 11/24/2008
The New School for Drama presents William Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well as the final offering of the FIRST LOOK performance series. The New School for Drama presents William Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well as the final offering
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Drama Faculty Member Receives Carl Djerassi Distinguished Fellowship in Playwriting
Date: 11/17/2008
Drama playwriting faculty member Michael Weller received the 2009 Carl Djerassi Distinguished Fellowship in Playwriting at the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Drama playwriting faculty member Michael Weller received the 2009 Carl Djerassi Distinguished
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Drama Playwright Alum Receives NEA New Play Development Honor
Date: 11/10/2008
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced last month the first of seven selections for the NEA New Play Development Program, which includes a new work from Drama alum Lloyd Suh (2001). The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
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Matthew Kelty Named Drama’s Associate Director
Date: 11/3/2008
The New School for Drama recently announced the appointment of Matthew Kelty as associate director of the divisionThe New School for Drama recently announced the appointment of Matthew Kelty as associate director of the division. Prior to the position, Kelty
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The New School for Drama to Present Stage Door
Date: 11/3/2008
The New School for Drama presents Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman’s Stage Door as the second offering of the FIRST LOOK Performance SeriesThe New School for Drama presents Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman’s Stage Door as the second
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Drama’s First Look Performance Series off to a Great Start
Date: 10/27/2008
The New School for Drama has begun its First Look performance series, which features presentations of classical and contemporary works staged in a final rehearsal atmosphere with minimal sets, lights, costumes, and props. The New School for Drama has begun
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Drama Playwriting Faculty Member Enjoys Another London Success
Date: 10/20/2008
Playwright and New School for Drama faculty member Chris Shinn’s new play, Now or Later, has been extended until November 1 at the Royal Court Theatre in London after its critically acclaimed world premiere last month. Playwright and New School
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Drama Playwriting Faculty Member Has Two Plays Currently Off-Broadway
Date: 10/6/2008
Playwright and Drama faculty member Michael Weller is having a prolific start to the theater season, having recently opened two new plays off-Broadway: Beast at New York Theatre Workshop this past August and Fifty Words at MCC last week.
Playwright and Drama faculty member Michael Weller is having a prolific
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Drama to Present Ibsen’s The Pillars of Society
Date: 10/6/2008
The New School for Drama presents Henrik Ibsen’s The Pillars of Society as the first offering of the FIRST LOOK Performance Series.
The New School for Drama presents Henrik Ibsen’s The Pillars of Society as the first offering of the FIRST LOOK Performance Series. Drama’s FIRST LOOK is a program of performances
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Drama Receives Grant from Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust
Date: 9/29/2008
The New School for Drama was recently awarded a $90,000 grant from the Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for support of Drama’s playwriting program. The grant, which will be distributed over a period of three years, will provide the basis of two substantial annual student playwriting fellowships, as
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TCG New Generations Future Leaders Grant Awarded to Alumni Director
Date: 9/22/2008
Directing Alum Vijay Mathew, class of 2003, was recently awarded Theater Communications Group (TCG) New Generations Future Leaders Grant.
Directing Alum Vijay Mathew, class of 2003, was recently awarded Theater Communications Group (TCG) New Generations Future Leaders Grant. The grant awards emerging leaders in
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Drama Student Takes “Stock” of his Shakespearean Summer
Date: 9/15/2008
New School for Drama student Christian Jacobs, class of 2010, spent his summer days as a witch and his evenings as a drummer / wild-haired, dirty mountain man.
New School for Drama student Christian Jacobs, class of 2010, spent his summer days as a witch and his evenings as a drummer / wild-haired, dirty
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The New School for Drama Names John Turturro Artist-In-Residence
Date: 9/2/2008
The New School for Drama Names John Turturro Artist-In-Residence
The New School for Drama has announced that award-winning actor John Turturro will be the distinguished Artist-in-Residence for the 2008—09 academic year. Turturro is the recipient of a multitude of awards and accolades for his extensive acting work
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Drama Announces 2008 Fall Season of First Look
Date: 8/11/2008
FIRST LOOK is a unique performance series presented by The New School of Drama, which will feature classical and contemporary works staged in a final rehearsal atmosphere, using minimal sets, lights, costumes, and props.
FIRST LOOK is a unique performance series presented by The New School of Drama, which will
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The New School for Drama Students and Alumni Dominate 2008 Samuel French Short Play Festival
Date: 7/28/2008
The New School for Drama students and alumni were once again well-represented at the 33rd annual Samuel French Off-Off-Broadway Short Play Festival, which featured a selection of 40 plays this past month at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre in New York City.
The New School for Drama was well
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Apexart 2008 Selects New School Drama Student Performance Installation
Date: 6/23/2008
"Perverted by Theater," a curatorial project created by New School Drama student Paul David Young (Playwriting '09) and artist Franklin Evans, was selected as the winning proposal for an art exhibition and performance by the contemporary visual arts organization Apexart
"Perverted by Theater," a curatorial
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Drama Alum Receives Emerging Playwright Residency at Florida Stage
Date: 6/9/2008
Andrew Rosendorf, a 2008 graduate of The New School for Drama’s playwriting program, was recently awarded a ten-month playwriting residency with Florida Stage through the National New Play Network (NNPN).
Andrew Rosendorf, a 2008 graduate of The New School for Drama’s playwriting program, was recently awarded
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Drama Faculty Members Receive Backstage Readers’ Choice Award
Date: 5/19/2008
Two faculty members at The New School for Drama received Readers’ Choice Awards in Backstage’s recent survey.
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Two faculty members at The New School for Drama received Readers’ Choice Awards in Backstage’s recent survey.
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Drama Announces Final Draft 2008 Playwright Showcase
Date: 5/5/2008
The New School for Drama presents Final Draft, its annual playwright showcase, Monday through Wednesday, May 12-14.
The New School for Drama presents Final Draft, its annual playwright showcase, Monday through Wednesday, May 12-14.
This year’s presentation of new play readings features
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Drama’s Playwrights Featured in Final Week of Random Acts Festival
Date: 4/21/2008
The New School for Drama’s Random Acts One-Act Play Festival gives audiences the opportunity to experience some of the best work of the school’s up-and-coming actors, directors, and playwrights. This week, April 24–26, the sixth and final weekend of the festival, original plays by Drama’s graduating playwrights
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Drama Alumnus Receives Brooklyn Historical Society Grant
Date: 4/14/2008
Drama alumnus Michael Schwartz (’97) recently received a $6,000 grant from the Brooklyn Historical Society to take part in their Interpreting Brooklyn Project. The ten artists participating in the project are producing works that reinterpret the society’s collections, to be presented in an exhibition and a series of
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Drama Playwright Awarded Disney Screenwriting Fellowship
Date: 4/7/2008
Drama Alumnus Roberto Marinas (’03) was awarded the 2008 Disney Screenwriting Fellowship, one of the industry's best known and most respected writing fellowships. Marinas is one of four writers selected from over 1200 entries. He received the good news last month and said that it was “Very cool.”
Drama Alumnus
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Drama’s Playwrights Featured in Final Weeks of Random Acts Festival
Date: 4/7/2008
The New School for Drama continues its six-weekend Random Acts One-Act Play Festival, giving audiences the opportunity to experience some of the best work of the school’s up-and-coming actors, directors, and playwrights. Beginning with week five of the festival, April 10-12, original plays by Drama’s graduating
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Drama Alum’s Documentary Split: A Divided America Premieres at Dallas Film Festival
Date: 3/31/2008
Split: A Divided America, a documentary by Drama graduate Kelly Nyks (class of ’99), will premiere at the AFI Dallas Film Festival this week. Split is one of only six films selected for this prestigious documentary competition. Running through April 6, the festival will present more than 200 screenings, making it
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Drama’s Random Acts One-Act Play Festival Continues
Date: 3/24/2008
The New School for Drama’s six-weekend Random Acts One-Act Play Festival continues, giving audiences the opportunity to experience the best of the school's up-and-coming actors, directors, and playwrights. Free and open to the public, the plays are presented every other week and include both classic and contemporary
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Drama's Random Acts! Festival at the Halfway Mark
Date: 3/3/2008
The New School for Drama continues its six-weekend Random Acts One-Act Play Festival, giving audiences the opportunity to experience some of the best work of the school’s up-and-coming actors, directors, and playwrights. Free and open to the public, the plays are presented every other week.
The New School for Drama
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Random Acts! Festival Off to a Great Start
Date: 2/19/2008
Last week, The New School for Drama began its six-weekend run RANDOM ACTS One-Act Play Festival, inviting audiences to experience some of the best work of the school’s up-and-coming actors, directors, and playwrights. Free and open to the public, the plays are presented every other week and include both classic and
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The New School Dedicates Sheila C. Johnson Design Center
Date: 2/19/2008
On Wednesday, The New School will celebrate the dedication of the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center. The 32,800-square-foot center for Parsons The New School for Design was made possible in part by a $7 million gift from New School trustee and Parsons Board of Governors Chair Sheila C. Johnson.
On Wednesday, The
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Random Acts Kicks Off This Month
Date: 2/4/2008
The New School for Drama’s RANDOM ACTS One-Act Play Festival begins its six-weekend run on Thursday, February 14. Audiences are invited to experience work by some of the best of the school’s up-and-coming actors, directors, and playwrights.
The New School for Drama’s RANDOM ACTS One-Act Play Festival begins its
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Drama Students Get a Taste of Global Filmmaking
Date: 1/28/2008
This fall, acting students from The New School for Drama had the opportunity to work on films with foreign students through a partnership with France’s renowned film school Ecole Superieure de Realisation Audiovisuelle (ESRA). In September, ESRA brought 60 students from its graduate program in filmmaking to New York
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Drama Alumnus on Broadway This Season
Date: 1/14/2008
Drama graduate Eisa Davis, class of ’97, will appear in the upcoming New York production of Passing Strange, which arrives at Broadway’s Belasco Theatre February 8 after an off-Broadway run at the Public Theater.
Drama graduate Eisa Davis, class of ’97, will appear in the upcoming New York production of
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Star-Studded Reception Honors Drama’s Supporters
Date: 12/17/2007
On December 10, The New School for Drama held a cocktail reception to thank its many supporters and to acknowledge the work of Tony-Award winning Director Doug Hughes, Drama’s artist-in-residence.
On December 10, The New School for Drama held a cocktail reception to thank its many supporters and to acknowledge
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Drama to Present Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Directed by Austin Pendleton
Date: 12/3/2007
The New School for Drama presents William Shakespeare's romantic comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream as final offering of the FIRST LOOK production series. FIRST LOOK is a performance series of classical and contemporary works staged in a final rehearsal atmosphere with minimal sets, lights, costumes, and props.
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An Evening with Richard Foreman
Date: 11/12/2007
On Monday, November 19, the Eugene Lang College Arts Program, in association with The New School for Drama, presents an evening with Richard Foreman, one of the most influential playwrights and directors in contemporary American theater.
On Monday, November 19, the Eugene Lang College Arts Program, in
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The Drama Alumni Play Project Presents Staged Reading of Nailing Jell-O
Date: 11/12/2007
The New School for Drama's Alumni Play Development Project will present its first offering of the year, a staged reading of Nailing Jell-O.
The New School for Drama's Alumni Play Development Project will present its first offering of the year, a staged reading of Nailing Jell-O. The full-length screenplay is
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Drama Alumna Named “Groundbreaking Latina”
Date: 11/5/2007
Tatiana Suarez Pico (’05) was recently named one of Catalina Magazine’s “Groundbreaking Latinas” of 2007. Every year during Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins September 15, Catalina and the National Association of Latina Leaders (NALL) celebrate Latinas who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and achieved
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Oscar Winner Olympia Dukakis Teaches at Drama
Date: 10/29/2007
This fall, Olympia Dukakis, an Oscar-winning actress, producer, author, and director, is leading a series of master classes at The New School for Drama. In the course, Directing Chekhov and Beckett, directing students analyze important works from these ground-breaking playwrights to gain a better understanding of
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Drama to Present Miller’s The Crucible
Date: 10/22/2007
The New School for Drama presents Arthur Miller’s seminal play The Crucible as the second offering of the FIRST LOOK program. Drama’s FIRST LOOK program is a series of performances of classical and contemporary works staged in a final rehearsal atmosphere, with minimal sets, lights, costumes, and props. The
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Drama Presents A Month in the Country
Date: 10/1/2007
The New School for Drama presents A Month in the Country (After Turgenev) by Brian Friel, adapted from the novel by Ivan Turgenev. The production features the third-year MFA Acting students and is directed by Drama alumnus Merve Taskan (’06).
The New School for Drama presents A Month in the Country (After
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Lloyd Suh's (Drama '01) The Children of Vonderly Premieres This Month
Date: 9/26/2007
This past week, Ma-Yi Theater Company presented the world premiere of Lloyd Suh's (Drama ’01) new play The Children of Vonderly at the East 13th Street Theatre.
This past week, Ma-Yi Theater Company presented the world premiere of Lloyd Suh's (Drama ’01) new play The Children of Vonderly at
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Drama Alums Participate in Visionfest Film Festival in New York City
Date: 9/18/2007
Off Duty, a feature film by New School for Drama alum Vijay Mathew (’03), will be screened in the Visionfest Film Festival 2007.
Off Duty, a feature film by New School for Drama alum Vijay Mathew (’03), will be screened next week in the Visionfest Film Festival 2007. Off Duty tells the story of
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Doug Hughes Named Artist-in-Residence at Drama
Date: 9/11/2007
The New School for Drama is proud to welcome award-winning director Doug Hughes as this year’s Distinguished Artist-in-Residence.
The New School for Drama is proud to welcome award-winning director Doug Hughes as this year’s Distinguished Artist-in-Residence. Hughes comes to the school on the
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Doug Hughes Named Artist-In-Residence at Drama(1)
Date: 9/10/2007
The New School for Drama is proud to welcome award-winning director Doug Hughes as this year’s Distinguished Artist-in-Residence. Hughes comes to the school on the heels of directing the Broadway revival of Inherit the Wind, starring Christopher Plummer and Brian Dennehy.
The New School for Drama is proud to
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Teaching Excellence Awards
Date: 9/10/2007
At the Convocation Ceremony on September 6, the Office of the Provost presented the Teaching Excellence Awards to four distinguished teachers at The New School: Susan Mayer, Parsons The New School for Design; Inessa Medzhibovskaya, Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts; Christopher Roselli, The New
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Drama Announces Fall Season with First Look 2007
Date: 9/4/2007
First Look 2007, is a unique performance series from the New School for Drama, featuring classical and contemporary works staged as in a final rehearsal, with minimal sets, lights, costumes, and props. “With the production values of a play stripped away, both the actors and the audience are freer to embrace the play
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Drama Welcomes Filmmakers From Overseas
Date: 8/27/2007
The New School for Drama and Ecole Superieure de Realisation Audiovisuelle (ESRA) have combined forces in programming a joint venture for the fall semester.
The New School for Drama and Ecole Superieure de Realisation Audiovisuelle (ESRA), a division of the famous French Television/Film School, ESRA Group, has
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Christopher Shinn's Dying City Selected For Best Plays of 2006-2007
Date: 8/14/2007
Dying City, by Drama playwriting faculty member Christopher Shinn, was selected for the Best Plays of 2006-2007.
Dying City, by Drama playwriting faculty member Christopher Shinn, was selected for the Best Plays of 2006-2007. Series editor Jeffrey Eric Jenkins made the announcement. The play
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Drama Staff Member Matthew Kelty Named a Winner in the Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Original Short Play Festival
Date: 8/14/2007
Samuel French, Inc. and Love Creek Productions recently announced the winners of its 32nd Annual Off-Off Broadway Original Short Play Festival. Matthew Kelty, Drama’s Director of Academic Affairs, won for his play Opening, which will be published in the next Samuel French annual collection of short
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Drama Alumnus to Appear in TV Show
Date: 7/17/2007
Bradley Cooper (’00) is scheduled to appear in five episodes of the fifth season of Nip/Tuck.
Bradley Cooper (’00) is scheduled to appear in five episodes of the fifth season of Nip/Tuck. Cooper spent two seasons starring opposite Jennifer Garner on Alias, starred in the films Wedding Crashers and Failure to
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Drama Students and Alumni Participated in the 24 Hour Plays
Date: 7/17/2007
This year, The New School for Drama has two recent alumna and three current students who participated in the 24 Hour Plays
The 24 Hour Plays: Old Vic New Voices offers emerging talent an extraordinary chance to test their skills in the ultimate theatrical challenge. Since 2005, the program has brought
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A Fantastic Start for Sweat; Drama’s Summer Music Theater Intensive
Date: 6/18/2007
This week, The New School for Drama kicked off SWEAT a program that immerses graduate and undergraduate students in an intense, three-week training in music theater. This year’s program runs June 11-27 and aims to give participants a comprehensive understanding of the skills and techniques they will need to have a
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Theatre World Award Given to Drama Alumnus
Date: 6/1/2007
Xanthe Elbrick (‘06) was awarded the 2007 Theatre World Award for a Broadway Debut for her performance in Coram Boy. At the ceremony and reception, which was attended by former winners and members of the theater community, six actresses and six actors were awarded for Debut Performance in a Broadway or Off-Broadway
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The New School for Drama Presents Screenplay
Date: 5/21/2007
SCREENplay is an opportunity for the graduating writers of The New School for Drama’s MFA Playwriting program to introduce their screenplays to a community audience and industry professionals. Each of the students will present one of their current projects along with a brief project description, and a short staged
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Alumnus Wins Honorable Mention at the Tribeca Film Festival
Date: 5/1/2007
Roberto Marinas (’03) won honorable mention for his screenplay Last Road Home at the fourth Tribeca All Access (TAA) Creative Promise Awards—a program designed to help foster relationships between film industry executives and filmmakers from traditionally underrepresented communities.
Roberto Marinas (’03) won
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Megan Lohne Accepted in the Royal Court’s Young Writers Program
Date: 5/1/2007
Playwright Megan Lohne, ’07, is spending this summer in London as part of the Royal Court Theatre’s prestigious Young Writers Program. The program will allow Lohne to further develop her work through writing projects, staged readings, and workshop performances. The experience will provide a developmental link from
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Xanthe Elbrick Receives Tony Award Nomination
Date: 5/1/2007
New School for Drama Alumnus Xanthe Elbrick (’06) was nominated for a Tony Award as Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in this season’s Coram Boy.
New School for Drama Alumnus Xanthe Elbrick (’06) was nominated for a Tony Award as Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in this
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Drama Alumnus in World Premiere of Ashlin Halfnight’s Mud Blossom
Date: 4/1/2007
Jennifer McCabe (’98) will appear in the world premiere of Ashlin Halfnight's Mud Blossom at Walkerspace in New York City, presented by Emergency Theater Project.
Jennifer McCabe (’98) will appear in the world premiere of Ashlin Halfnight's Mud Blossom at Walkerspace in New York City, presented by Emergency
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Drama Desk Awards: Faculty Member Receives Special Award, and Alumna Nominated for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Date: 4/1/2007
Xanthe Elbrick (‘06) has been nominated for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, and Drama faculty member Austin Pendleton will receive a special award for his contributions to American theater at the 52nd Annual Drama Desk Awards on May 20 at Lincoln Center.
Xanthe Elbrick (‘06) has been nominated for
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Drama Playwright to Participate in Kennedy Center College Theater Festival Finals
Date: 4/1/2007
Third-year Drama playwright Bekah Brunstetter (07) participated in the 2007 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival after her play Green was selected to be read as part of the regional section of the competition this past January in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Third-year Drama playwright Bekah Brunstetter
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Drama Playwrights Showcased in Final Draft
Date: 4/1/2007
Final Draft, a festival of new play readings presented by The New School for Drama’s MFA playwriting class of 2007, will be held May 14–16, at The New School for Drama Theater, 151 Bank Street, 3rd floor. It is an introduction of the students’ work to the theater community, providing networking opportunities and the
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Eisa Davis Nominated for Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Date: 4/1/2007
When Eisa Davis (‘97) play Bulrusher had its world premiere at Urban Stages, directed by Leah C. Gardiner, in March 2006, little did she know at the time that it would be nominated for the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
When Eisa Davis (‘97) play Bulrusher had its world premiere at Urban Stages, directed
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Faculty Member to Receive Lortel Award
Date: 4/1/2007
The League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers announced nominations for the 22nd Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway, which will be presented on Monday, May 7, at New World Stages, New York City. Among this year’s recipients of special awards, already announced will be Drama
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Playwright to Participate in Kennedy Center College Theater Festival Finals
Date: 4/1/2007
Third-year Drama playwright Bekah Brunstetter (07) recently participated in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival after her play Green was selected to be read as part of the regional section of the competition this past January in Poughkeepsie, New York. As part of the festival, students compete
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Drama Grads Collaborate to Bring a Modern Japanese Play to Life
Date: 3/1/2007
Woken'glacier theatre company, a troupe founded by Drama alumus Matthew Paul Olmos ('04), is collaborating with two other companies to produce the U.S. premiere of Hideo Tsuchida's award-winning play The Steel Tower. The play was translated by M. Cody Poulton and adapted by Olmos. Ronit Muszkatblit ('04) will direct
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Drama School Alumni Playwright Wins 'Two-Headed Challenge'
Date: 3/1/2007
Playwright Jeremy Kareken (2000) has won the fourth annual Two-Headed Challenge co-sponsored by the Playwrights' Center and Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. The contest challenges playwrights to write a play in collaboration with a non-theater professional. Kareken proposed a play about a female molecular biology
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Drama Playwright Named Finalist in Graduate Playwriting Competition
Date: 2/1/2007
Third-year Drama playwright Bekah (Rebecca) Brunstetter was recently named a finalist in the Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition at the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, with her play Green. The competition is designed to develop and produce powerful new plays, foster new playwrights, and strengthen the national
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Amy Miller Gets Big Break While Waiting Tables!
Date: 1/1/2007
It was a slow, snowy morning at the New York City restaurant where Amy Miller, Drama ’06, was waiting tables when she received her first big break in musical theater.
It was a slow, snowy morning at the New York City restaurant where Amy Miller, Drama ’06, was waiting tables when she received her first big
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Drama Alumnus Poised for the Great White Way
Date: 1/1/2007
Drama graduate Xanthe Elbrick, class of 2006, will make her Broadway debut in the upcoming New York production of Coram Boy, a tale of two orphans at the Coram Hospital for Deserted Children. She will be playing one of the lead roles, Aaron, the abandoned son of the heir to a great estate. The production is
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Drama Graduate Selected for New Playwrights Commissioning Program
Date: 12/18/2006
The New School for Drama playwriting alumnus Jason Holtham 2000 has been selected to participate in the new Time Warner Commissioning Program at Second Stage Theatre.
The New School for Drama playwriting alumnus Jason Holtham 2000 has been selected to participate in the new Time Warner Commissioning Program at
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Drama Alumnus to Star in Major Motion Picture
Date: 12/11/2006
Austin Basis, Class of 2001, cast in the new romantic comedy My Sassy Girl.
Austin Basis, Class of 2001, has just been cast in the new romantic comedy My Sassy Girl, starring Jesse Bradford and Elisha Cuthbert, which will begin shooting in New York this winter. The film, directed by Yann Samuell, is an American
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Drama Alumni Playwrights Featured in Vital Signs New Works Festival
Date: 12/4/2006
Three Alumni Playwrights have plays featured in The Vital Theatre Company’s VITAL SIGNS New Works Festival.
David Ben Arie (02), Aurin Squire (05) and Deen (06) will have plays featured in The Vital Theatre Company’s VITAL SIGNS New Works Festival this week. The three week festival of new, short plays began
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Message from the Director
Date: 6/13/2006
Message from the Director, Robert LuPone, about the future of The New School for Drama
The New School for Drama is committed to originality, exploration, and relevance—core concepts that are just as important to the school as they are to the artists we train. Historically, drama at the university has emphasized
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Two New School for Drama Playwrights Named Winners In The Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Original Short Play Festival
Date: 6/5/2006
Two Drama Playwriting students awarded publication in the next Samuel French annual collection of short plays.
Samuel French, Inc. and Love Creek Productions recently announced the winners in its 31st Annual Off-Off Broadway Original Short Play Festival, awarding two Drama Playwriting students publication in the
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Drama Library named in honor of Mr. Herbert Robinson
Date: 5/2/2006
The New School for Drama acknowledged the contributions of avid supporter Herbert Robinson by naming its loaning library in his honor.
The New School for Drama acknowledged the contributions of avid supporter Herbert Robinson by naming its loaning library in his honor. The Herbert Robinson Drama Book & Script
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Six Drama Playwrights Named Semi-Finalists In The Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Original Short Play Festival
Date: 4/3/2006
Six Drama Playwriting students eligible to move on in this prestigious competition.
Samuel French, Inc. and Love Creek Productions recently announced the semi-finalists for its 31st Annual Off-Off Broadway Original Short Play Festival, naming six Drama Playwriting students eligible to move on in this prestigious
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