Toya Lillard
Part-time Assistant Professor
Email
lillardt@newschool.edu
Office Location
A - 66 West 12th Street

Profile
Toya Lillard is a theater artist, director, arts educator, and facilitator. Toya currently serves as Executive Director of 651 ARTS, a nationally renowned arts presenting organization. Before joining 651 ARTS, Toya was Executive Director of viBe Theater Experience, an arts education organization and theater company in Brooklyn, New York. Prior to her role at viBe, Toya was Director of School Programs for The New York Philharmonic’s Education Department, where she helped develop its nationally recognized School Partnership Program. Toya is part-time faculty at The New School, where she teaches Collaborative Theatre Practice. Toya serves on the Board of the New York City Arts in Education Roundtable, and co-chairs the TaskForce on Equity and Inclusion. Toya holds a B.A. from Vassar College, and an M.A. from New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study. She currently resides in Brooklyn, NY.
Current Courses
- Dramatic Structure and Style 1
TDRU 1401 - Fall 2026 - Foundations of Directing
TDRU 2507 - Fall 2026 - Project: Guest Artist Studio
TPER 5102 - Fall 2026 - Perf. Arts for Social Change
TSOC 5100 - Fall 2026
Future Courses
- Dramatic Structure and Style 2
TDRU 1402 - Spring 2027
Past Courses
- Dramatic Structure and Style 2
TDRU 1402 - Spring 2026 - Collaborative Theater 2
TDRU 3602 - Spring 2026