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The David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University is a graduate
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of
Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the w ...
, located in
New Haven New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut and is part of the New York City metropolitan area. With a population of 134,023 ...
,
Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the ...
. Founded in 1924 as the Department of Drama in the School of Fine Arts, the school provides training in every discipline of the theatre –
acting Acting is an activity in which a story is told by means of its enactment by an actor or actress who adopts a character—in theatre, television, film, radio, or any other medium that makes use of the mimetic mode. Acting involves a broad r ...
, design (
set design Scenic design (also known as scenography, stage design, or set design) is the creation of theatrical, as well as film or television scenery. Scenic designers come from a variety of artistic backgrounds, but in recent years, are mostly trai ...
, costume design, lighting design, projection design, and
sound design Sound design is the art and practice of creating sound tracks for a variety of needs. It involves specifying, acquiring or creating auditory elements using audio production techniques and tools. It is employed in a variety of disciplines including ...
), directing,
dramaturgy Dramaturgy is the study of dramatic composition and the representation of the main elements of drama on the stage. The term first appears in the eponymous work ''Hamburg Dramaturgy'' (1767–69) by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. Lessing composed th ...
and dramatic criticism, playwriting,
stage management Stage management is a broad field that is generally defined as the practice of organization and coordination of an event or theatrical production. Stage management may encompass a variety of activities including the overseeing of the rehearsal p ...
, technical design and production, and theatre management. It was known as the Yale School of Drama until its endowment by
David Geffen David Lawrence Geffen (born February 21, 1943) is an American business magnate, producer and film studio executive. He co-created Asylum Records in 1971 with Elliot Roberts, Geffen Records in 1980, DGC Records in 1990, and DreamWorks SKG in ...
in 2021. The school operates in partnership with the
Yale Repertory Theatre Yale Repertory Theatre at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut was founded by Robert Brustein, dean of Yale School of Drama, in 1966, with the goal of facilitating a meaningful collaboration between theatre professionals and talented stude ...
, also located in New Haven.


History

The school traces its roots to the Yale Dramatic Association, the second-oldest college theatre association in the US, founded in 1900. The " Dramat" produced the American premieres of
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's ''
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'' and
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's ''
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'', as well as original works by
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, Stephen Vincent Benét, and
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written when they were students. In 1924, Yale benefactor Edward S. Harkness provided funds to the Department of Drama in the School of Fine Arts and for the construction of the University Theatre, later to become the school's primary building. Completed in 1931, it was designed by Clarence H. Blackall and then later renovated by
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.
George Pierce Baker George Pierce Baker (April 4, 1866 – January 6, 1935) was a professor of English at Harvard and Yale and author of ''Dramatic Technique'', a codification of the principles of drama. Biography Baker graduated in the Harvard College class of 1887 ...
, a teacher of playwriting, was the first chairman of the department. In 1955, the department was organized as a separate professional school, the first such in the
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. In 1966, under Dean Robert Brustein, the
Yale Repertory Theatre Yale Repertory Theatre at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut was founded by Robert Brustein, dean of Yale School of Drama, in 1966, with the goal of facilitating a meaningful collaboration between theatre professionals and talented stude ...
was formed to establish further ties between the professional and academic communities. Lloyd Richards, dean and artistic director from 1979 to 1991, increased the theatre's emphasis on new plays, premiering works by
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, Lee Blessing, and
August Wilson August Wilson ( Frederick August Kittel Jr.; April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005) was an American playwright. He has been referred to as the "theater's poet of Black America". He is best known for a series of ten plays, collectively called ' (or ...
. Richards' successor as dean and artistic director, Stan Wojewodski, Jr., continued to emphasize the production of new plays, including several important works by Suzan-Lori Parks and Theatre de la Jeune Lune. The current dean and artistic director,
James Bundy James Bundy (born May 8, 1959 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American theatre director and teacher who has served in the dual roles of Dean of Yale School of Drama and Artistic Director of Yale Repertory Theatre since 2002. Education Bundy att ...
, has produced notable premieres by David Rabe, José Rivera, David Adjmi, and
Sarah Ruhl Sarah Ruhl (born January 24, 1974) is an American playwright, professor, and essayist. Among her most popular plays are ''Eurydice'' (2003), ''The Clean House'' (2004), and ''In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play)'' (2009). She has been the reci ...
, among others, as well as ''
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'', the tenth play in
August Wilson August Wilson ( Frederick August Kittel Jr.; April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005) was an American playwright. He has been referred to as the "theater's poet of Black America". He is best known for a series of ten plays, collectively called ' (or ...
's 20th century cycle.


Facilities

A variety of locations on the Yale University campus serve the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale. The University Theatre is a
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theatre that is shared with the undergraduate dramatic association and also houses the school's main administrative offices. The Yale Repertory Theatre is located in the former building of the Calvary Baptist Church and contains an auditorium and the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale/Yale Repertory Theatre
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. Additional facilities include the Iseman Theater in Holcombe T. Green, Jr. Hall, the School of Drama Annex, and the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library.


Academics


Admissions

Admission to the school has been highly competitive for a long time. '' The Yale Herald'' reported that the school received 1,270 applications for the class of 1999 and admitted 68 applicants for an acceptance rate of 5.4%. In 2010, annual applications peaked at 1,520, with strict caps on admission to each of the school's nine programs. The cost of tuition for the 2020–21 academic year was $32,800. After his appointment in 2002, School Dean James Bundy made improving financial aid for students a priority. The school's financial aid budget grew from $1.4 million to over $6.1 million in 2017, with significant reductions in debt upon graduation. Financial aid is awarded on the basis of financial need, with awards consisting of a combination of work-study employment, an educational loan, a tuition scholarship, and a living stipend. As of 2016, the average student with demonstrated financial need receives aid providing for 82 percent of the total cost of attendance. In June 2021, Yale announced a $150 million donation from
David Geffen David Lawrence Geffen (born February 21, 1943) is an American business magnate, producer and film studio executive. He co-created Asylum Records in 1971 with Elliot Roberts, Geffen Records in 1980, DGC Records in 1990, and DreamWorks SKG in ...
that would permanently cover the costs of tuition for all admitted students.


Enrollment

As of fall 2015, there were 194 students enrolled at the School, 18 % of which were international students.


Degrees and certificates

The David Geffen School of Drama at Yale offers a
Master of Fine Arts A Master of Fine Arts (MFA or M.F.A.) is a terminal degree in fine arts, including visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, dance, theatre, other performing arts and in some cases, theatre management or arts ...
in acting, design, sound design, directing, dramaturgy and dramatic criticism, playwriting, stage management, technical design and production, and theatre management. Students must hold an undergraduate degree and complete their program of study with distinction, which requires three years in residence. The school also offers a
Doctor of Fine Arts Doctor of Fine Arts (D.F.A.) is a doctoral degree in fine arts, may be given as an honorary degree (a degree ''honoris causa'') or an earned professional degree (in the UK). Description Doctoral programmes leading to DFAs are of equivalent level ...
to students who hold an M.F.A. degree in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism and have written a dissertation approved by the D.F.A. committee. A Certificate in Drama is available to those students who do not hold an undergraduate degree from an accredited college, but who are admitted and complete the same training as M.F.A. students. A Technical Internship Certificate is available to students who complete a one-year internship program of the Technical Design and Production department.


Rankings

The School has emerged as one of the nation's best theatre conservatories.


Student life


Activities

Founded in 1968, the Yale Cabaret is an entirely student-run extracurricular activity that allows students to create productions of their own. It is the only production opportunity at the school that allows students to work outside of their discipline.
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, Tony Shalhoub, Kate Burton,
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, Christopher Durang, and
Wendy Wasserstein Wendy Wasserstein (October 18, 1950 – January 30, 2006) was an American playwright. She was an Andrew Dickson White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University. She received the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1989 ...
, among countless others, all performed at the Cabaret."


Notable people


Faculty

Faculty members are working professionals in their fields and in many cases graduates of the school themselves. As of fall 2015, there are 79 faculty members.
James Bundy James Bundy (born May 8, 1959 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American theatre director and teacher who has served in the dual roles of Dean of Yale School of Drama and Artistic Director of Yale Repertory Theatre since 2002. Education Bundy att ...
is the current dean of the school as well as the artistic director of Yale Repertory Theatre. Current faculty members in the Acting department include Gregory Berger-Sobeck,
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, and Walton Wilson, who also serves as chair of the department. Current faculty members in the Directing department include Emily Coates, Yuri Kordonsky, Robert Woodruff, and department chair Liz Diamond. Designers include Jane Greenwood, Jess Goldstein, Wendall K. Harrington, and Jennifer Tipton. Playwrights include John Guare, Michael Korie,
Lisa Kron Elizabeth S. "Lisa" Kron (born May 20, 1961) is an American actress and playwright. She is best known for writing the lyrics and book to the musical ''Fun Home'' for which she won both the Tony Award for Best Original Score and the Tony Award fo ...
, Tina Landau, Richard Nelson,
Lynn Nottage Lynn Nottage (born November 2, 1964) is an American playwright whose work often focuses on the experience of working-class people, particularly working-class people who are Black. She has received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice: in 2009 for h ...
, Peter Parnell,
Adam Rapp Adam Rapp (born June 15, 1968) is an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, musician and film director. His play ''Red Light Winter'' was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2006. Early life Rapp was born in Chicago to Mary Lee (née Baird; die ...
, Paula Vogel, and
Derek Walcott Sir Derek Alton Walcott (23 January 1930 – 17 March 2017) was a Saint Lucian poet and playwright. He received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature. His works include the Homeric epic poem '' Omeros'' (1990), which many critics view "as Walcot ...
. Critics include
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. Music consultants include
Rusty Magee Benjamin Rush "Rusty" Magee (August 6, 1955 – February 16, 2003) was an accomplished comedian, actor and composer/ lyricist for theatre, television, film and commercials. Biography Early life Magee was born in Washington, D.C., the son ...
. Former faculty includes dancer/choreographer Carmen de Lavallade, set designer
Ming Cho Lee Ming Cho Lee (; October 3, 1930 – October 23, 2020) was a Chinese-American theatrical set designer and professor at the Yale School of Drama. Personal life Lee was born on Oct. 3, 1930, in Shanghai, China to Lee Tsu Fa and Tang Ing. Lee, whose ...
, actor Earle Gister and directors Robert Brustein, F. Curtis Canfield, Keith Fowler, and Nikos Psacharopoulos.


Alumni

Alumni of the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale are among the most distinguished in stage, film, television, and other creative fields.


Acting

*Kimberleigh Aarn – Acting (1986); 1988 Tony nominee *
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– Acting (1985) * Dylan Baker – Acting (1985) * Raymond J. Barry – Acting (1965) * Martine Bartlett – Acting (1948) * Gary Basaraba – Acting (1982) *
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– Acting (1983) * Ralph Bates – Acting (1965) *
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– Acting (1992) * Alan Baxter – Acting (1932) *
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– Acting (1976) *Ato Blankson-Wood – Acting (2015); 2020 Tony nominee * Sorrell Booke – Acting *
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– Acting (1963) * Jabari Brisport – Acting (2014) * Brennan Brown – Acting (2000) *
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– Acting (2016) * Kate Burton – Acting (1982) *
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– Acting (2011) *
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– Acting (1990) * Juliana Canfield – Acting (2017) *
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– Acting (2010) * Reg E. Cathey – Acting (1981) * Esther K. Chae – Acting (1999) * James Chen – Acting (2008) * Chung King-fai – Acting (1962) *
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– Acting (1978) *
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– Acting (1985) * Christian Clemenson – Acting (1984) *
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– Acting (1968) * Chris Henry Coffey – Acting (1999) * Enrico Colantoni – Acting (1993) * Forrest Compton – Acting (1953) * Suzanne Cryer – Acting (1995) *
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– Acting (1976) *
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– Acting (1990) *James Cusati-Moyer – Acting (2015); 2020 Tony nominee *
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– Acting (2011) * Jason Davis – Acting (2004) *
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– Acting (1995) * Peter Donat – Acting (1952–1953; left) *
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– Acting (1979) * Melissa Errico – Acting (left) * Christine Estabrook – Acting (1976) * Stephanie Faracy – Acting * Melanie Field – Acting (2016) * Bridget Flanery – Acting (2002) *Patrick Foley – Acting (2018);
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Pulitzer finalist * Joseph Fuqua – Acting (1990) *
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– Acting (1994) * Susan Gibney – Acting * Robert Ginty – Acting (1972; left) * Jay Goede – Acting (1991) *
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– Acting (1981) *
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– Acting (left 1969) * Ernie Hudson – Acting (1975–1976; left) *
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– Acting (2003) *
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– Acting (1982) *
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– Acting (1970) * Stacy Keach – Acting (1966; left) * Warren Keith – Acting * Mike Kellin – Acting * Patrick Kerr – Acting (1987) *
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– Acting (2010) * Robert Klein – Acting (1965; left) *
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– Acting (1965) *Chalia La Tour – Acting (2016); 2020 Tony nominee * Sanaa Lathan – Acting (1995) * Sabrina Le Beauf – Acting (1984) *
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– Acting (1998) * Sydney Lemmon – Acting (2017) * Charles Levin – Acting (1974) *
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– Acting (1981) * Jennifer Lim – Acting (2004) * Mark Linn-Baker – Acting (1979) * John Bedford Lloyd – Acting (1982) *
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– Acting (1989) *
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– Acting (2003) * Jonathan Majors – Acting (2016) * Delbert Mann – Acting (1973) * Mary Mara – Acting (1989) *
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– Acting (2005) *
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– Acting *
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– Acting (1966) * Anne Meacham – Acting (1947) *
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– Acting (1981) *
William Mesnik William Mesnik (born May 21, 1953, age 68) is an American character actor, musician and playwright who appeared in numerous films and television series of the 1990s and 2000s. He started his career as a singer-songwriter in the mid-1970s, playing i ...
– Acting * Philip Moon – Acting (1987) *
James Naughton James Naughton (born December 6, 1945) is an American actor and director. He is best known as Michael Bower on '' Who's the Boss?'' (1984-1992) and was also notable for his earlier role as the astronaut Pete Burke in the 1974 single-season telev ...
– Acting (1970) *
Marissa Neitling Marissa Lee Neitling (born May 8, 1984) is an American actress, known for her roles in the TV series '' The Last Ship'' (2014-2018) as Kara Foster, and the film '' San Andreas'' (2015) as Phoebe. Early life Neitling was born in Lake Oswego, Oreg ...
– Acting (2013) * Obi Ndefo – Acting (1997) *
Paul Newman Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, race car driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three ...
– Acting (1951–1952) * Kristine Nielsen – Acting (1980) * Tom Noonan – Acting (1973) * Elizabeth Norment – Acting (1979) *
Chris Noth Christopher David Noth ( ; born November 13, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as NYPD Detective Mike Logan on ''Law & Order'' (1990–95), Big on ''Sex and the City'' (1998–2004), and Peter Florrick on ''The ...
– Acting (1985) *
Carrie Nye Carolyn Nye McGeoy (October 14, 1936 – July 14, 2006), known professionally as Carrie Nye, was an American actress. In her career spanning 32 years, she was nominated for a Tony Award in 1965, a Primetime Emmy Award in 1980, and a Drama Desk ...
– Acting *
Lupita Nyong'o Lupita Amondi Nyong'o (, ; ; born 1 March 1983) is a Kenyan-Mexican actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, and nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. The daughter of Kenyan politi ...
– Acting (2012) * Barbara O'Neil – Acting (1931) *
Dick Orkin Richard Alan Orkin (July 9, 1933 – December 24, 2017) was an American voice actor and commercial radio producer who created the '' Chickenman'' radio series and ''The Secret Adventures of the Tooth Fairy''. His voice was used in many radi ...
– Acting (1958) *
Maulik Pancholy Maulik Navin Pancholy (, born January 18, 1974) is an American actor and author who is best known for his roles as Jonathan on ''30 Rock'', Baljeet Tjinder in ''Phineas and Ferb'', Neal in the first season of '' Whitney'', and as a character name ...
– Acting (2003) *
Evan Parke Evan Dexter O'Neal Parke (born January 2, 1968) is a Jamaican-born American actor perhaps best known for his role as Hayes in ''King Kong''. Originally from Kingston, Jamaica, he was raised in Brooklyn, New York, and then on Long Island. He atte ...
– Acting (1997) *
Geoff Pierson Geoff Pierson is an American actor known for his starring television roles on ''Dexter'', ''Unhappily Ever After'', ''Grace Under Fire'', '' 24'', '' Ryan's Hope'', and '' Designated Survivor''. He has guest-starred in dozens of other TV shows. ...
– Acting (1980) *
Bryce Pinkham Bryce Allen Pinkham (born October 19, 1982) is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in the PBS period drama ''Mercy Street''. On Broadway, he played Monty Navarro in ''A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder''. For the latter role, he rece ...
– Acting (2008) *
Joel Polis Joel Polis (born October 3, 1951) is an American television, film and stage actor. Polis has appeared in over one hundred television programs and films during his career. Career Polis' first film role was the character Fuchs in the 1982 scienc ...
– Acting (1976) * Michael Potts – Acting (1992) * Addison Powell – Acting (1948) * Sarah Rafferty – Acting (1996) *
Da'Vine Joy Randolph Da'Vine Joy Randolph (born May 21, 1986) is an American actress and singer. She first gained recognition as Oda Mae Brown in the Broadway production of '' Ghost: The Musical'' (2012); she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a ...
– Acting (2011) *
Lance Reddick Lance Reddick (born December 31, 1962) is an American actor and musician. He is best known for playing Cedric Daniels in '' The Wire'' (2002–2008), Phillip Broyles in ''Fringe'' (2008–2013), and Chief Irvin Irving in '' Bosch'' (2014–2020 ...
– Acting (1994) * Adam Richman – Acting (2003) * Tijuana Ricks – Acting (2004) * Laila Robins – Acting (1984) * Michael Rogers – Acting (1985) * Reg Rogers – Acting (1993) *
Alan Rosenberg Alan Rosenberg (born October 4, 1950) is an American actor. Rosenberg is perhaps best known for his character Eli Levinson which appeared in both the series ''Civil Wars'' and the popular ''L.A. Law''. From 2005 to 2009, he was president of the S ...
– Acting (1974) * John Rothman – Acting (1975) *
Liev Schreiber Isaac Liev Schreiber (; born October 4, 1967) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and narrator. He became known during the late 1990s and early 2000s after appearing in several independent films, and later mainstream Hollywood ...
– Acting (1992) * Kimberly Scott – Acting (1987) *
Louise Shaffer Louise Shaffer (born July 5, 1942) is an American actress, script writer, and author. Biography Shaffer was born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, where she showed an interest in acting early on in her life. After finishing high school, she attended ...
– Acting (1965) * Tony Shalhoub – Acting (1980) *
Talia Shire Talia Rose Shire (née Coppola; born April 25, 1946) is an American actress who played roles as Connie Corleone in ''The Godfather'' films and Adrian Balboa in the ''Rocky'' series. For her work in ''The Godfather Part II'' and ''Rocky'', Shire ...
– Acting (1969; left) *
Roger Guenveur Smith Roger Guenveur Smith (born July 27, 1955) is an American actor, director, and writer best known for his collaborations with Spike Lee. Early life Smith was born on July 27, 1955 in Berkeley, California, the son of Helen Guenveur, a dentist, and ...
– Acting (1983) * Sarah Sokolovic – Acting (2011) *
Meryl Streep Mary Louise Meryl Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Often described as "the best actress of her generation", Streep is particularly known for her versatility and accent adaptability. She has received numerous accolades throu ...
– Acting (1975) *
Robin Strasser Robin Victory in Europe Strasser (born May 7, 1945) is an American actress, best known for her role as Dorian Lord on the ABC daytime soap opera ''One Life to Live''. Life and career Strasser's middle name is a tribute to her being born the da ...
– Acting (1965) * John Turturro – Acting (1983) * Joan Van Ark – Acting (1964; left) *
Courtney B. Vance Courtney Bernard Vance (born March 12, 1960) is an American actor. Known for his commanding presence Vance started his career on stage before transitioning his career into film and television. He's received various accolades including a Tony Awa ...
– Acting (1986) * Gary Waldhorn – Acting (1967) * Sigourney Weaver – Acting (1974) *
Michael Whaley Michael Whaley is an American film and television actor. He graduated from Culver City High School in 1980. Some of his most known characters are Dr. Wesley 'Wes' Hayes on ''Sisters'', Det. Nathan Brubaker on '' Profiler'', Detective Paul Armstro ...
– Acting (1977) * Peter White – Acting (1962) *
Henry Winkler Henry Franklin Winkler, OBE (born October 30, 1945), is an American actor, comedian, author, executive producer, and director. After rising to fame as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the American television series '' Happy Days'', Winkler has ...
– Acting (1970) * Bess Wohl – Acting (2002) *
D. B. Woodside David Bryan Woodside (born July 25, 1969) is an American actor. He is best known for his television roles as the bass singer Melvin Franklin in ''The Temptations'', Robin Wood in ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', Malcolm Franks in '' Single Ladies'' ...
– Acting (1996) * Jeff Yagher – Acting (1984; left)


Design

* Christopher Akerlind – Lighting Design (1989) *Dede Ayite – Scenic Design (2011); 2020 Tony nominee * John Lee Beatty – Scenic Design (1973) * Robert Blackman – Costume Design (1970) * Montana Levi Blanco – Costume Design (2015) * Mel Bourne – Scenic Design (1948; left) *
Herbert Brodkin Herbert Brodkin (November 9, 1912 – October 29, 1990) was an American producer and director of film and television. Brodkin was best known as the producer of the television shows '' Playhouse 90'', '' The Defenders'', the miniseries '' Hol ...
– Scenic Design (1940) * Tom Broecker – Costume Design (1992) *Jiyoun Chang – Lighting Design (2008); 2020 and 2022 Tony nominee * Pat Collins – Lighting Design (1958) * John Conklin – Scenic Design (1966) * Jean Eckart – Scenic Design * William Eckart – Scenic Design * Heidi Ettinger – Scenic Design (1976) * John Ezell – Scenic Design (1960) *
Ed Flesh Edwin Albert Flesh Jr. (December 4, 1931 – July 15, 2011), known as Ed Flesh, was an American art director and designer who worked on a variety of television programs from the 1950s through the 1990s. He is best known for designing the Wheel used ...
– Scenic Design (1956) *
Paul Gallo Paul Gallo (born February 24, 1953) is an American theatrical lighting designer. In a career that spans over 4 decades, Gallo has designed over 52 Broadway productions, an achievement matched by only 8 other lighting designers. He made his Br ...
– Lighting Design (1977) * Jess Goldstein – Costume Design (1978) *Palmer Hefferan – Sound Design (2013); 2022 Tony nominee * Gilbert Vaughn Hemsley Jr. – Lighting Design (1960) *Riccardo Hernández – Scenic Design (1992); 2020 Tony nominee * Susan Hilferty – Costume Design (1980) * Donald Holder – Lighting Design (1986) *Nicholas Hussong – Scenic Design (2012); 2022 Tony nominee * Suzanne Jackson – Scenic Design (1990) * Peter Larkin – Scenic Design (1947) *
Tambi Larsen Tambi Larsen (11 September 1914 – 24 March 2001) was a Danish art director born in Bangalore, India. He emigrated to the United States at the age of 20, where he attended Yale Drama School. He married Barbara Dole (daughter of James Dole) in ...
– Scenic Design (1935) * Eugene Lee – Scenic Design (1986) * Adrianne Lobel – Scenic Design (1979) * William Ivey Long – Scenic Design (1975) * Santo Loquasto – Scenic Design (1972) * Derek McLane – Scenic Design (1984) *
Skip Mercier G. W. "Skip" Mercier (July 20, 1954 – March 11, 2021) was an American costume, puppet, and set designer. He has designed for over 370 productions of theater, musical theater, opera, dance, film, and television. He is best known for his set and ...
– Scenic Design (1983) *Jennifer Moeller – Costume Design (2012); 2022 Tony nominee *
Tharon Musser Tharon Myrene Musser (January 8, 1925 – April 19, 2009)Scott Pask – Scenic Design (1997) *Fitz Patton – Sound Design (2001);
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Tony winner and 2020 Tony nominee *Emily Rebholz – Costume Design (2006); 2020 Tony nominee *Adam Rigg – Scenic Design (2014); 2022 Tony nominee *
Constanza Romero Constanza Romero (born March 8, 1958) is an American artist and costume designer. Romero's parents divorced in 1969. Her mother found a teaching job in Fresno, California, and moved there with Romero and her younger sister and two younger brother ...
– Costume Design (1988) * Jean Rosenthal – Lighting Design (1934) *
Todd Rosenthal Todd Rosenthal is an American scenic designer. He won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Scenic Design and the 2009 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Set Design for Steppenwolf Theatre Company's '' August: Osage County''. A native of Longmeadow, Massachu ...
– Scenic Design (1993) *
Adam Stockhausen Adam Stockhausen is an American production designer known for his collaborations with Wes Anderson, Steven Spielberg, and Steve McQueen. He's received four nominations for the Academy Award for Best Production Design winning for ''The Grand Budapes ...
– Scenic Design (1999) *
Robert Wierzel Robert Wierzel (born July 1, 1956) is an American lighting designer. Mr. Wierzel has worked with artists, directors and designers from diverse disciplines and backgrounds in theatre, dance, contemporary music, museums and opera on stages throug ...
– Lighting Design (1984) * Michael Yates – Scenic Design (1941) * Michael Yeargan – Scenic Design (1973) *Yi Zhao – Lighting Design (2012); 2022 Tony nominee * Catherine Zuber – Costume Design (1984)


Directing

* May Adrales – Directing (2006) * A. J. Antoon – Directing (left) * John Badham – Directing (1963) *
Melvin Bernhardt Melvin Bernhardt (February 26, 1931 – September 12, 2015) was an American stage and television director. He was born and raised in Buffalo, New York, and much of his work has been in the New York City area. He is known for his productions of '' Th ...
– Directing (1955) *Lileana Blain-Cruz – Directing (2012); 2022 Tony nominee * Ralf D. Bode – Directing *
Sandra Boynton Sandra Keith Boynton (born April 3, 1953) is an American humorist, songwriter, director, music producer, children's author, and illustrator. Boynton has written and illustrated over seventy-five books for children and seven general audience books ...
– Directing (1979; left) * Mark Brokaw – Directing (1986) * Arvin Brown – Directing (1967) *
James Bundy James Bundy (born May 8, 1959 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American theatre director and teacher who has served in the dual roles of Dean of Yale School of Drama and Artistic Director of Yale Repertory Theatre since 2002. Education Bundy att ...
– Directing (1995) *
James Burrows James Edward Burrows (born December 30, 1940), sometimes known as Jim "Jimmy" Burrows, is an American television director who has been working in television since the 1970s.Stated in interview on '' Inside the Actors Studio'' Burrows has dire ...
– Directing (1965) * Lawrence Carra – Directing (1935) * Robert Cohen – Directing (DFA 1965) * Edward Cornell – Directing (1968) * Jan Eliasberg – Directing (1981) *
Shannon Flynn Shannon Flynn (born 22 August 1996) is an English actress and presenter from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, who is best known for appearing in ''Friday Download as well as Emily James in the BBC school-based drama, ''Waterloo Road''., and had ...
– Directing (2002) * Keith Fowler – Directing (DFA 1969) * Jonathan Frid – Directing (1957) * Dennie Gordon – Directing (1977) * Ulu Grosbard – Directing (1952–1953) * Jon Jory – Directing (1963–1965) * Robert Kalfin – Directing (1957) *
Asaad Kelada Asaad Kelada ( ar, أسعد قلادة; born May 11, 1940) is an American television director of many American television sitcoms. Early life Kelada was born in Cairo, Egypt and he studied drama under Youssef Chahine at the American Universi ...
– Directing (1964) * Romulus Linney – Directing (1958) *
Richard Maltby Jr. Richard Eldridge Maltby Jr. (born October 6, 1937) is an American theatre director and producer, lyricist, and screenwriter. He conceived and directed the only two musical revues to win the Tony Award for Best Musical: '' Ain't Misbehavin (1 ...
– Directing (1962) * Lynne Meadow – Directing (1971) * Tom Moore – Directing (1968) * George Morrison – Directing (1953) *
Jonathan Moscone Jonathan Moscone (born October 5, 1964) is an American theater director, and currently the Executive Director of the California Arts Council under Governor Gavin Newsom's administration. Formerly the Chief Producer of Yerba Buena Center for the ...
– Directing (1993) * Francine Parker – Directing (1959) * Nikos Psacharopoulos – Directing (1954) * Steven Robman – Directing (1973) *
Boris Sagal Boris Sagal (October 18, 1923 – May 22, 1981) was an American television and film director. Early life and career Born in Yekaterinoslav, Ukrainian SSR (now known as Dnipro, Ukraine) to a Ukrainian-Jewish family, Sagal immigrated to the Unite ...
– Directing *
Anna D. Shapiro Anna Davida Shapiro (born March 10, 1966) is an American theater director, was the artistic director of the Steppenwolf Theater Company, and a professor at Northwestern University. Throughout her career, she has directed both the Steppenwolf The ...
– Directing (1993) * John Shea – Directing (1973) * Rebecca Taichman – Directing (2000) *
Steve Zuckerman Stephen Edward "Steve" Zuckerman (born November 7, 1947) is an American television and theater director. He began his career in the theater. After being trained at the University of Michigan and the Yale School of Drama, he went on to be the Asso ...
– Directing (1974)


Dramaturgy and dramatic criticism (formerly dramatic literature)

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Allan Albert Allan Praigrod Albert (June 29, 1945, New York City - June 10, 1994, New York City) was a director, producer, and playwright. He attended Amherst College and the Yale School of Drama. He has served as artistic director at the Charles Playhouse in ...
– Dramatic Literature/Criticism (left 1969) *Michael Breslin – Dramaturgy/Criticism (MFA 2019, DFA candidate);
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Pulitzer finalist * Robert Brustein – Dramatic Literature/Criticism (1948–1949) * Ernest Ferlita – Dramatic Literature/Criticism (DFA 1969) * Rocco Landesman – Dramatic Literature/Criticism (MFA 1972, DFA 1976) * Michael Lassell – Dramatic Literature/Criticism (1976) * James Magruder – Dramaturgy/Criticism (MFA 1988, DFA 1992) *
Charles McNulty Charles McNulty (born 1966) is the chief theatre critic for the '' Los Angeles Times'' newspaper and a recipient of Cornell University's prestigious Nathan Award for dramatic criticism, who, himself, served as chairman of the Pulitzer Prize d ...
– Dramaturgy/Criticism (MFA 1993, DFA 1995) * Madeline Miller – Dramaturgy/Criticism (2009–2010) * Philomena Muinzer – Dramaturgy/Criticism (1980) * Kate O'Toole – Dramaturgy/Criticism (1985) * Andrew Paulson – Dramaturgy/Criticism (1981–1982) * Nahma Sandrow – Dramatic Literature/Criticism (DFA 1970)


Playwriting

* Liz Duffy Adams – Playwriting (1997) * Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa – Playwriting (2003) * Christina Anderson – Playwriting (2011) *
Lewis Black Lewis Niles Black (born August 30, 1948) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. His comedy routines often escalate into angry rants about history, politics, religion, or any other cultural trends. He hosted the Comedy Central series '' Lewi ...
– Playwriting (1977) *
Brother Blue Hugh Morgan Hill (July 12, 1921 – November 3, 2009) who performed as Brother Blue, was an American educator, storyteller, actor, musician, and street performer based principally in the Boston area. After serving as First Lieutenant from 1 ...
– Playwriting (1953) * E. Roger Boyle – Playwriting (left) *
Janet Burroway Janet Burroway (born September 21, 1936) is an American author. Burroway's published oeuvre includes eight novels, memoirs, short stories, poems, translations, plays, two children's books, and two how-to books about the craft of writing. Her nove ...
– Playwriting (1963) * Vincent J. Cardinal – Playwriting (1990) *
Fred Coe Frederick Hayden Hughs Coe (December 23, 1914 – April 29, 1979) was an American television producer and director most famous for '' The Goodyear Television Playhouse''/''The Philco Television Playhouse'' in 1948-1955 and '' Playhouse 90'' from ...
– Playwriting (1940) *
Bill Corbett William Daniel Corbett (born March 30, 1960) is an American writer and performer for television, film and theatre. He was a writer and performer on the cult television show ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (''MST3K''), for which he voiced the r ...
– Playwriting (1989) * Owen Dodson – Playwriting (1939) * Christopher Durang – Playwriting (1974) *
Erik Ehn Erik Ehn is an American playwright and director known for proposing the Regional Alternative Theatre movement. The former dean of theater at CalArts, the California Institute of Arts, he is the former head of playwriting and professor of theatre ...
– Playwriting (1983) *
Femi Euba Femi Euba (born April 1939) is a Nigerian actor, writer, and dramatist, who has published numerous works of drama, theory, and fiction. His work as a theatre practitioner encompasses acting, playwriting, and directing. Among the topics of his pla ...
– Playwriting (1973) * Charles Evered – Playwriting (1991) * Michael Feingold – Playwriting (1972) * Richard Foreman – Playwriting (1962) * Kimon Friar – Playwriting (1932) *
Marcus Gardley Marcus Gardley (born 1977/1978) is an American poet, playwright and screenwriter from West Oakland, California. He is an ensemble member playwright at Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago and an assistant professor of Theater and Performance Stud ...
– Playwriting (2004) * Stephen Geller – Playwriting (1964) *
Melissa James Gibson Melissa James Gibson is a Canadian-born playwright based in New York. Life The child of former BC Liberal MLA Gordon Gibson and journalist Valerie Gibson, Melissa James Gibson grew up in North Vancouver. She graduated from Columbia University a ...
– Playwriting (1995) *
Frank D. Gilroy Frank Daniel Gilroy (October 13, 1925 – September 12, 2015) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and film producer and director. He received the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play ''The Subject Was Rose ...
– Playwriting (1953; left) * Richard Greenberg – Playwriting (1985) * John Guare – Playwriting (1963) *
A. R. Gurney Albert Ramsdell Gurney Jr. (November 1, 1930 – June 13, 2017) (sometimes credited as Pete Gurney) was an American playwright, novelist and academic. He is known for works including '' The Dining Room'' (1982), '' Sweet Sue'' (1986/7), and '' T ...
– Playwriting (1958) *
Jeremy O. Harris Jeremy O. Harris (born ) is an American playwright, actor, and philanthropist, known for his plays ''"Daddy"'' and '' Slave Play''. The latter received 12 nominations at the 74th Tony Awards, breaking the record previously set by the 2018 revival ...
– Playwriting (2019) * Allan Havis – Playwriting (1980) * Amy Herzog – Playwriting (2007) *
M. Carl Holman M. Carl Holman (June 27, 1919, Minter City, Mississippi, United States — August 9, 1988, Washington, D.C.) was an American author, poet, playwright, and civil rights advocate. One of his noted works is ''The Baptizin''‘ (1971). In 1968, ''Ebon ...
– Playwriting (1954) * Slade Hopkinson – Playwriting (1966) *
David Henry Hwang David Henry Hwang (born August 11, 1957) is an American playwright, librettist, screenwriter, and theater professor at Columbia University in New York City. He has won three Obie Awards for his plays '' FOB'', '' Golden Child'', and '' Yel ...
– Playwriting (1983; left) * Albert Innaurato – Playwriting (1974) * David Ives – Playwriting (1984) * Talbot Jennings – Playwriting (1931) * Rolin Jones – Playwriting (2004) *
Hansol Jung Hansol Jung is a South Korean translator and playwright. Jung is a recipient the Whiting Award in drama and three of her plays were listed on the 2015 Kilroys' List. Jung is a member of the Ma-Yi Theater Writers' Lab and was a Hodder Fellow at ...
– Playwriting (2014) * Lee Kalcheim – Playwriting * Sam Kelley – Playwriting (1990) * Frederick R. Koch – Playwriting (1961) * Harry Kondoleon – Playwriting (1981) * Kenneth Lin – Playwriting (2005) *
Wendy MacLeod Wendy A. MacLeod (born August 6, 1959) is an American playwright. Life and career MacLeod received a BA from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, where she now teaches and is a playwright-in-residence. She also earned a MFA from the Yale School o ...
– Playwriting (1987) * David Madden – Playwriting (1960) * Martyna Majok – Playwriting (2012) * Albert Maltz – Playwriting (1932) * William Marchant – Playwriting * Grace McKeaney – Playwriting *
Tarell Alvin McCraney Tarell Alvin McCraney (born October 17, 1980) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and actor. He is the chair of playwriting at the Yale School of Drama and a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Ensemble. He co-wrote the 2016 film ''Moonlight'' ...
– Playwriting (2007) * David J. McDonald Jr. – Playwriting (1964) * JP Miller – Playwriting (1954) * Meg Miroshnik – Playwriting (2011) *
Michael Mitnick Michael Mitnick (born September 7, 1983) is an American playwright and screenwriter. Early life Mitnick grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and attended Fox Chapel Area High School, a public school in the Allegheny Valley. His father is a profe ...
– Playwrighting (2010) * Tad Mosel – Playwriting (1950) * Brighde Mullins – Playwriting (1987) *
Lynn Nottage Lynn Nottage (born November 2, 1964) is an American playwright whose work often focuses on the experience of working-class people, particularly working-class people who are Black. She has received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice: in 2009 for h ...
– Playwriting (1989) *
OyamO Charles F. Gordon (born September 7, 1943), known professionally as OyamO, is an American playwright and professor. He is currently a writer-in-residence at the University of Michigan. Early life OyamO was born in Fort Knox, Kentucky, Elyria, ...
– Playwriting (1981) *
David Rayfiel David Rayfiel (September 9, 1923 – June 22, 2011) was an American screenwriter and frequent collaborator of director Sydney Pollack. Life Rayfiel was born in Brooklyn, New York and educated at Brooklyn College. His father was congressman Leo F ...
– Playwriting (1950) * Keith Reddin – Playwriting (1981) *
Ola Rotimi Olawale Gladstone Emmanuel Rotimi, best known as Ola Rotimi (13 April 1938 – 18 August 2000), was one of Nigeria's leading playwrights and theatre directors. He has been called "a complete man of the theatre – an actor, director, choreograp ...
– Playwriting (1966) * Joanna Russ – Playwriting (1960) * Robert Sandberg – Playwriting (1977) *
David Shaber David Shaber (1929 – November 4, 1999) was an Americans, American screenwriter and theatre producer, who wrote the screenplays for ''The Warriors (film), The Warriors'', ''Nighthawks (1981 film), Nighthawks'', ''Rollover (film), Rollover'', ''L ...
– Playwriting (1954) *
Betty Shamieh Betty Shamieh is an American playwright, author, screenwriter, and actor of Palestinian descent. She has written 15 plays. Background Shamieh was born in San Francisco, California. She holds degrees from Harvard University and the Yale School ...
– Playwriting (2009) *
Susan H. Schulman Susan H. Schulman (born July 6, 1947) is an American theater director. Biography Intent on a career as an actress, Schulman studied drama at Hofstra University in Hempstead, Long Island, New York in the 1960s. She attended Yale University on a pl ...
– Playwriting (1967) * Michael Shurtleff – Playwriting (1952) * Roger L. Simon – Playwriting (1968) * William Snyder – Playwriting (1955) *
Ron Sproat Ronald Sproat (2 November 1932 – 6 November 2009 in Manhattan, New York) was an American screenwriter and playwright known for ''Dark Shadows''. Biography Career Sproat is best known for his work on ''Dark Shadows'', the 1960s ABC Daytime goth ...
– Playwriting (1958) * Leslie Stevens – Playwriting * Michael Stewart – Playwriting (1953) *
Milan Stitt Milan Stitt (February 9, 1941 – March 12, 2009
– Playwriting (1963) * Jon Stone – Playwriting (1955) * Peter Stone – Playwriting (1953) * Ted Tally – Playwriting (1977) *
Sarah Treem Sarah Treem is an American TV writer-producer and playwright. She is the co-creator and showrunner of the Showtime drama ''The Affair'', which won the Golden Globe Award for Outstanding Drama Series, and was a writer and co-executive producer o ...
– Playwriting (2005) *
Rodolfo Usigli Rodolfo Usigli (November 17, 1905 – June 18, 1979) was a Mexican playwright, essayist and diplomat. He has been called "the father of Mexican theater" and "playwright of the Mexican Revolution." In recognition of his work to articulate a natio ...
– Playwriting (1936) * Donald Vining – Playwriting (1941) *
Wendy Wasserstein Wendy Wasserstein (October 18, 1950 – January 30, 2006) was an American playwright. She was an Andrew Dickson White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University. She received the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1989 ...
– Playwriting (1976) * Ron Whyte – Playwriting (1967) * Asiedu Yirenkyi – Playwriting (1971) * Alexander Woo – Playwriting (1997)


Stage management

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James F. Ingalls James F. Ingalls is a lighting designer who has worked extensively on Broadway, in London and at many regional theaters including Lincoln Center, Metropolitan Opera, Playwrights Horizons, Goodman Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, and Steppenwolf. His ...
– Stage Management (1976) * Thomas R. Bruce – Stage Management (1979)


Technical design and production

* Michael P. Price – Technical Production (1963)


Theatre management

* Charles Dillingham – Theatre Management (1968) * Anne Hamburger – Theatre Management (1986) * Jenn Lindsay – Theatre Management (2004–2005; left) * Leslie Urdang – Theatre Management (1981) * Stephanie Ybarra – Theatre Management (2008)


Other

* Carmen Capalbo (1948) * Michael David (1968) *
Richard Fleischer Richard O. Fleischer (; December 8, 1916 – March 25, 2006) was an American film director whose career spanned more than four decades, beginning at the height of the Golden Age of Hollywood and lasting through the American New Wave. Though h ...
– Drama (1942) * Ernest K. Gann – Drama (1930–1931; left) *
Elia Kazan Elia Kazan (; born Elias Kazantzoglou ( el, Ηλίας Καζαντζόγλου); September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003) was an American film and theatre director, producer, screenwriter and actor, described by ''The New York Times'' as "one o ...
– Drama (1933; left) * Barnet Kellman (1972) *
Gertrude Prokosch Kurath Gertrude Prokosch Kurath (1903–1992) was an American dancer, researcher, author, and ethnomusicologist. She researched and wrote extensively on the study of dance, co-authoring several books and writing hundreds of articles. Her main areas of i ...
– Drama (1930) * Leo Lieberman (1948) * Andrew Nelson Lytle – Drama (1929) * H. C. Potter – Drama (1926) *
Burt Shevelove Burt Shevelove (September 19, 1915 – April 8, 1982) was an American musical theater playwright, lyricist, librettist, and director. Biography Born in Newark, New Jersey, he graduated from Brown University and Yale (Master's degree). At ...
– Drama (1940) * Janice Torre – Songwriting (1936) *
Max Wilk Max Wilk (July 3, 1920 – February 19, 2011) was an American playwright, screenwriter and author of fiction and nonfiction books. In all, Wilk was the author of 19 books, four films, three produced plays as well as many TV shows and magazine ar ...
– Drama (1941)


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Official websiteYale Dramatic Association
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Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has b ...
Drama schools in the United States 1955 establishments in Connecticut Theatre in Connecticut David Geffen