Alumni News
Kempson '95 Receives PEN America Playwriting AwardSibyl Kempson '95 is the recipient of the 2018 PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award for an American Playwright in Mid-career.
The Nubian Word for FlowersCarole Ione Lewis '59 recently premiered a major opera work in New York entitled The Nubian Word for Flowers; A Phantom Opera, written and directed by Lewis with music and sound design by her partner, the late Pauline Oliveros, a composer and pioneer in American electronic music.
Maya Healers: A Thousand DreamsFran Antmann ’69 recently published Maya Healers: A Thousand Dreams (Nirala Publications, 2017).
The Chocolate Factory: Meditations on Place and Creativity After CollegeThe Chocolate Factory Theater, founded by Executive Director Sheila Lewandowski ’97 and Artistic Director Brian Rogers ’95, has been a staple of the Queens arts scene since its first season in 2005.
80 Years of MusicIn honor of composer Joan Tower ’61 and her 80th birthday, New England Conservatory featured her music during the month of February.