Alumni News
Morgan Jerkins MFA '16 Debuts New York Times Bestseller This Will be My Undoing, an essay collection by Morgan Jerkins MFA ’16, debuted at #7 on The New York Times bestseller list.
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).
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 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.