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What’s new with our Alumni:
Congrats BAPF and RPI alum Jonathan Spector on his upcoming Broadway debut!
Following an acclaimed London Run, a new production of Eureka Day, directed by Anna D. Shapiro will begin performances at Manhattan Theatre Club on Nov. 25. Congrats, Jon! More info can be found on the M.T.C. website.
Congratulations to Naomi Iizuka on receiving the 2024-2025 Hermitage Award!
Congratulations to Naomi Iizuka (she/her, BAPF1998) on receiving the 2024-2025 Hermitage Award! The prize offers one of the largest unrestricted nonprofit theatre commissions in the United States. Naomi will receive a cash prize of $35,000, a residency at the Hermitage Artist Retreat in Florida, and a developmental workshop in a major arts capital—which for this commission is anticipated to be Chicago in late 2026. Read more on playbill.com.
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Congratulations to Nia Akilah Robinson on her upcoming SOHO Rep premiere!
The Great Privation (How to flip ten cents into a dollar) by Nia Akilah Robinson (she/her, BAPF46) and directed by Evren Odcikin (he/him, Director, BAPF46 and PF Board Member) will have its US premiere off-Broadway at SOHO Rep in 2025! We were so proud to develop this poetic time-bending play at BAPF46 in April. More info can be found on the Soho Rep website.