Tony and Olivier Award-Winning Producers Host Luncheon for Directors Project Fellows

Tony and Olivier Award winning producers, Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley hosted a luncheon in honor of the 2015-2016 Directors Project fellows on Thursday, May 14th. The Directors Project fellows are in New York city for an intensive week-long orientation program which includes a series of events and opportunities to speak with theatre professionals. The orientation culminates with the Drama League Awards Luncheon on Friday, May 15th at the Marriott Marquis.

The Drama League Directors Project is the country's leading career development program for early and mid-career directors. Alumni of the program now total over 270 and can be found working in all aspects of the entertainment profession. The Directors Project enhances young directors' artistic growth, broadens their knowledge, and hones their skills by providing opportunities to work with and learn from leading theatre artists around the country. It provides opportunities for young directors to present their work for the professional community, as well as augments the network of professionals to whom new directors can turn to for counsel, support, and employment. The program accelerates the process through which new directors gain acceptance within the professional community, bringing their unique skills and vision into the working life of the American theatre.

The fellows in attendance at the luncheon included Paul Bedard, Estefanía Fadul, Aneesha Kudtarkar, Emily Lyon, Brad Raimondo, Austin Regan, Daniel Rogers, Annie Tippe, Sarah Wansley, Dustin Wills and Brandon Woolf. Other guests included producer Alyssa Renzi, and Drama League Artistic Director Roger T. Danforth.

For more information on the Drama League Directors Project, visit: http://dramaleague.org/programs/directors-project