Alumni - The Drama League

Directors Project Alumni

A Community For Directors Since 1982

FOUR DECADES AND COUNTING…

Since 1982, The Drama League Directors Project has supported the development of stage, film and television directors with fellowships, residencies, assistantships, production opportunities, and international exchanges. As of 2025, The 491 Directors Project Alumni have received 10 Tony Awards, 30 Tony Award Nominations, 28 Obie Awards, 7 Lortel Awards, and dozens of Oscar, Emmy, Golden Globe, Peabody, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Jefferson, Drama-Logue, Helen Hayes, NAACP, GLAAD and Princess Grace nominations and awards, among other honors. Over 100 of them are artistic leaders of theaters and production companies across the United States, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Collectively directing approximately 1,100 productions each season, Drama League alumni work in every aspect of the cultural sector, and many have continued to success in other and related fields.

The Drama League dedicates its 2026 season in memory of directors Mark Brokaw and Lavina Jadhwani. A Broadway fixture noted for his productions of How I Learned To Drive, Heisenberg, and Cinderella among others, Mr. Brokaw was a 1986 alumnus of The Directors Project and a former member of The Drama League Board of Directors. Ms. Jadhwani was a Chicago-based director, adaptor, advocate, and 2014 alumnus of The Directors Project. Her work has been seen at Actors Theatre of Louisville, American Conservatory Theater, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Guthrie Theater, Mixed Blood Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and Rasaka Theatre Company, where she served as Artistic Director for six years, among others. Time Out Chicago named her their “Best Next Generation Stage Director” in 2013. We send our deep condolences to their families and collaborators.

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