Directors Project Alumni

A Community For Directors Since 1982
Composers/creators Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson in Mexodus, directed by Directors Project alumnus David Mendizábal (2012). The piece has been performed at Berkeley Repertory Theatre (photo above) and Center Stage Baltimore, and debuts at New York's Audible Minetta Lane Theatre in 2025.

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. 

FELLOWSHIP ALUMNI

Tom Abernathy (1992)

Hilary Adams (2005)

Knud Adams (2012)

Zoë Adams (2024)

May Adrales (2002)

NJ Agwuna (2019, 2022)

Zi Alikhan (2014)

Gregory Allen (2000)

Jessie Allen (1990)

Michael Alltop (1997; 2000)

Héctor Alvarez (2023)

Michael Alvarez (2017)

Cristina Angeles (2020)

Matthew Arbour (2003)

Arin Arbus (2006; 2024)

Christopher Ashley (1987)

Corey Atkins (2008)

Mathew August (1999; 2000)

Richard Aven (1987)

Chrisitian Avila (2021)

Christian Bakalov (2019)

Daniel Banks (1994; 1997)

Michael Barakiva (2001; 2013)

Sherri Eden Barber (2009)

Robert Barrie (1997; 1998)

Randy Baruh (2001)

Sivan Battat (2021)

Jessica Bauman (1989; 1997)

Ellen Beckerman (2001)

Jake Beckhard (2018)

Paul Bedard (2015)

Elizabeth Bell-Haynes (1988; 1998)

Roger Benington (2001)

Melia Bensussen (1986)

Jackie Berger (1996)

Britt Berke (2024)

Dan Berman (1988)

Tracy Bersley (2001)

Jeremy Bloom (2010)

Chadwick Boseman (2000)

Laura Brandel (2017)

Laura Braza (2011)

Brooke Brod (2002; 2004)

Mark Brokaw (1986)

Hal Brooks (2003)

Tyrone Brown (2010)

Dexter Bullard (1996)

James Bundy (1995)

Mary Kate Burke (2003)

Traci Burwitz (1993)

Shelley Butler (2004)

RESIDENCY ALUMNI

Knud Adams – Nylon (2018)

Mohammad Aghebati – Rooftop (2020)

Tara Ahmadinejad – Hand Foot Fizzle Face (2015)

Zi Alikhan – The Grind (2015)

Nehprii Amenii – Human (2023)

Nell Bang-Jensen – Nosejob (2019)

Jaki Bradley – Playing Hot (2016)

Anna Brenner – Won’t Be A Ghost (2014)

Jeremy Bloom – The Upper Room (2014)

Christopher Burris – Bring The Beat Back (2017)

Shelley Butler – The Moth (2018)

Rachel Chavkin – RoosevElvis (2013)

Jess Chayes – Intelligence (2017)

Cosmin Chivu – A Recluse and his Guest (2012)

Shayok Misha Chowdury – Beast Thing (2019)

Matt Dickson – Eat The Walls (2021)

Rachel Dickstein – The World Is Round (2014)

Dimitar Dimitrov and Yordan Slaveykov – The Spider (2013)

Catinca Draganescu – Raw Vegan (2016)

Leigh Fondakowski – Casa Cushman (2018)

Amanda Friou – Return From Selma (2015)

Lyam B. Gabel – the dance floor, the hospital room, and the kitchen table (2021); Daddy (2023)

Michael Goldfried – The Indelible Mark on Edward Barron (2014)

ASSISTANTSHIP ALUMNI

Jean Carlo Yunén Aróstegui (2022)

Catalina Beltrán (2025)

Rosalind Bevan (2024)

Michelle Chan (2023)

Nathaniel P. Claridad (2025)

Diego Alejandro González (2023)

Devin E. Haqq (2024)

Karl Michael Iglesias (2024)

Susanna Jaramillo (2022)

Keng S. Meateanuwat (2023)

Imani Mitchell (2025)

Vanessa Ogbuehi (2023)

Martavius Parrish (2024)

Jessica Natalie Smith (2022)

Kendra Ware (2022)

Alexis Kulani Woodard (2025)

GLOBAL EXCHANGE ALUMNI

Ioseb Bakuradze (Georgia)

Uršulė Barto (Lithuania)

Maksima Boeva (Bulgaria)

Avto Diasamidze (Georgia)

Natalie Ester (Romania)

Dima Levitskiy (Ukraine)

Gwynn MacDonald (USA)

Stefan Prohorov (Bulgaria)

Lisa Rothe (USA)

Anna Smolar (Poland)

Mei Ann Teo (USA)

Gosia Wdowik (Poland)